Tamil Nadu Court Fees Structure

Tamil Nadu Court Fees Structure

Particulars
Proper fee
Petition in a suit under the Converts Marriage Dissolution Act, 1866.
Fifty rupees
Petition, plaint or memorandum of appeal when presented to a Court under the Dissolution of Muslim Marriage Act, 1939.
Fifty rupees
Petition under the Indian Divorce Act, 1869, excluding petitions under section 44 of that Act, and every memorandum of appeal under section 55 of that Act.
Fifty rupees
Plaint or memorandum of appeal under the Parsi Marriage and Divorce Act, 1936 or a counter-claim
Fifty rupees made under section 37 of that Act. If, in a suit falling under any of these clauses, there is specific claim for damages, separate fee at the rates prescribed in Article 1 of Schedule I on the amount of damages claimed.
Undertaking under section 49 of the Indian Divorce Act, 1869.
Ten rupees
Memorandum of appeal from an order inclusive of an order determining any question under section 144 of the Code of Civil Procedure, 1908, and not otherwise provided for when presented to any Court other than the High Court or to any Executive Officer other than the Government or the Appropriate Authority specified in the notification under sub-section (1) of section 4 of the Tamil Nadu Board of Revenue Abolition Act, 1980 or Chief Executive Authority
Five rupees
Memorandum of appeal from an order inclusive of an order determining any question under section 144 of the Code of Civil Procedure, 1908, and not otherwise provided for when presented to the Government or the Appropriate Authority specified in the notification under sub-section (1) of section 4 of the Tamil Nadu Board of Revenue Abolition Act, 1980 or Chief Executive Authority
Five rupees
Memorandum of appeal from an order inclusive of an order determining any question under section 144 of the Code of Civil Procedure, 1908, and not otherwise provided for when presented to the High Court from an order other than an order under the Tamil Nadu Agriculturists’ Relief Act, 1938
Fifty rupees
Memorandum of appeal from an order inclusive of an order determining any question under section 144 of the Code of Civil Procedure, 1908, and not otherwise provided for when presented Where the order was passed by a Subrodinate Court or other authority
Fifty rupees
Memorandum of appeal from an order inclusive of an order determining any question under section 144 of the Code of Civil Procedure, 1908, and not otherwise provided for when presented if the order relates to a suit or proceeding, the value of which exceeds five thousand rupees.
Fifty rupees
Memorandum of appeal from an order inclusive of an order determining any question under section 144 of the Code of Civil Procedure, 1908, and not otherwise provided for when presented in any other case.
Twenty rupees
Memorandum of appeal from an order inclusive of an order determining any question under section 144 of the Code of Civil Procedure, 1908, and not otherwise provided for when presented Where the appeal is under clause 15 of the Letters Patent
Twenty-five rupees
Memorandum of appeal from an order inclusive of an order determining any question under section 144 of the Code of Civil Procedure, 1908, and not otherwise provided for when presented from an order passed in exercise of appellate jurisdiction
Twenty-five rupees
Memorandum of appeal from an order inclusive of an order determining any question under section 144 of the Code of Civil Procedure, 1908, and not otherwise provided for when presented from an order passed in exercise of original jurisdiction, which would be appealable under the Code of Civil Procedure, 1908, had it been passed by a Subordinate Court
Twenty-five rupees
Memorandum of appeal from an order inclusive of an order determining any question under section 144 of the Code of Civil Procedure, 1908, and not otherwise provided for when presented memorandum of Writ Appeal
Two hundred rupees
Memorandum of appeal from an order inclusive of an order determining any question under section 144 of the Code of Civil Procedure, 1908, and not otherwise provided for when presented in any other case
Two hundred rupees
Memorandum of appeal from an order inclusive of an order determining any question under section 144 of the Code of Civil Procedure, 1908, and not otherwise provided for when presented Where the appeal is under section 45-B of the Banking Regulation Act, 1949
Five hundred rupees
Memorandum of appeal from an order inclusive of an order determining any question under section 144 of the Code of Civil Procedure, 1908, and not otherwise provided for when presented from an order under the Tamil Nadu Agriculturists Relief Act, 1938
Ten rupees
Memorandum of appeal from an order inclusive of an order determining any question under section 144 of the Code of Civil Procedure, 1908, and not otherwise provided for when presented to the Government in pursuance of a statutory right to appeal for which no Court fee is leviable under any other enactment
Ten rupees
Memorandum of appeal under the Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996
One per cent of the value for jurisdiction subject to a maximum of rupees five thousand.
Copy or translation of a judgment or order not being or having the force of a decree when such judgment or order is passed by any Court or by the Presiding Officer of any Revenue Court or office or judicial or executive authority
Ten rupees
Copy or translation of a judgment or order of a Criminal Court
Five rupees
Copy of a degree or order having the force of a decree When such decree or order is made by any Court other than the High Court
Five rupees
Copy of a degree or order having the force of a decree When such decree or order is made by the High Court
Ten rupees
Copy of any document liable to stamp duty under the Indian Stamp Act, 1899, when left by any party to a suit or proceeding in place of the original withdrawn
Five rupees
Copy of any revenue or judicial proceeding or order not otherwise provided for by this Act or copy of any account, statement, report or the like taken out of any Court or office of any public officer
Five rupees For every document.
Application or petition presented to any officer of land revenue by any person holding temporarily settled and under direct engagement with Government and when the subject-matter of the application or petition relates exclusively to such engagement
Five rupees
Application or petition presented to any officer of land revenue relating to the grant of land on darkhast
Five rupees
Application to a Collector or to any officer of the Public Works Department for lease of land for agricultural or non-agricultural purposes
Ten rupees
Application or petition presented to any Executive Officer under any Act for the time being in force for the conservancy or improvement of any place if the application or petition relates solely to such conservancy or improvement
Five rupees
Application or petition presented to any Board or Executive Officer for a copy of translation of any order passed by such Board or Officer or of any other document on record in such office
Five rupees
Application to a Forest Officer by a forest contractor for extension of the period of lease
if the value of the subject-matter of the lease is Rs. 15,000 or less
Fifty rupees
if such value exceeds Rs. 15,000 for every Rs. 5,000 or part thereof in excess of Rs. 15,000
Ten rupees
Application for attestation of private documents intended to be used outside India
Five rupees
Application for lapsed deposit presented after six months after the date on which the amount lapsed to the Government when the amount of deposit does not exceed Rs. 500
Five rupees
when it exceeds Rs. 500 but does not exceed Rs. 5,000
Ten rupees
when it exceeds Rs. 5,000.
Twenty rupees
Application or petition presented to the Government and not otherwise provided for which involves the exercise or non-exercise of power conferred by law or rule having the force of law
Five rupees
in other cases
Ten rupees
Application or petition presented to the Government or the Appropriate Authority specified in the notification under sub-section (1) of section 4 of the Tamil Nadu Board of Revenue Abolition Act, 1980 or Chief Executive Authority and not otherwise provided for
Five rupees
Application or petition not falling under clause (i) or (j) and presented to a public officer or in a public office and not otherwise provided for
Five rupees
Application or petition presented to any Court for copy or translation of any judgment, decree or any proceeding of or order passed by such Court or of any other document on record in such Court
One rupee
Application or petition presented to any Civil Court other than a Principal Civil Court of Original jurisdiction or to any Court of Small Causes constituted under the Provincial Small Cause Courts Act, 1887 or to a Collector or other Officer of Revenue
Two rupees
in relation to any suit or case in which the amount or value of the subject-matter is less than Rs. 500 or for appointment of receiver
Two rupees
Application to any Court that records may be called from another Court, when the Court grants the application and is of opinion that transmission of such records involves the use of the post
Two rupees
Application for permission to deposit revenue or rent either in the office of the collector or in the Court
Two rupees
Application or petition presented to a Court for determination of the amount of compensation to be paid by a landlord to his tenant
Five rupees
A written complaint or charge of any offence presented to any Criminal Court and an oral complaint of any such offence reduced to writing under the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973
Five rupees
Application or petition presented to any Court, or to any Magistrate in his executive capacity and not otherwise provided for in this Act
Two rupees
Application for arrest or attachment before judgment or for temporary injunction when presented to a Civil Court or Revenue Court other than the High Court in relation to any suit or proceeding
Five rupees
if the value of the subject-matter is less” than Rs. 30,000
Five rupees
if such value is Rs. 30,000 or above
Ten rupees
when presented to the High Court
Twenty rupees
Application or petition under section 47 and order XXI, Rules 58 and 90 of the Code of Civil Procedure, 1908 when filed in any Court other than High Court
Five rupees
when filed in the High Court
Twenty rupees
Application or petition under sections 34, 72, 73 and 74 of the Indian Trusts Act, 1882
Twenty-five rupees
Application for probate or letters of administration to have effect throughout India
One hundred rupees
Application for probate or letters of administration not falling under clause (i)
Ten rupees
if the value of the estate does not exceed Rs. 30,000
Ten rupees
if, such value exceeds Rs. 30,000 but does not exceed Rs. 1,00,000
Thirty rupees
if such value exceeds Rs. 1,00,000
Fifty rupees

Provided that if a caveat is entered and the application is registered as a suit, one-half the scale of fee prescribed in Article 1 of Schedule I on the market value of the estate less the fee already paid on the application shall be levied.<2>

Original petitions not otherwise provided for when filed in
Five rupees
A District Munsif’s Court
Five rupees
Under the Tamil Nadu Village Courts Act, 1888
Five rupees
in other cases
Ten rupees
the City Civil Court, Chennai, a Sub-Court or a
District Court
Twenty-five rupees
the High Court
Fifty rupees
Application under the Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996.
One per cent of the value of the subjectmatter, subject to a maximum of rupees five thousand
Application to the High Court under section 96 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973
One hundred rupees

Revision petition presented to the High Court under section 115 of the Code of Civil Procedure, 1908, or under section 25 of the Provincial Small Cause Courts Act, 1887 or under the provisions of any other Act, arising out of a suit or proceeding

if the value of the suit or proceeding to which the order sought to be revised does not exceed Rs. 30,000
Fifty rupees
if such value exceeds Rs. 30,000 but does not exceed Rs. 3,00,000
One hundred rupees
if such value exceeds Rs. 3,00,000
Two hundred rupees

Revision petition presented to a District Court

under section 25 of the Provincial Small Cause Courts Act, 1887
Twenty-five rupees
in other cases
Fifty rupees
Petition under sections 391, 439 and 522 of the Companies Act, 1956, in connection with the winding up of a company
One thousand rupees
Petition to the High Court under Article 226 of the Constitution for a writ other than the writ of Habeas Corpus or a petition under Article 227 of the Constitution
Two hundred rupees
Application or petition presented to the High Court and not otherwise specifically provided for
Ten rupees
Election petition questioning the election of a person in respect of the office of member of a Panchayat
Fifty Rupees
the office of President or Vice-President of a Panchayat
One hundred Rupees
the office of a member of the Municipal Corporation constituted under any law for the time being in force or of member of a Municipal Council or a Panchayat Union Council
One hundred Rupees
the office of Mayor or Deputy Mayor of the Municipal Corporation constituted under any law for the time being in force or of Chairman or Vice- Chairman of a Municipal Council or a Panchayat Union Council
Five hundred rupees
Application for leave to sue as an indigent person
Five rupees
Application for leave to appeal as an indigent person
Five rupees
Bail bond or other instrument of obligation given in pursuance of an order made by a Court or Magistrate under any section of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973, or the Code of Civil Procedure, 1908 and not otherwise provided for in this Act
Five rupees
Other interlocutory applications under other instruments or obligations given in pursuance of an order made by a Court under any section of Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973
Two rupees
Every copy of power of attorney when filed in any suit or proceeding
Five rupees

Mukhtarnama, Vakalatnama or any paper signed by an advocate signifying or intimating that he is retained for a party, when presented to

any Court other than the High Court, to any Collector or Magistrate or other executive officer
Five rupees
the Appropriate Authority specified in the notification under sub-section (1) of section 4 of the Tamil Nadu Board of Revenue Abolition Act, 1980 or a Chief Executive Authority
Five rupees
the High Court
Ten rupees
the Government
Ten rupees

Agreement in writing stating a question for the opinion of the Court under the Code of Civil Procedure, 1908

when presented to a District Munsif’s Court or the City Civil Court of Chennai or Sub-Court, where the value of the subject-matter does not exceed Rs. 30,000
Fifty rupees
where the value of the subject-matter exceeds Rs. 30,000
One hundred rupees
in other Courts
Two hundred rupees
Caveat in the High Court
Twenty rupees
Caveat in other Courts
Ten rupees

For each memorandum of appearance in Criminal Courts

When filed in any Court other than the Sessions Court and the High Court
Two rupees
When filed in a Sessions Court
Three rupees
When filed in the High Court
Five rupees
For any complaint under section 138 of the Negotiable Instruments Act, 1881
Twenty-five rupees for every rupees fifty thousand subject to a maximum of one thousand rupees