Punjab Government Increases Court Fees and Stamp Duties Upto 1000%

The Punjab government has enacted significant increases in court fees and stamp duties across the province, under the Punjab Finance Act 2024. Fees for various court-related activities have risen dramatically, ranging from 500% to 1000%.

Punjab’s New Court Fees and Stamp Duties Price:

• Civil and Criminal Petitions: Fees increased from Rs2 to Rs500.
• Transferring Cases: Raised from Rs5 to Rs500.
• Requesting Court Records: Increased from Rs2 to Rs500.
• Filing Memorandum of Appeal, Claim, or Supervision: Jumped from Rs15 to Rs500.
• Court Tickets for Lawyers: For civil cases, fees increased from Rs2 to Rs100; for criminal cases, from Rs2 to Rs500.
• Undetermined Claim Amounts: Fees increased from Rs2 to Rs500.
• Consumer Law Claims: Now costs Rs1000 per ticket.
• Rent Determination or Eviction Requests: Fees surged from Rs2, Rs15 to Rs500.
• Stamp Papers for Affidavits: Increased from Rs100 to Rs300.
• Sale Agreements Stamp Papers: Set at Rs3000, up from Rs1200-3000.
• Other Declarations Stamp Papers: Increased to Rs500 from Rs100-200.
• Divorce Papers Stamp Duty: Increased to Rs1000 from Rs100.
• Certified Copies of Court Documents: Cost per page increased from Rs2 to Rs100.
• Claims under Rs50: Fees increased from Rs2 to Rs100.
• Claims over Rs50: Fees jumped from Rs5 to Rs500.
• Returning Original Documents: Increased from Rs2 to Rs100.