COURT FEE IN CONSUMER COURT IN INDIA - 2025

consumer court fee

Value of consideration paid for goods and services determines the COURT FEE payable to the Consumer Court in India.

Please note that this is not the fee that ICRPC charges for its services for sending notice or preparing case papers. This is the fee to be paid to the consumer court when you file a case with consumer court. So, understand the difference. ICRPC does not collect court fee, it has to be paid to the court.

Below is the consumer court fee chargeable w.e.f 20 December 2022
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DISTRICT CONSUMER COMMISSION

(Jurisdiction to hear cases of up to Rs 50 Lakh value)

Less than Rs. 5 lakh: No fee

Above Rs. 5 lakh and up to Rs. 10 lakh: Rs. 200

Above Rs. 10 lakh and up to Rs 20 Lakh: Rs. 400

Above Rs. 20 lakh and up to Rs. 50 Lakh: Rs. 1,000

For complainants who are under the Below Proverty Line holding Antyodaya Anna Yojana card : NIL upto Rs 1,00,000

STATE CONSUMER COMMISSION

(Jurisdiction to hear cases from above Rs 50 Lakhs up to Rs 2 Crore value)

Above Rs. 50 lakh and up to Rs.1 Crore: Rs. 2,000

Above Rs. 1 Crore and up to Rs.2 Crore: Rs. 2,500

NATIONAL COMMISSION

(Jurisdiction to hear cases above Rs 2 Crore value)

Above Rs. 2 Crore and up to Rs.4 Crore: Rs. 3,000

Above Rs. 4 Crore and up to Rs.6 Crore: Rs. 4,000

Above Rs. 6 Crore and up to Rs.8 Crore: Rs. 5,000

Above Rs. 8 Crore and up to Rs.10 Crore: Rs. 6,000

Above Rs. 10 crore: Rs. 7,500

New fee structure is under under proposal as follows.

S No.	Total value of goods or service and the compensation claimed	Amount of fee payable
DISTRICT FORUM
1.	Upto to one lakh rupees – For complainants who are under the Below Proverty Line holding Antyodaya Anna Yojana cards	NIL
1 A.	Upto Rs.10,000/-	NIL
2.	Upto one lakh Rupees – For complainants other than Antyodaya Anna Yojana card holders	Rs.100/-
3.	Above one lakh and upto five lakh rupees	Rs.500/-
4.	Above five lakh and upto ten lakh rupees	Rs.1000/-
5.	Above ten lakh and upto twenty lakh rupees	Rs.2000/-
STATE COMMISSION
6.	Above twenty lakh and upto fifty lakh rupees	Rs.5000/-
7.	Above fifty lakh and upto one crore rupees	Rs.10,000/-
NATIONAL COMMISSION
8.	Above one crore rupees	Rs.25,000/-
9.	Above five crore rupees	Rs.50,000.-
10.	Above ten crore rupees	Rs.1,00,000/-