Filing a court case might soon make a hole in your pocket, as the state government plans to implement the revised court fees next year. The upper limit for filing a civil suit was Rs 3 lakh, but as per the revised charges it will be increased up to Rs 10 lakh. Similarly, in case of a probate under the succession law, the higher limit for the court fee was up to Rs 75,000, but it has been increased up to Rs 3 lakh. In both the cases, there might be a fee hike of almost 300 per cent. However, lawyers are of the opinion that instead of implementing such a steep rise, the government should do it stage-wise.

Speaking to mid-day, Advocate Godfrey Pimenta said, “The Maharashtra Court-fees (Amendment) Act, 2017 is likely to be implemented within the first quarter of 2022. The new charges are ridiculously high and if there is a legal remedy available to a party, but they have no means to pay such high court fees, it effectively means denying justice to them.”