Case Law Analysis
|Madhya Pradesh High Court
Court Fees Act, 1870 | MP Act No. 6 of 2008 Caps Ad-Valorem Fees at Rs. 1,50,000 for All Suits, Including Specific Performance : MP HC Jabalpur
The Madhya Pradesh High Court has ruled that the state amendment to the Court Fees Act imposes a hard cap of Rs. 1,50,000 on court fees for all civil suits, regardless of claim value - including high-value specific performance cases. This removes the burden of ad-valorem fees on litigants in high-stakes contract disputes and standardizes litigation costs across the state.