Most people wondering what the would-be fees for filing writ petitions before the supreme court or high court, Here is your answer,
Supreme Court
The court fee in the Supreme court of India is Rs. 500. However, if the writ petition is filed in a criminal case, then no court fee is required. The prescribed fees do not include habeas corpus.
High Court
The fees vary for each different High court. Information on the court fee for individual High Courts can be found on the concerned court’s website.
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2 Supreme Court of India, Handbook on Practice and Procedure and Office Procedure, accessed at https://main.sci.gov.in/pdf/LU/ppop2017.pdf
3 Government of National Capital Territory of Delhi, Revenue Department, The Court- Fees (Delhi Amendment) Act, 2012, accessed at http://delhihighcourt.nic.in/writereaddata/upload/Notification/NotificationFile_FCEDT9TW.PDF
4 Andhra Pradesh Court Fees and Suits Valuation Act, 1956, accessed at https://districts.ecourts.gov.in/sites/default/files/Andhra_Pradesh_Court_Fees_And_Suits_Valuation_Act__1956_1.pdf
5 The Court Fees (Assam Amendment) Act, 1972, accessed at https://www.indiacode.nic.in/bitstream/123456789/5085/1/the_court_fees_%28assam_amendment%29_act%2C_1972_._recognized.pdf
6 https://highcourtchd.gov.in/sub_pages/left_menu/Court%20Fees/Court%20Fee%20Table.pdf
7 The Court Fees (Bihar Amendment) Act, 1995, accessed at https://districts.ecourts.gov.in/saharsa/court-fee-strucutre
8 The West Bengal Court Fees Act, 1970, accessed at http://www.wbja.nic.in/wbja_adm/files/The%20West%20Bengal%20Court-Fees%20Act,%201970.pdf
9 The Maharashtra Court Fees Act accessed at https://bombayhighcourt.nic.in/libweb/acts/1959.36.pdf
10 Tamil Nadu Court Fees and Suit Valuations Act, 1965, accessed at https://districts.ecourts.gov.in/sites/default/files/Courtfee%20TN.pdf
11 Chhattisgarh High Court Rules, 2007, accessed at http://highcourt.cg.gov.in/other/filinginstruction/FilingInstructions.pdf
12 Schedule II (e)(2), Court Fees Act, Uttar Pradesh.
13 The Karnataka Court Fee and Suits Valuation Act, 1958, accessed at http://dpal.kar.nic.in/pdf_files/16%20of%201958%20(E).pdf
14 Schedule II(e)(i), Court Fees Act, 1870.
15 The Rajasthan Court Fees and Suits Valuation Act, 1961, accessed at https://www.indiacode.nic.in/bitstream/123456789/13049/1/the_rajasthan_court_fees_and_suits_valuation_act%2C_1961.pdf
16 Court Fees Act, 1870, accessed at https://www.latestlaws.com/bare-acts/state-acts-rules/madhya-pradesh-state-laws/courts-fees-act-1870/
17 The Kerala Court Fees and Suits Valuation Act, 1959, accessed at https://www.indiacode.nic.in/bitstream/123456789/12325/1/10.pdf
18 The Gujarat Court Fees Act, 2004, accessed at https://gujcourts.guj.nic.in/acts/gujarat_court_fees_act2004.pdf
19 The Himachal Pradesh Court Fees Act, 1968, accessed at https://www.indiacode.nic.in/bitstream/123456789/5357/1/the_himachal_pradesh_court_fees_act%2C_1968.pdf
20 Sikkim High Court (Practice and Procedure) Rules, 2011, accessed at https://hcs.gov.in/hcs/sites/default/files/rules/hc_pp_rules.pdf
21 The Court Fees (Meghalaya Amendment) Act, 2012, accessed at https://districts.ecourts.gov.in/sites/default/files/Meghalaya%20Court%20Fee%20Act%202012%20%28Amendment%29_0.pdf
22 Schedule II, Article 11(s), Telangana Court-Fees and Suits Valuation Act, 1956.
