Maharashtra fixes the fee payable on a plaint by its own Court Fees Act. This guide sets out the rates that Act publishes, the scale each one runs on, and the matters for which no rate could be established.
The fee is paid on the plaint at filing and is separate from the fee on any application made in the suit. Where the scale does not land on a whole rupee, the fee is shown as the two whole-rupee figures either side of it. The Act caps the fee on a plaint at three lakh rupees.
| Amount claimed | Fee |
|---|---|
| Up to ₹1,000 | ₹200 for every ₹1,000, or part of it |
| ₹1,001 to ₹5,000 | ₹200, plus ₹12 for every ₹100, or part of it, above ₹1,000 |
| ₹5,001 to ₹10,000 | ₹680, plus ₹15 for every ₹100, or part of it, above ₹5,000 |
| ₹10,001 to ₹20,000 | ₹1,430, plus ₹75 for every ₹500, or part of it, above ₹10,000 |
| ₹20,001 to ₹30,000 | ₹2,930, plus ₹100 for every ₹1,000, or part of it, above ₹20,000 |
| ₹30,001 to ₹50,000 | ₹3,930, plus ₹100 for every ₹2,000, or part of it, above ₹30,000 |
| ₹50,001 to ₹1,00,000 | ₹4,930, plus ₹150 for every ₹5,000, or part of it, above ₹50,000 |
| ₹1,00,001 to ₹11,00,000 | ₹6,430, plus ₹200 for every ₹10,000, or part of it, above ₹1,00,000 |
| Above ₹11,00,000 | ₹26,430, plus ₹1,200 for every ₹1,00,000, or part of it, above ₹11,00,000 |
The Act caps this fee at ₹3,00,000.
| Amount claimed | Fee |
|---|---|
| ₹50,000 | ₹4,930 |
| ₹1,00,000 | ₹6,430 |
| ₹5,00,000 | ₹14,430 |
| ₹10,00,000 | ₹24,430 |
| ₹50,00,000 | ₹73,230 |
Schedule I, Article 1, Maharashtra Court-fees Act, 1959
| Amount claimed | Fee |
|---|---|
| Above ₹0 | ₹200 for every ₹10,000, or part of it |
The Act caps this fee at ₹1,50,000.
| Amount claimed | Fee |
|---|---|
| ₹50,000 | ₹1,000 |
| ₹1,00,000 | ₹2,000 |
| ₹5,00,000 | ₹10,000 |
| ₹10,00,000 | ₹20,000 |
| ₹50,00,000 | ₹1,00,000 |
Schedule I, Article 18, Maharashtra Court-fees Act, 1959
| Matter | Fee | Provision |
|---|---|---|
| Criminal complaint | ₹5 | Schedule II, Article 1(c)(i), Maharashtra Court-fees Act, 1959 |
| Divorce and family | ₹100 | Schedule II, Articles 20, 21 and 23, Maharashtra Court-fees Act, 1959 |
Fee on a petition under the Hindu Marriage Act, the Special Marriage Act, the Parsi Marriage and Divorce Act or the Divorce Act, and on a petition for annulment, dissolution, judicial separation or restitution. Fee on the petition at filing. Where damages are also claimed, a separate ad valorem fee is charged on that amount.
Fee on the written complaint itself, when it is presented to the Magistrate. It is separate from any fee on process or on applications made in the case. A complaint under the Negotiable Instruments Act is priced separately, under Schedule I.
Maharashtra's Court-fees Act, 1959 fixes the fee on a money claim by a scale that rises with the amount claimed and stops at three lakh rupees, fixes a separate scale on a cheque complaint, and fixes a flat fee on a matrimonial petition and on a written complaint of an offence. Where a fee is stated it is the fee on the money claimed. A suit valued on some other footing — possession of land, partition, a declaration — is valued under the Act's own rules for that kind of suit, and no amount is stated for those here.
A consumer complaint is not priced by a State Court Fees Act. The fee on it is fixed by rules made under the Consumer Protection Act, 2019, which are set out separately.
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