Court-fees Act,1870
Act No : 7
Section : AD VALOREM FEES
SCHEDULE I AD VALOREM FEES ---------------------------------------------- Number - Proper Fee ------------------------------------------------- When the amount or value of Six annas. the subject-matter in dispute does not exceed five rupees. When such amount or value Six annas. exceeds five rupees, for every five rupees, or part thereof, in excess of five rupees, up to one hundred rupees. When such amount or value Twelve annas. exceeds one hundred rupees, for every ten rupees, or part thereof, in excess of one hundred rupees, up to one thousand rupees. When such amount or value Five rupees. exceeds one thousand rupees, 1. 1*Plaint 2*[wr- for every one hundred rupees, itten statement or part thereof, in excess pleading a set-off of one thousand rupees, up or counter-claim] to five thousand rupees. or memorandum of apeal (not other- wise provided for in this Act) 2*[or of cross-objection] presented to any Civil or Revenue When such amount or value Ten rupees. Court except exceeds five thousand rupees, those mentioned in for every two hundred and section 3. fifty rupees, or part thereof, in excess of five thousand rupees, up to ten thousand rupees. When such amount or value Fifteen rupees. exceeds ten thousand rupees, for every five hundred rupees, or part thereof, in excess of ten thousand rupees, up to twenty thousand rupees. When such amount or value Twenty rupees. exceeds twenty thousand rupees, for every one thousand rupees, or part thereof, in excess of twenty thousand rupees, up to thirty thousand rupees. --------------------------------------------- 1 To ascertain the proper fee leviable on the institution of a suit, see the table annexed to this Schedule. 2 Ins. by Act 5 of 1908, s. 155 and Sch. IV. 36 ---------------------------------------------- Number - Proper Fee ------------------------------------------- When such amount or value Twenty rupees. exceeds thirty thousand rupees, for every two thousand rupees, or part thereof, in excess of thirty thousand rupees, up to fifty thousand rupees. When such amount or value Twenty-five 1. Plaint, etc.- exceeds. fifty thousand rupees. concld. rupees, for every five thousand rupees, or part thereof, in excess of fifty thousand rupees. Provided that the maximum fee leviable on a plaint or memorandum of appeal shall be three thousand rupees. 2. Plaint 1*** in a A fee of one- suit for possession half the amount under 2*[the Speci- .... prescribed in fic Relief Act, the foregoing 1877, section 9]. scale. 3. [Repealed by the Indian Regi- stration Act, 1871] (8 of [1871)]. 4. Application for .... The fee leviable review of judgment,3* on the plaint or if presented on memorandum of or after the nine- appeal. tieth day from the date of the decree. 5. Application for .... One-half of the review of judgment,3* fee leviable on if presented the plaint or before the nine- memorandum tieth day from the of appeal. date of the decree. When such judgment or order is passed by any Civil Court other than a High Court, or by the presiding officer of any Revenue Court or Office, or by 6. Copy or trans- any other Judicial or lation of a judg- Executive Authority- ment or order not being, or having the force of, a decree. (a) If the amount or value of Four annas. the subject-matter is fifty or less than fifty rupees. -------------------------------------------- 1 The words "or memorandum of appeal" rep. by Act 20 of 1870. 2 Subs. by Act 12 of 1891, for "Act No. 14 of 1859 (to provide for the limitation of suits)". 3 As to application for review of judgment, see the Code of Civil Procedure, 1908 (Act 5 of 1908). 37 ------------------------------------------- Number - Proper Fee ------------------------------------------ (b) If such amount or value Eight annas. exceeds fifty rupees. 6. Copy, etc.- concld. When such judgment or order One rupee. is passed by a High Court. When such decree or order is made by any Civil Court other than a High Court, or by any Revenue Court- (a) If the amount or value of Eight annas. the subject-matter of the 7. Copy of a decree suit wherein such decree or or order having the order is made is fifty or force of a decree. less than fifty rupees. (b) If such amount or value One rupee. exceeds fifty rupees. When such decree or order is Four rupees. made by a High Court. 8. Copy of any (a) When the stamp-duty char- The amount of document liable geable on the original does the duty char- to stamp-duty under not exceed eight annas. geable on the the Indian Stamp original. Act, 1879 (1 of 1879), 1* when left by any party (b) In any other case Eight annas. to a suit or proce- eding in place of the original withd- rawn. 9. Copy of any For every three hundred Eight annas. revenue or jud- and sixty words or faction icial proceeding of three hundred and or order not oth- sixty words. erwise provided for by this Act, or copy of any ac- count, statement, report or the like, taken out of any Civil or Criminal or Revenue Court or Office, or from the office of any chief officer charged with the executive admini- stration of a Division. 10. [Rep. by the ..... ..... Guardians and Wards Act, 1890 (8 of 1890).] 2*[11. Probate 3*[When the amount or value Two per centum of a will or letters of the property in resp- on such amount of administration ect of which the grant or value. with or without of probate or letters is will annexed. made exceeds one thousand rupees, but does not exceed ten thousand rupees. -------------------------------------- 1 See now the Indian Stamp Act, 1899 (2 of 1899). 2 Subs. by Act 7 of 1889, s. 13 (1), for the original article 11. 3 These items were subs. by Act 7 of 1910, s. 2 (i). 38 ------------------------------ Number - Proper Fee ---------------------------------- When such amount or value Two and one-half exceeds ten thousand per centum on rupees, but does not exceed such amount or fifty thousand rupees. value. When such amount or value Three per centum exceeds fifty thousand on such amount rupees. or value.]] Provided that when, after the grant of a certificate under the Succession Cert- ificate Act, 1889 (7 of 1889), or under the Regu- lation of the Bombay Code, No. 8 of 1827, in respect of any property included 11. Probate, etc.- in an estate, a grant of concld. probate or letters of adm- inistration is made in respect of the same estate, the fee payable in respect of the latter grant shall be reduced by the amount of the fee paid in respect of the former grant. 1*[12. Certificate In any case . . . Two per centum under the Succes- on the amount sion Certificate or value of any Act, 1889 (7 of debt or security 1889). specified in the certificate under section 8 of the Act, and three per centum on the amount or or value of any debt or securi- ty to which the certificate is extended under section 10 of the Act. NOTE.-(1) The amount of a de- bt is its amo- unt, including interest, on the day on whi- ch the inclusion of the debt in the certificate is applied for, so far as such am- ount can be ascertained. (2) Whether or not any power with respect to a security spe- cified in a ce- rtificate has been conferred under the Act, and, where such a power has be- en so conferre- d, whether the power is for the receiving of interest or dividends on, or for the negotiation or transfer, of the security, or for both pur- poses, the va- lue of the security is its market-value on the day on whi- ch the inclu- sion of the security in the cert- ificate is app- lied for, so far as such val- ue can be ascertained.] ---------------------------------------- 1 Subs. by Act 7 of 1889, s. 13 (1), for original article 12. 39 ------------------------------------------- Number - Proper Fee -------------------------------------- 1*[12A. Certific- 2*[(1) As reguards bebt and The same fee ate under the Regul- securities. as would be ation of the Bombay payable in res- Code, No. 8 of 1827. pect of a certi- ficate under the Succession Certificate Act, 1889 (7 of 1889), or in respect of an extension of such a cert- ificate, as the case may be. (2) As regards other property in respect of which the certificate is granted- When the amount or value Two per centum of such property exceeds on such amount one thousand rupees, but or value. does not exceed ten thousand rupees. When such amount or value Two and one-half exceeds ten thousand per centum on rupees, but does not such amount or exceed fifty thousand value. rupees. When such amount or value Three per centum exceeds fifty thousand on such amount rupees. or value.]] 3*13. Application When the amount or value of Two rupees. to the 4*[High the subject-matter in dispute Court of Punjab] for does not exceed twenty-five the exercise of rupees. its jurisdiction under section 44 When such amount or value The fee leviable of the Punjab exceeds twenty-five rupees. on a memorandum Courts Act, 1918 of appeal. (Punjab (6 of 1918) or to the Court of the Financial Commissioner of Punjab for the exercise of its revisional juris- diction under section 84 of the Punjab Tenancy Act, 1887 (16 of 1887). 14. [Rep. by the A. O. 1937.] 15. [Rep. by the Repealing and Amending Act, 1923 (11 of 1923), s. 3 and Sch. 11.] ------------------------------------- 1 Subs. by Act 7 of 1889, s. 13 (1), for original article 12A. 2 These items were subs. by Act 7 of 1910, s. 2 (ii). 3 Originally ins. by the Punjab Courts Act, 1884 (18 of 1884), s. 71, as amended by the Punjab Courts Act, 1899 (25 of 1899), s. 6. Article 13 was rep. in the Punjab by s. 5 of the Punjab Courts (Amendment) Act, 1912 (Punjab 1 of 1912); but it has since been revived in this form by the Court-fees (Punjab Amendment) Act, 1922 (Punjab 7 of 1922). 4 Subs. by the A. O. 1948, for "High Court of Judicature at Lahore". 40 TABLE OF RATES OF AD VALOREM FEES LEVIABLE ON THE INSTITUTION OF SUITS -------------------------------------------- When the amount or value of But does not exceed Proper Fee the subject-matter exceeds ------------------------------------------- Rs. Rs. Rs. A. P. .. 5 0 6 0 5 10 0 12 0 10 15 1 2 0 15 20 1 8 0 20 25 1 14 0 25 30 2 4 0 30 35 2 10 0 35 40 3 0 0 40 45 3 6 0 45 50 3 12 0 50 55 4 2 0 55 60 4 8 0 60 65 4 14 0 65 70 5 4 0 70 75 5 10 0 75 80 6 0 0 80 85 6 6 0 85 90 6 12 0 90 95 7 2 0 95 100 7 8 0 100 110 8 4 0 110 120 9 0 0 120 130 9 12 0 130 140 10 8 0 140 150 11 4 0 150 160 12 0 0 ---------------------------------------- 41 ------------------------------------------ When the amount or value But does not exceed Proper Fee of the subject-matter exceeds --------------------------------------------- Rs. Rs. Rs. A. P. 160 170 12 12 0 170 180 13 8 0 180 190 14 4 0 190 200 15 0 0 200 210 15 12 0 210 220 16 8 0 220 230 17 4 0 230 240 18 0 0 240 250 18 12 0 250 260 19 8 0 260 270 20 4 0 270 280 21 0 0 280 290 21 12 0 290 300 22 8 0 300 310 23 4 0 310 320 24 0 0 320 330 24 12 0 330 340 25 8 0 340 350 26 4 0 350 360 27 0 0 360 370 27 12 0 370 380 28 8 0 380 390 29 4 0 390 400 30 0 0 400 410 30 12 0 410 420 31 8 0 420 430 32 4 0 430 440 33 0 0 ------------------------------------ 42 -------------------------------------- When the amount or value But does not exceed Proper Fee of the subject-matter exceeds ------------------------------------ Rs. Rs. Rs. A. P. 440 450 33 12 0 450 460 34 8 0 460 470 35 4 0 470 480 36 0 0 480 490 36 12 0 490 500 37 8 0 500 510 38 4 0 510 520 39 0 0 520 530 39 12 0 530 540 40 8 0 540 550 41 4 0 550 560 42 0 0 560 570 42 12 0 570 580 43 8 0 580 590 44 4 0 590 600 45 0 0 600 610 45 12 0 610 620 46 8 0 620 630 47 4 0 630 640 48 0 0 640 650 48 12 0 650 660 49 8 0 660 670 50 4 0 670 680 51 0 0 680 690 51 12 0 690 700 52 8 0 700 710 53 4 0 710 720 54 0 0 ----------------------------------- 43 ------------------------------------ When the amount or value But does not exceed Proper Fee of the subject-matter exceeds ----------------------------------------- Rs. Rs. Rs. A. P. 720 730 54 1 0 730 740 55 8 0 740 750 56 4 0 750 760 57 0 0 760 770 57 12 0 770 780 58 8 0 780 790 59 4 0 790 800 60 0 0 800 810 60 12 0 810 820 61 8 0 820 830 62 4 0 830 840 63 0 0 840 850 63 12 0 850 860 64 8 0 860 870 65 4 0 870 880 66 0 0 880 890 66 12 0 890 900 67 8 0 900 910 68 4 0 910 920 69 0 0 920 930 69 12 0 930 940 70 8 0 940 950 71 4 0 950 960 72 0 0 960 970 72 12 0 970 980 73 8 0 980 990 74 4 0 990 1,000 75 0 0 ---------------------------------------- 44 ------------------------------------ When the amount or value But does not exceed Proper Fee of the subject-matter exceeds ---------------------------------- Rs. Rs. Rs. A. P. 1,000 1,100 80 0 0 1,100 1,200 85 0 0 1,200 1,300 90 0 0 1,300 1,400 95 0 0 1,400 1,500 100 0 0 1,500 1,600 105 0 0 1,600 1,700 110 0 0 1,700 1,800 115 0 0 1,800 1,900 120 0 0 1,900 2,000 125 0 0 2,000 2,100 130 0 0 2,100 2,200 135 0 0 2,200 2,300 140 0 0 2,300 2,400 145 0 0 2,400 2,500 150 0 0 2,500 2,600 155 0 0 2,600 2,700 160 0 0 2,700 2,800 165 0 0 2,800 2,900 170 0 0 2,900 3,000 175 0 0 3,000 3,100 180 0 0 3,100 3,200 185 0 0 3,200 3,300 190 0 0 3,300 3,400 195 0 0 3,400 3,500 200 0 0 3,500 3,600 205 0 0 3,600 3,700 210 0 0 3,700 3,800 215 0 0 --------------------------------------- 45 ------------------------------------- When the amount or value But does not exceed Proper Fee of the subject-matter exceeds ----------------------------------- Rs. Rs. Rs. A. P. 3,800 3,900 220 0 0 3,900 4,000 225 0 0 4,000 4,100 230 0 0 4,100 4,200 235 0 0 4,200 4,300 240 0 0 4,300 4,400 245 0 0 4,400 4,500 250 0 0 4,500 4,600 255 0 0 4,600 4,700 260 0 0 4,700 4,800 265 0 0 4,800 4,900 270 0 0 4,900 5,000 275 0 0 5,000 5,250 285 0 0 5,250 5,500 295 0 0 5,500 5,750 305 0 0 5,750 6,000 315 0 0 6,000 6,250 325 0 0 6,250 6,500 335 0 0 6,500 6,750 345 0 0 6,750 7,000 355 0 0 7,000 7,250 365 0 0 7,250 7,500 375 0 0 7,500 7,750 385 0 0 7,750 8,000 395 0 0 8,000 8,250 405 0 0 8,250 8,500 415 0 0 8,500 8,750 425 0 0 8,750 9,000 435 0 0 --------------------------------- 46 ------------------------------------ When the amount or value But does not exceed Proper Fee of the subject-matter exceeds -------------------------------- Rs. Rs. Rs. A. P. 9,000 9,250 445 0 0 9,250 9,500 455 0 0 9,500 9,750 465 0 0 9,750 10,000 475 0 0 10,000 10,500 490 0 0 10,500 11,000 505 0 0 11,000 11,500 520 0 0 11,500 12,000 535 0 0 12,000 12,500 550 0 0 12,500 13,000 565 0 0 13,000 13,500 580 0 0 13,500 14,000 595 0 0 14,000 14,500 610 0 0 14,500 15,000 625 0 0 15,000 15,500 640 0 0 15,500 16,000 655 0 0 16,000 16,500 670 0 0 16,500 17,000 685 0 0 17,000 17,500 700 0 0 17,500 18,000 715 0 0 18,000 18,500 730 0 0 18,500 19,000 745 0 0 19,000 19,500 760 0 0 19,500 20,000 775 0 0 20,000 21,000 795 0 0 21,000 22,000 815 0 0 22,000 23,000 835 0 0 23,000 24,000 855 0 0 ------------------------------------- 47 ------------------------------------ When the amount or value But does not exceed Proper Fee of the subject-matter exceeds ---------------------------- Rs. Rs. Rs. A. P. 24,000 25,000 875 0 0 25,000 26,000 895 0 0 26,000 27,000 915 0 0 27,000 28,000 935 0 0 28,000 29,000 955 0 0 29,000 30,000 975 0 0 30,000 32,000 995 0 0 32,000 34,000 1,015 0 0 34,000 36,000 1,035 0 0 36,000 38,000 1,055 0 0 38,000 40,000 1,075 0 0 40,000 42,000 1,095 0 0 42,000 44,000 1,115 0 0 44,000 46,000 1,135 0 0 46,000 48,000 1,155 0 0 48,000 50,000 1,175 0 0 50,000 55,000 1,200 0 0 55,000 60,000 1,225 0 0 60,000 65,000 1,250 0 0 65,000 70,000 1,275 0 0 70,000 75,000 1,300 0 0 75,000 80,000 1,325 0 0 80,000 85,000 1,350 0 0 85,000 90,000 1,375 0 0 90,000 95,000 1,400 0 0 95,000 1,00,000 1,425 0 0 1,00,000 1,05,000 1,450 0 0 1,05,000 1,10,000 1,475 0 0 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- 48 --------------------------------------------------------------------- When the amount or value But does not exceed Proper Fee of the subject-matter exceeds ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Rs. Rs. Rs. A. P. 1,10,000 1,15,000 1,500 0 0 1,15,000 1,20,000 1,525 0 0 1,20,000 1,25,000 1,550 0 0 1,25,000 1,30,000 1,575 0 0 1,30,000 1,35,000 1,600 0 0 1,35,000 1,40,000 1,625 0 0 1,40,000 1,45,000 1,650 0 0 1,45,000 1,50,000 1,675 0 0 1,50,000 1,55,000 1,700 0 0 1,55,000 1,60,000 1,725 0 0 1,60,000 1,65,000 1,750 0 0 1,65,000 1,70,000 1,775 0 0 1,70,000 1,75,000 1,800 0 0 1,75,000 1,80,000 1,825 0 0 1,80,000 1,85,000 1,850 0 0 1,85,000 1,90,000 1,875 0 0 1,90,000 1,95,000 1,900 0 0 1,95,000 2,00,000 1,925 0 0 2,00,000 2,05,000 1,950 0 0 2,05,000 2,10,000 1,975 0 0 2,10,000 2,15,000 2,000 0 0 2,15,000 2,20,000 2,025 0 0 2,20,000 2,25,000 2,050 0 0 2,25,000 2,30,000 2,075 0 0 2,30,000 2,35,000 2,100 0 0 2,35,000 2,40,000 2,125 0 0 2,40,000 2,45,000 2,150 0 0 2,45,000 2,50,000 2,175 0 0 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- 49 --------------------------------------------------------------------- When the amount or value But does not exceed Proper Fee of the subject-matter exceeds ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Rs. Rs. Rs. A. P. 2,50,000 2,55,000 2,200 0 0 2,55,000 2,60,000 2,225 0 0 2,60,000 2,65,000 2,250 0 0 2,65,000 2,70,000 2,275 0 0 2,70,000 2,75,000 2,300 0 0 2,75,000 2,80,000 2,325 0 0 2,80,000 2,85,000 2,350 0 0 2,85,000 2,90,000 2,375 0 0 2,90,000 2,95,000 2,400 0 0 2,95,000 3,00,000 2,425 0 0 3,00,000 3,05,000 2,450 0 0 3,05,000 3,10,000 2,475 0 0 3,10,000 3,15,000 2,500 0 0 3,15,000 3,20,000 2,525 0 0 3,20,000 3,25,000 2,550 0 0 3,25,000 3,30,000 2,575 0 0 3,30,000 3,35,000 2,600 0 0 3,35,000 3,40,000 2,625 0 0 3,40,000 3,45,000 2,650 0 0 3,45,000 3,50,000 2,675 0 0 3,50,000 3,55,000 2,700 0 0 3,55,000 3,60,000 2,725 0 0 3,60,000 3,65,000 2,750 0 0 3,65,000 3,70,000 2,775 0 0 3,70,000 3,75,000 2,800 0 0 3,75,000 3,80,000 2,825 0 0 3,80,000 3,85,000 2,850 0 0 3,85,000 3,90.000 2.875 0 0 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- 50 --------------------------------------------------------------------- When the amount or value But does not exceed Proper Fee of subject-matter exceeds ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Rs. Rs. Rs. A. P. 3,90,000 3,95,000 2,900 0 0 3,95,000 4,00,000 2,925 0 0 4,00,000 4,05,000 2,950 0 0 4,05,000 4,10,000 2,975 0 0 4,10,000 .. 3,000 0 0 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- 51
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