Court-fee estimator — succession certificate
Pick your state and the value of the debts and securities, and get an estimated court fee. Every figure is an estimate. Court fees are fixed by each State Court Fees Act and vary widely — ad valorem (a percentage) in some states, fixed in others — and the District Court's own figure is final. Rows marked “single source” rest on one published source only; rows marked “unverified” are not shown as numbers at all.
Fee by state
| State | Fee (how it is calculated) | Example | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|
| Maharashtra | Slabs (marginal): 2% up to ₹50,000; 4% up to ₹2,00,000; 6% up to ₹3,00,000; 7.5% above ₹3,00,000, capped at ₹75,000 | On ₹5,00,000 of debts/securities: ₹28,000 | WillJini — Succession certificate for an NRI, Maharashtra Court Fees Act text (Scribd copy) — Art.11 / Art.10, LawyersClubIndia forum — Stamp duty for succession certificate Schedule I Art.11, Maharashtra Court-fees Act 1959 applies the Art.10 probate bands to the debts/securities in the certificate. Many guides simplify this to 'about 3%' — that is NOT the statutory scale. A 2017 amending Act would replace these figures but has not been brought into force. |
| Delhi | 2.5% of the value of the debts/securities | On ₹5,00,000 of debts/securities: ₹12,500 | Court-Fees (Delhi Amendment) Act 2012, Sch.I Art.12 (IndianKanoon), LatestLaws — Court Fees in Delhi, Art.12 Court Fees Act 1870 as amended for Delhi, Sch.I Art.12: 2.5% on the value of any debt or security in the certificate (4% on extension under s.376). No cap appears in the Art.12 text — one guide claims a ₹3,00,000 cap, but that is not in the text, so no cap is applied here. |
| Uttar Pradesh | Slabs (marginal): 2.5% up to ₹10,000; 3.25% up to ₹50,000; 3.75% up to ₹1,00,000 single source — verify | Verified bands end at ₹1,00,000 | AdvocateTanmoy — Ad valorem fees in Uttar Pradesh Only one source found giving the UP schedule (Court Fees Act 1870, UP amendment). The rate above ₹1,00,000 is not verified, so the estimator cannot estimate above that. Guides variously say '2.5%' or 'about 3%'. |
| Karnataka | Sources conflict — no single figure published conflicting sources | No single figure — see note | RightToInformation.wiki — Apply for succession certificate 2026, EzyLegal — Guide to succession certificates in India, ProfessionalUtilities — Succession certificate, Karnataka Sources disagree: one guide says 2% with slabs capped ~₹50,000–1,00,000; two others say 'usually about 3%' with a cap of ₹1,00,000. No Karnataka Court Fees Act schedule text was found, so no single figure is published. |
| Tamil Nadu | Sources conflict — no single figure published conflicting sources | No single figure — see note | LawTendo — Succession certificate Tamil Nadu, RightToInformation.wiki — Apply for succession certificate 2026, SupremeToday — Tamil Nadu court fees for succession certificate petitions LawTendo gives two different tables in one article; RightToInformation.wiki says 3% capped at ₹3,00,000; SupremeToday identifies the provision (Sch.I Art.7, TN Court Fees and Suits Valuation Act 1955) but gives no figures. No verified slab table, so no figure is published. |
| Gujarat | Not verified — see note unverified | — | LawyersClubIndia forum — Succession certificate (state questions) No Gujarat-specific court-fee schedule or % found in the sources checked. Generic guides repeat 'about 3%' for all states — that is template text, not the Gujarat statute. |
| West Bengal | 3% of the value of the debts/securities | On ₹5,00,000 of debts/securities: ₹15,000 | Advocate Chenoy — How to get a succession certificate in West Bengal, Ghar.tv — West Bengal succession certificate guide West Bengal Court-Fees Act 1970. One source alone (Ghar.tv) says minimum ₹500, maximum ₹50,000 'in most cases' — that cap is not verified, so no cap is applied here. |
| Kerala | Not verified — see note unverified | — | No Kerala-specific succession-certificate court-fee schedule or % found in the sources checked. |
| Telangana | 3% of the value of the debts/securities, capped at ₹3,00,000 single source — verify | On ₹5,00,000 of debts/securities: ₹15,000 | Assetly — How to get a succession certificate in India Only one source found: slab-based under the Court Fees and Suits Valuation Act 1956, '2% on the lowest slab rising to ~5% on higher portions, commonly around 3% effective', capped at ₹3 lakh. The exact slabs are not verified, so the estimator uses the commonly cited ~3% effective rate with the ₹3 lakh cap. |
| Andhra Pradesh | 3% of the value of the debts/securities, capped at ₹3,00,000 single source — verify | On ₹5,00,000 of debts/securities: ₹15,000 | Assetly — How to get a succession certificate in India Only one source found, grouped with Telangana: same Court Fees and Suits Valuation Act 1956 slab ('~3% effective', capped at ₹3 lakh). The exact slabs are not verified, so the estimator uses the commonly cited ~3% effective rate with the ₹3 lakh cap. |
| Rajasthan | Not verified — see note unverified | — | LawyersClubIndia forum — Succession certificate (state questions) No Rajasthan-specific court-fee schedule or % found in the sources checked (one forum query asking for the Udaipur % is unanswered). |
| Madhya Pradesh | 3% of the value of the debts/securities single source — verify | On ₹5,00,000 of debts/securities: ₹15,000 | ProfessionalUtilities — Succession certificate, Madhya Pradesh Only one source found — 'usually about 3 percent of the value of the property'. No statute citation, no cap. |
| Bihar | Not verified — see note unverified | — | No Bihar-specific court-fee schedule or % found in the sources checked. |
| Haryana | 3% of the value of the debts/securities single source — verify | On ₹5,00,000 of debts/securities: ₹15,000 | LawyersClubIndia forum — Succession certificate (state questions) Only one source found (a forum answer): 'In Haryana it is 3% of the value of the property'. No statute citation, no cap. |
| Punjab | Not verified — see note unverified | — | LawyersClubIndia forum — Succession certificate (state questions) No Punjab-specific court-fee % found. One forum answer notes Punjab & Haryana succession petitions go before the Court of Civil Judge (Senior Division) — a forum point, not a fee. |
Fees we could not verify — and why they are not here
The following states' succession-certificate court fees appear in one published source we checked, or in sources that contradict each other, so we do not publish a number for them. Check the District Court or the State Court Fees Act schedule directly.
- Gujarat — No Gujarat-specific court-fee schedule or % found in the sources checked. Generic guides repeat 'about 3%' for all states — that is template text, not the Gujarat statute.
- Kerala — No Kerala-specific succession-certificate court-fee schedule or % found in the sources checked.
- Rajasthan — No Rajasthan-specific court-fee schedule or % found in the sources checked (one forum query asking for the Udaipur % is unanswered).
- Bihar — No Bihar-specific court-fee schedule or % found in the sources checked.
- Punjab — No Punjab-specific court-fee % found. One forum answer notes Punjab & Haryana succession petitions go before the Court of Civil Judge (Senior Division) — a forum point, not a fee.
Conflict — Court fee — Karnataka: One guide says 2% with slabs capped ~₹50,000–1,00,000; two others say 'usually about 3%' with a cap of ₹1,00,000. No Karnataka Court Fees Act schedule text was found in the sources checked. No single figure is published for Karnataka — check the District Court or the State Court Fees Act schedule.
Conflict — Court fee — Tamil Nadu: LawTendo gives two different tables in one article (fixed ₹100/250/500 then 3% above ₹50,000; and a separate 2%/3%/4%/5% slab table). RightToInformation.wiki says 3% capped at ₹3,00,000. SupremeToday identifies the provision (Sch.I Art.7, TN Court Fees and Suits Valuation Act 1955) but gives no figures. No slab table is published for Tamil Nadu — check the District Court or the Act schedule.
Conflict — Court fee — Delhi cap: One guide claims a ₹3,00,000 cap, but the Court Fees Act (Delhi Amendment) Sch.I Art.12 text found contains no cap. The estimator uses 2.5% with no cap.