Court fee calculator, state by state
Pick the state, enter the amount you are claiming, and see the court fee on the plaint or appeal, worked out slab by slab from that state's Court-fees Act.
In a suit for money, this is the amount you claim, including interest up to the date of filing.
Pick the state and enter the amount to see the fee.
This calculator reads Article 1 of Schedule I of each state's Court-fees Act. It does not value property, apply a special article (a suit for possession, an arbitration challenge, a probate), or know of a notification issued after 18 October 2026. Check the figure with the court's registry before you pay it.
How the fee is worked out
Each state has its own Act
The Court-fees Act, 1870 has been replaced or amended state by state, so the same claim costs a different amount in Mumbai, Bengaluru and Chennai. Use the state where the court sits.
The fee is on the amount claimed
In a suit for money, the fee is computed on the amount you claim, damages and interest up to filing included. A suit for possession, a declaration, an injunction or a partition is valued under its own section of the Act first.
Each slab charges only its own part
A scale like "Rs. 15 for every Rs. 100 above Rs. 5,000" charges the part of the claim inside that band. A part of Rs. 100 counts as a full Rs. 100.
Appeals pay on the same scale
A memorandum of appeal pays on the amount or value in dispute in the appeal, which can be less than the original claim.
The scales, as each Act prints them
Article 1 of Schedule I, the ad valorem fee on a plaint or memorandum of appeal.
Maharashtra
Maharashtra Court-fees Act, 1959, Article 1 of Schedule I. A plaint, a memorandum of appeal, or a cross-objection, in any civil or revenue court. Section 6(i): in a suit for money, on the amount claimed.
| Value of the claim | Fee |
|---|---|
| Up to Rs. 1,000 | Rs. 200 flat |
| Rs. 1,000 to Rs. 5,000 | Rs. 12 for every Rs. 100 or part of it |
| Rs. 5,000 to Rs. 10,000 | Rs. 15 for every Rs. 100 or part of it |
| Rs. 10,000 to Rs. 20,000 | Rs. 75 for every Rs. 500 or part of it |
| Rs. 20,000 to Rs. 30,000 | Rs. 100 for every Rs. 1,000 or part of it |
| Rs. 30,000 to Rs. 50,000 | Rs. 100 for every Rs. 2,000 or part of it |
| Rs. 50,000 to Rs. 1,00,000 | Rs. 150 for every Rs. 5,000 or part of it |
| Rs. 1,00,000 to Rs. 11,00,000 | Rs. 200 for every Rs. 10,000 or part of it |
| Above Rs. 11,00,000 | Rs. 1,200 for every Rs. 1,00,000 or part of it |
| Maximum | Rs. 3,00,000 |
Maharashtra Act X of 2018 rewrites this scale and raises the cap to Rs. 10 lakh, but the State's consolidated text of the Act records it as not yet in force. Confirm with the court's registry before you pay on a large claim.
Karnataka
Karnataka Court-fees and Suits Valuation Act, 1958, Article 1 of Schedule I. A plaint, a written statement pleading a set-off or counterclaim, or a memorandum of appeal, in any court. Section 21: in a suit for money, including damages or compensation, on the amount claimed.
| Value of the claim | Fee |
|---|---|
| Up to Rs. 15,000 | 2.5% of the amount |
| Rs. 15,000 to Rs. 75,000 | 7.5% of the part above Rs. 15,000 |
| Rs. 75,000 to Rs. 2,50,000 | 7% of the part above Rs. 75,000 |
| Rs. 2,50,000 to Rs. 5,00,000 | 6.5% of the part above Rs. 2,50,000 |
| Rs. 5,00,000 to Rs. 7,50,000 | 6% of the part above Rs. 5,00,000 |
| Rs. 7,50,000 to Rs. 10,00,000 | 5.5% of the part above Rs. 7,50,000 |
| Rs. 10,00,000 to Rs. 15,00,000 | 5% of the part above Rs. 10,00,000 |
| Rs. 15,00,000 to Rs. 20,00,000 | 4.5% of the part above Rs. 15,00,000 |
| Rs. 20,00,000 to Rs. 25,00,000 | 4% of the part above Rs. 20,00,000 |
| Rs. 25,00,000 to Rs. 30,00,000 | 3.5% of the part above Rs. 25,00,000 |
| Rs. 30,00,000 to Rs. 40,00,000 | 3% of the part above Rs. 30,00,000 |
| Rs. 40,00,000 to Rs. 50,00,000 | 2.5% of the part above Rs. 40,00,000 |
| Rs. 50,00,000 to Rs. 60,00,000 | 2% of the part above Rs. 50,00,000 |
| Rs. 60,00,000 to Rs. 70,00,000 | 1.5% of the part above Rs. 60,00,000 |
| Rs. 70,00,000 to Rs. 80,00,000 | 1% of the part above Rs. 70,00,000 |
| Above Rs. 80,00,000 | 0.5% of the part above Rs. 80,00,000 |
| Maximum | No upper limit |
Tamil Nadu
Tamil Nadu Court-fees and Suits Valuation Act, 1955, Article 1 of Schedule I. A plaint, a written statement pleading a set-off or counter-claim, or a memorandum of appeal, in any court. Section 22: in a suit for money, on the amount claimed.
| Value of the claim | Fee |
|---|---|
| Up to Rs. 5 | Rs. 0.40 flat |
| Rs. 5 to Rs. 100 | Rs. 0.40 for every Rs. 5 or part of it |
| Above Rs. 100 | Rs. 0.75 for every Rs. 10 or part of it |
| Maximum | No upper limit |
This works out to about 7.5% of the claim, with no upper limit. A Madras High Court committee proposed lowering it in 2016, but Article 1 has not been changed.
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