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Supreme Court

For writ petitions except for habeas corpus, the court fee is Rs. 500.(( Supreme Court of India, Handbook on Practice and Procedure and Office Procedure, accessed at https://main.sci.gov.in/pdf/LU/ppop2017.pdf)) However, if the writ petition is filed in a criminal case, then no court fee is required.(( Supreme Court of India, Handbook on Practice and Procedure and Office Procedure, accessed at https://main.sci.gov.in/pdf/LU/ppop2017.pdf))

High Court

The court fee varies for different High Courts. Information on the court fee for individual High Courts can be found on the concerned court’s website.

High Court	Court fee
Delhi¹	Rs. 100 (except a habeas corpus petition for which fee is Rs. 250).
Andhra Pradesh(( 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))	Rs. 100 (except a habeas corpus petition for which fee is Rs. 2).
Guwahati(( 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))	Rs. 50
Punjab & Haryana(( https://highcourtchd.gov.in/sub_pages/left_menu/Court%20Fees/Court%20Fee%20Table.pdf))	Rs. 50
Patna(( The Court Fees (Bihar Amendment) Act, 1995, accessed at https://districts.ecourts.gov.in/saharsa/court-fee-strucutre))	Rs. 1,000
Calcutta(( 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))	Rs. 100 (except a habeas corpus petition for which there is no fee).
Bombay(( The Maharashtra Court Fees Act, accessed at https://bombayhighcourt.nic.in/libweb/acts/1959.36.pdf))	Rs. 250
Chennai(( Tamil Nadu Court Fees and Suit Valuations Act, 1965, accessed at https://districts.ecourts.gov.in/sites/default/files/Courtfee%20TN.pdf))	Rs. 200 (except a habeas corpus petition for which fee is Rs. 10).
Chhattisgarh(( Chhattisgarh High Court Rules, 2007, accessed at http://highcourt.cg.gov.in/other/filinginstruction/FilingInstructions.pdf))	Rs. 100
Allahabad(( Schedule II (e)(2), Court Fees Act, Uttar Pradesh.))	Rs. 100
Karnataka(( The Karnataka Court Fee and Suits Valuation Act, 1958, accessed at http://dpal.kar.nic.in/pdf_files/16%20of%201958%20(E).pdf))	Rs. 100 (except a habeas corpus petition).
Jammu & Kashmir
Orissa(( Schedule II(e)(i), Court Fees Act, 1870.))	Rs. 50
Rajasthan(( 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))	Rs. 25 (except a habeas corpus petition for which fee is Rs. 2).
Madhya Pradesh(( Court Fees Act, 1870, accessed at https://www.latestlaws.com/bare-acts/state-acts-rules/madhya-pradesh-state-laws/courts-fees-act-1870/))	Rs. 100
Kerala(( The Kerala Court Fees and Suits Valuation Act, 1959, accessed at https://www.indiacode.nic.in/bitstream/123456789/12325/1/10.pdf))	Rs. 25 (except a habeas corpus petition for which fee is Rs. 2).
Gujarat(( The Gujarat Court Fees Act, 2004, accessed at https://gujcourts.guj.nic.in/acts/gujarat_court_fees_act2004.pdf))	Rs. 50
Himachal Pradesh(( 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))	Rs. 50 (except a habeas corpus petition for which fee is Rs. 2.65).
Sikkim(( Sikkim High Court (Practice and Procedure) Rules, 2011, accessed at https://hcs.gov.in/hcs/sites/default/files/rules/hc_pp_rules.pdf))	Rs. 250 (except a habeas corpus petition).
Uttarakhand(( Schedule II(e)(i), Court Fees Act, 1870.))	Rs. 50
Jharkhand(( Schedule II(e)(i), Court Fees Act, 1870.))	Rs. 50
Tripura(( Schedule II(e)(i), Court Fees Act, 1870.))	Rs. 50
Manipur(( Schedule II(e)(i), Court Fees Act, 1870.))	Rs. 50
Meghalaya(( 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))	Rs. 95
Telangana(( Schedule II, Article 11(s), Telangana Court-Fees and Suits Valuation Act, 1956.))	Rs. 100 (except a habeas corpus petition for which the fee is Rs. 2).

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 [↩]

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