Court Fees Act, 1870 with State Amendments

This 2023 edition of The Court-fees Act, 1870 (Act 7 of 1870) reproduces the statute verbatim and integrates every operative State amendment—detailing the schedule-wise fee slabs, special-suit exemptions, e-stamp provisions and ad-valorem revisions notified by High Courts and legislatures across India.

Concise short comments appear below pivotal sections and Schedules, highlighting:

• the 2022–23 court-fee hikes in Delhi, Maharashtra, Karnataka and Tamil Nadu;

• digital-stamp and e-payment modules rolled out on e-Courts portals;

• indigent-person and Legal-Aid exemptions;

• differential fees for commercial-court plaints after the Commercial Courts Act alignment.

Core statutory coverage

• Suits, appeals & petitions—computation of ad-valorem court fee on money claims, property suits, declaratory and injunction matters.

• Probate & succession—percentage fee on estate value, caveat notices and safe-custody charges.

• Miscellaneous applications—fixed fees for bail, execution, arbitration petitions, election petitions and present-day e-filings.

• Refunds & remissions—half-back rule on settlement before first hearing, discretionary waiver for ADR-resolved cases.

• Accounting & verification—endorsement of proper fee, deficit-fee memo, and penalties for undervaluation.

This edition is particularly suited for

• Litigating advocates & law clerks calculating precise court fees for plaints, appeals and probate.

• AIBE candidates and law students mastering civil-procedure cost rules.

• Court registrars & e-filing help-desks verifying e-stamp payments and deficit-fee memos.

• Judicial officers & policy researchers analysing state-wise fee structures and access-to-justice impacts.

Exact Gazette text · pinpoint explanatory notes · zero superfluous commentary—your quickest path to clarity, authenticity and practical insight on India’s court-fee regime.