Work out stamp duty, registration fees, RTI costs, consumer complaint fees, cheque bounce deadlines and free legal aid eligibility for your state, with the steps and documents you need and the official source behind every number.
Prefer a specific tool? Each one has its own page with the full fee tables, step-by-step guidance, FAQs and sources.
The full tables behind the assistant. Use them to compare states or check a figure quickly. Green means confirmed on an official government source; amber means it comes from reliable secondary sources and should be confirmed; red means we could not fully verify it.
Rates are the headline percentage on the higher of the sale price or the circle rate. Many states add cess, surcharges or municipal duty in some areas, and some have lower rates in villages or slabs by value. The stamp duty calculator explains these for each state.
| State / UT | Stamp duty (men) | Stamp duty (women) | Registration fee | Data | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Andaman and Nicobar Islands | 6% | 4% | 1% | Confirm | 1acre.in |
| Andhra Pradesh | 5% | 5% | 1% | Confirm | housing.com |
| Arunachal Pradesh | 6% | 6% | 1% | Unverified | 1acre.in |
| Assam | 6% | 5% | 8.5% | Confirm | housing.com |
| Bihar | 6% | 5.7% | 2% | Confirm | godrejcapital.com |
| Chandigarh | 6% | 6% | 1% | Unverified | 1acre.in |
| Chhattisgarh | 5% | 4% | 4% | Confirm | homefirstindia.com |
| Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu | 6% | 4% | 0.5% | Confirm | 1acre.in |
| Delhi | 6% (7% above Rs 25 lakh, MCD) | 4% (5% above Rs 25 lakh, MCD) | 1% | Official | revenue.delhi.gov.in |
| Goa | Slabs 3%, 4%, 4.5%... | Slabs 3%, 4%, 4.5%... | See notes | Unverified | housing.com |
| Gujarat | 4.9% | 4.9% | 1% | Confirm | homefirstindia.com |
| Haryana | 7% | 5% | See notes | Confirm | cleartax.in |
| Himachal Pradesh | 6% | 4% | 2% (max Rs 25,000) | Confirm | aninews.in |
| Jammu and Kashmir | 7% | 3% | 1.2% | Confirm | housing.com |
| Jharkhand | 4% | 4% | 3% | Confirm | housing.com |
| Karnataka | 5% | 5% | 2% | Confirm | ksandk.com |
| Kerala | 8% | 8% | 2% | Official | registration.kerala.gov.in |
| Ladakh | 7% | 3% | 1.2% | Confirm | 1acre.in |
| Lakshadweep | 5% | 5% | 1% | Unverified | 1acre.in |
| Madhya Pradesh | 7.5% | 7.5% | 3% | Confirm | godrejcapital.com |
| Maharashtra | 6% | 5% | 1% (max Rs 30,000) | Confirm | squareyards.com |
| Manipur | 7% | 7% | 3% (max Rs 25,000) | Unverified | 1acre.in |
| Meghalaya | 9.9% | 9.9% | 1% | Unverified | tradebrains.in |
| Mizoram | 3% | 3% | 0.5% (max Rs 30,000) | Official | prsindia.org |
| Nagaland | 8.25% | 8.25% | 1% | Unverified | 1acre.in |
| Odisha | 5% | 4% | 2% | Confirm | housing.com |
| Puducherry | 10% | 5% | 1.5% | Official | regn.py.gov.in |
| Punjab | 7% | 5% | 1% (max Rs 200,000) | Confirm | housing.com |
| Rajasthan | 6% | 5% | 1% | Confirm | epanjiyan.rajasthan.gov.in |
| Sikkim | 1% | 1% | 5% | Confirm | 1acre.in |
| Tamil Nadu | 7% | 7% | 2% | Confirm | community.verified.realestate |
| Telangana | 5.5% | 5.5% | 0.5% | Official | registration.telangana.gov.in |
| Tripura | 5% | 5% | 1.5% | Unverified | 1acre.in |
| Uttar Pradesh | 7% | 6% | 1% | Confirm | deccanherald.com |
| Uttarakhand | 5% | 3.75% | 2% (max Rs 50,000) | Official | portal.eregistrationukgov.in |
| West Bengal | 6% | 6% | 1% | Official | wbregistration.gov.in |
Applications to central government offices follow the RTI Rules, 2012. Each state has its own fee rules for state offices. People below the poverty line are exempt everywhere on showing proof.
| Government | Application fee | Per page | Appeal fees (1st / 2nd) | Data |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Central government | Rs 10 | Rs 2 | Nil / Nil | Official |
| Andaman and Nicobar Islands | Rs 10 | Rs 2 | Nil / Nil | Confirm |
| Andhra Pradesh | Rs 10 | Rs 2 | Nil / Nil | Confirm |
| Arunachal Pradesh | Rs 50 | Rs 5 | Rs 50 / Nil | Confirm |
| Assam | Rs 10 | Rs 2 | Nil / Nil | Confirm |
| Bihar | Rs 10 | Rs 2 | Rs 10 / Nil | Confirm |
| Chandigarh | Rs 10 | Rs 2 | Nil / Nil | Confirm |
| Chhattisgarh | Rs 10 | Rs 2 | Rs 50 / Rs 100 | Unverified |
| Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu | Rs 25 | Rs 2 | Nil / Nil | Unverified |
| Delhi | Rs 10 | Rs 2 | Nil / Nil | Unverified |
| Goa | Rs 10 | Rs 2 | Nil / Nil | Confirm |
| Gujarat | Rs 20 | Rs 2 | Nil / Nil | Official |
| Haryana | Rs 50 | Rs 2 | Nil / Nil | Confirm |
| Himachal Pradesh | Rs 10 | Rs 10 | Nil / Nil | Confirm |
| Jammu and Kashmir | Rs 10 | Rs 2 | Nil / Nil | Confirm |
| Jharkhand | Rs 10 | Rs 2 | Nil / Nil | Confirm |
| Karnataka | Rs 10 | Rs 2 | Nil / Nil | Official |
| Kerala | Rs 10 | Rs 3 | Nil / Nil | Official |
| Ladakh | Rs 10 | Rs 2 | Nil / Nil | Confirm |
| Lakshadweep | Rs 10 | Rs 2 | Nil / Nil | Unverified |
| Madhya Pradesh | Rs 10 | Rs 2 | Rs 50 / Rs 100 | Confirm |
| Maharashtra | Rs 10 | Rs 2 | Rs 20 / Rs 20 | Confirm |
| Manipur | Rs 10 | Rs 2 | Nil / Nil | Confirm |
| Meghalaya | Rs 10 | Rs 2 | Nil / Nil | Confirm |
| Mizoram | Rs 10 | Rs 2 | Rs 40 / Rs 50 | Unverified |
| Nagaland | Rs 10 | Rs 2 | Nil / Nil | Confirm |
| Odisha | Rs 10 | Rs 2 | Rs 20 / Rs 25 | Official |
| Puducherry | Rs 10 | Rs 2 | Nil / Nil | Confirm |
| Punjab | Rs 10 | Rs 2 | Nil / Nil | Unverified |
| Rajasthan | Rs 10 | Rs 2 | Nil / Nil | Confirm |
| Sikkim | Rs 10 | Rs 2 | Rs 100 / Rs 100 | Official |
| Tamil Nadu | Rs 10 | Rs 2 | Nil / Nil | Official |
| Telangana | Rs 10 | Rs 2 | Nil / Nil | Official |
| Tripura | Rs 10 | Rs 2 | Nil / Nil | Confirm |
| Uttar Pradesh | Rs 10 | Rs 2 | Nil / Nil | Confirm |
| Uttarakhand | Rs 10 | Rs 2 | Nil / Nil | Unverified |
| West Bengal | Rs 10 | Rs 2 | Nil / Nil | Confirm |
Women, children, SC and ST members, persons with disabilities, people in custody, industrial workmen and victims of trafficking or disasters get free legal aid whatever their income. Others qualify if their annual income is within the limit for their state.
| Court | Annual income limit | Authority | Data |
|---|---|---|---|
| Supreme Court | Rs 500,000 | Supreme Court Legal Services Committee | Official |
| Andaman and Nicobar Islands | Rs 300,000 | Andaman & Nicobar State Legal Services Authority | Official |
| Andhra Pradesh | Rs 300,000 | Andhra Pradesh State Legal Services Authority (APSLSA) | Official |
| Arunachal Pradesh | Rs 100,000 | Arunachal Pradesh State Legal Services Authority | Official |
| Assam | Rs 300,000 | Assam State Legal Services Authority (ASLSA) | Official |
| Bihar | Rs 150,000 | Bihar State Legal Services Authority (BSLSA) | Official |
| Chandigarh | Rs 300,000 | State Legal Services Authority, UT Chandigarh | Unverified |
| Chhattisgarh | Rs 150,000 | Chhattisgarh State Legal Services Authority (CGSLSA) | Official |
| Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu | Rs 100,000 | DNH & DD Legal Services Authority | Unverified |
| Delhi | Rs 300,000 | Delhi State Legal Services Authority (DSLSA) | Official |
| Goa | Rs 300,000 | Goa State Legal Services Authority (GSLSA) | Official |
| Gujarat | Rs 300,000 | Gujarat State Legal Services Authority (GSLSA) | Official |
| Haryana | Rs 300,000 | Haryana State Legal Services Authority (HALSA) | Official |
| Himachal Pradesh | Rs 300,000 | Himachal Pradesh State Legal Services Authority (HPSLSA) | Official |
| Jammu and Kashmir | Rs 300,000 | J&K Legal Services Authority (JKLSA) | Official |
| Jharkhand | Rs 300,000 | Jharkhand State Legal Services Authority (JHALSA) | Official |
| Karnataka | Rs 300,000 | Karnataka State Legal Services Authority (KSLSA) | Official |
| Kerala | Rs 300,000 | Kerala State Legal Services Authority (KeLSA) | Official |
| Ladakh | Rs 100,000 | Ladakh Legal Services Authority (constituted 24-02-2021) | Official |
| Lakshadweep | Rs 300,000 | Lakshadweep Legal Services Authority | Unverified |
| Madhya Pradesh | Rs 200,000 | Madhya Pradesh State Legal Services Authority (MPSLSA) | Official |
| Maharashtra | Rs 300,000 | Maharashtra State Legal Services Authority (MSLSA) | Official |
| Manipur | Rs 300,000 | Manipur State Legal Services Authority (MASLSA) | Official |
| Meghalaya | Rs 300,000 | Meghalaya State Legal Services Authority (MSLSA) | Unverified |
| Mizoram | Rs 50,000 | Mizoram State Legal Services Authority (MSLSA) | Unverified |
| Nagaland | Rs 100,000 | Nagaland State Legal Services Authority (NSLSA) | Official |
| Odisha | Rs 300,000 | Odisha State Legal Services Authority (OSLSA) | Official |
| Puducherry | Rs 300,000 | U.T. of Puducherry Legal Services Authority | Official |
| Punjab | Rs 300,000 | Punjab State Legal Services Authority (PULSA) | Official |
| Rajasthan | Rs 300,000 | Rajasthan State Legal Services Authority (RSLSA) | Official |
| Sikkim | Rs 300,000 | Sikkim State Legal Services Authority (SSLSA) | Official |
| Tamil Nadu | Rs 300,000 | Tamil Nadu State Legal Services Authority (TNSLSA) | Official |
| Telangana | Rs 300,000 | Telangana State Legal Services Authority (TSLSA) | Unverified |
| Tripura | Rs 150,000 | Tripura State Legal Services Authority (TSLSA) | Official |
| Uttar Pradesh | Rs 300,000 | Uttar Pradesh State Legal Services Authority (UPSLSA) | Official |
| Uttarakhand | Rs 300,000 | Uttarakhand State Legal Services Authority (UKSLSA) | Official |
| West Bengal | Rs 100,000 | West Bengal State Legal Services Authority (WBSLSA) | Official |
Need help after calculating? Book a legal service such as a sale deed check, rent agreement, legal notice or consumer complaint, or talk to an enrolled advocate free.
Most people arrive here with a situation, not a calculator name: a cheque has bounced, a builder is late, a flat is about to be registered, a government office is not answering. The table matches common situations to the right tool, and to the guide that explains the wider process.
| Your situation | Use this calculator | Read next |
|---|---|---|
| Someone's cheque to you has bounced | Cheque bounce deadlines and penalty | Cheque bounce notice service |
| You wrote a cheque that bounced and received a notice | Cheque bounce calculator, to see your 15-day deadline and settlement costs | Legal notice reply |
| A product or service was defective and the company refuses to help | Consumer complaint fee and forum | Consumer complaint guide |
| You are buying or gifting property in Delhi | Delhi stamp duty calculator | Property registration guide |
| You are buying property in any other state | Stamp duty calculator, all states | Property verification |
| You want information from a government office | RTI fee calculator | RTI application guide |
| You need a lawyer but cannot afford one | Free legal aid eligibility | Legal fees guide |
| You are changing your name, after marriage or otherwise | Name change gazette fee | Name change after marriage |
| You are disowning a son or daughter | No calculator needed; costs are quoted on the order call | Bedakhli process guide |
If your problem does not fit any row, the legal cost assistant at the top of this page accepts a plain-language question, such as "flat in Pune 80 lakh woman buyer" or "RTI to Gujarat office 30 pages", and routes you to the right calculation.
Behind each calculator sits a full guide on its own page: the cheque bounce page explains how days are counted and what happens in court; the consumer page covers what counts as the amount paid and appeal deposits; the stamp duty pages explain circle rates, surcharges and family gifts; the RTI page covers fee letters and free information after the deadline; and the legal aid and gazette pages explain eligibility and the steps that come before the fee. This hub brings the key points together so you can compare them, see the deadlines side by side and plan a budget, and then go to the detailed page for your situation.
What it answers: when your demand notice must go out, by when the drawer has to pay, the window for filing the complaint, the maximum fine, the interim compensation a court may order, and the costs of settling at each stage.
What to enter: the cheque amount, the date on the cheque, the date your bank told you it bounced, and, once sent, the date the drawer received your notice.
Key figures: a 30-day notice window, a 15-day payment window and one calendar month to file; a fine that can reach double the cheque; interim compensation capped at a fifth of the cheque; and settlement costs that rise from nothing to 10% the later the case settles, under the September 2025 Supreme Court scale.
Common mistake: counting one month as 30 days, or filing one day too soon, before the drawer's full 15 days have run. Open the calculator.
What it answers: the filing fee, the commission that hears your complaint, and, if you give a date, when your two years run out.
What to enter: the amount you paid for the goods or service, not the compensation you want, and optionally the date the problem arose.
Key figures: no fee up to Rs 5 lakh; District Commission up to Rs 50 lakh, State Commission up to Rs 2 crore, National Commission above that; a party appealing a money order must deposit half of it first. The Supreme Court upheld the value-paid system in April 2025.
Common mistake: entering the claim instead of the price, which wrongly suggests a higher forum and fee. Open the calculator.
What it answers: the three government charges on a Delhi sale or gift deed, worked out for your area and for each owner's share, as well as duty on short rent agreements and powers of attorney.
Key figures: the combined duty in MCD colonies steps up by one point once the value passes Rs 25 lakh (from July 2023), reaching 7% for a man and 5% for a woman; registration stays at 1% plus Rs 100, uncapped.
Common mistake: applying the lower pre-2023 rate to a property worth more than Rs 25 lakh. Open the calculator.
What it answers: an estimate of stamp duty and registration on a sale deed in every state and union territory, with women's concessions, urban and rural rates where they differ, local surcharges and the source for each state.
Key figures: headline rates run from about 2% to 3% in a few smaller territories and Mizoram up to 10% in Puducherry; registration fees range from a capped Rs 30,000 in Maharashtra to several per cent in some states.
Common mistake: forgetting the registration fee or a city's metro cess. Open the calculator.
What it answers: the total RTI fee for central or state offices, including copies, CDs and inspection, the appeal fees in your state, and the dates by which the reply and first appeal are due.
Key figures: a ten-rupee application and two rupees a page for copies at central offices; first hour of inspection free; information must be free if the office misses its deadline.
Common mistake: paying copy charges in advance, or paying a fee demanded after the 30 days. Open the calculator.
What it answers: whether the 1987 legal services law entitles you to a lawyer at no cost, either because you belong to a listed category or because your income is below your state's limit, and which authority to contact.
Key figures: a set of listed groups, among them women, children, SC and ST members, disabled persons and people in custody, get aid at any income; for everyone else a state income ceiling applies, Rs 3 lakh a year in most states and Rs 5 lakh for Supreme Court matters.
Common mistake: assuming legal aid is only for the very poor, when many women and other listed groups qualify regardless of income. Open the checker.
What it answers: the Gazette of India fee for publishing a change of name, for an adult or a minor, living in India or abroad, with the steps.
Key figures: eleven hundred rupees for an adult in India and seventeen hundred for a minor, with higher charges for applicants overseas, all paid on Bharatkosh.
Common mistake: budgeting only for the gazette, forgetting the affidavit and newspaper notices that must come first. Open the calculator.
The same task can cost quite different amounts depending on the state. The table pulls together the headline figures from the stamp duty, RTI and legal aid data for the largest states. Stamp duty is the headline sale deed rate before local charges; confidence varies, so check the individual calculator for notes and labels.
| State | Stamp duty, men / women | Registration | RTI: apply / per page | RTI appeals | Legal aid income limit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Delhi | 6% / 4% (7% / 5% above Rs 25 lakh, MCD) | 1% + Rs 100 | Rs 10 / Rs 2 | Nil | Rs 3 lakh (Rs 4 lakh if over 60 or transgender) |
| Uttar Pradesh | 7% / 6% | 1% | Rs 10 / Rs 2 | Nil | Rs 3 lakh |
| Maharashtra | 6% / 5% in Mumbai | 1%, capped at Rs 30,000 | Rs 10 / Rs 2 | Rs 20 each | Rs 3 lakh |
| Karnataka | 5% plus cess and surcharge | 2% | Rs 10 / Rs 2 | Nil | Rs 3 lakh |
| Tamil Nadu | 7% / 7% | 2% (1% for women up to Rs 10 lakh) | Rs 10 / Rs 2 | Nil | Rs 3 lakh |
| West Bengal | 6% / 6% (7% above Rs 1 crore, urban) | 1% | Rs 10 / Rs 2 | Nil | Rs 1 lakh |
| Gujarat | 4.9% / 4.9% | 1% (nil for a sole woman buyer) | Rs 20 / Rs 2 | Nil | Rs 3 lakh |
| Rajasthan | 6% / 5% plus surcharge | 1% | Rs 10 / Rs 2 | Nil | Rs 3 lakh |
| Haryana | 7% / 5% urban | Fixed band, up to Rs 50,000 | Rs 50 / Rs 2 | Nil | Rs 3 lakh |
| Punjab | 7% / 5% | 1%, capped at Rs 2 lakh | Rs 10 / Rs 2 | Nil | Rs 3 lakh |
| Kerala | 8% / 8% | 2% | Rs 10 / Rs 3 | Nil | Rs 3 lakh |
| Telangana | 5.5% plus 1.5% transfer duty in towns | 0.5% in towns | Rs 10 / Rs 2 | Nil | Rs 3 lakh |
| Bihar | 6% / 5.7% | 2% | Rs 10 / Rs 2 | Rs 10 first appeal | Rs 1.5 lakh |
| Madhya Pradesh | 7.5% / 7.5% | 3% | Rs 10 / Rs 2 | Rs 50 / Rs 100 | Rs 2 lakh |
The consumer complaint fee and the Gazette of India fee are the same across India, which is why they do not appear in the table. Cheque bounce deadlines are also national, though court fees for the complaint vary by state.
A large share of the people using these calculators live in Delhi and the NCR. For them, the key Delhi figures are:
For local help, see lawyers in Delhi and property lawyers in Delhi.
Missing a deadline is the most expensive mistake in Indian legal matters, because a strong claim can be lost on a date alone. This table collects the deadlines that come up most often across the calculators and guides on Mara Vakil.
| Matter | Deadline | Counted from | Can it be extended? |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cheque bounce demand notice | 30 days | Receipt of the bank's information | No |
| Drawer's time to pay after notice | 15 days | Receipt of the notice | No |
| Cheque bounce complaint | 1 calendar month | Day after the 15 days end | Yes, for sufficient cause |
| Presenting a cheque | 3 months | Date on the cheque | No; ask for a fresh cheque |
| Consumer complaint | 2 years | Date the cause of action arose | Yes, for sufficient cause |
| Company's reply in a consumer case | 30 days, plus up to 15 | Receipt of notice | Not beyond 45 days |
| Consumer appeal to State Commission | 45 days | Date of the order | Yes, for sufficient cause |
| RTI reply | 30 days (35 through an Assistant PIO; 48 hours for life or liberty) | Receipt of the application | No; late information must be free |
| RTI first appeal | 30 days | Reply, or the date it was due | Yes, for sufficient cause |
| RTI second appeal | 90 days | First appeal decision, or the date it was due | Yes, for sufficient cause |
| Presenting a document for registration | 4 months | Date of signing | Up to 4 more months, with a fine |
| Civil suit for money owed | Generally 3 years | When the money became due | Only in limited situations |
| Criminal complaint for minor offences | 6 months, 1 year or 3 years, depending on the maximum punishment | Date of the offence or of knowledge of it | Yes, in the interests of justice |
| Name change gazette | No legal deadline | Not applicable | Not applicable |
The criminal limitation periods apply only to offences punishable with a fine or with imprisonment of up to three years, as now laid down in section 514 of the new criminal procedure code (formerly section 468); serious offences have no limitation period. When in doubt about any deadline, act early and take advice; a few days' delay is easier to explain than a few months.
| What | Government fee | Paid to |
|---|---|---|
| Consumer complaint up to Rs 5 lakh paid | Nil | Consumer commission |
| Consumer complaint above Rs 5 lakh | Rs 200 to Rs 7,500 by slab | Consumer commission |
| RTI application to a central office | Rs 10 to apply; copies at Rs 2 a page | The public authority |
| RTI appeals to central authorities | Nil | Not applicable |
| Gazette notification for change of name | Rs 1,100 adult, Rs 1,700 minor, in India | Department of Publication, via Bharatkosh |
| Stamp duty on a Delhi sale deed, MCD area | 6% to 7% for men, 4% to 5% for women | Delhi Government and MCD, via e-stamp |
| Registration of a Delhi sale deed | 1% plus Rs 100 | Sub-Registrar |
| Legal aid for eligible persons | Free | Not applicable |
| Cheque bounce complaint court fee | Set by each state, often by slab | The court |
Government fees are only part of the cost. Advocate fees, newspaper charges, notarisation, copies and travel usually add more. The legal fees guide explains how advocates charge.
Not every legal task needs a calculator, but people often want a quick sense of the official cost and timing before they start. The table gives the broad picture for tasks Mara Vakil's services cover. Professional fees, where you use an advocate or a service, are extra and are quoted separately.
| Task | Main government cost | Key time point | More |
|---|---|---|---|
| Court marriage under the Special Marriage Act | Small fees set by each state for the notice and certificate | A 30-day notice period before the marriage can be solemnised | Court marriage |
| Registering a Hindu or Arya Samaj marriage | A modest registration fee set by the state | Several states, including Delhi, require registration, with a late fee after the set period | Marriage registration, Arya Samaj marriage |
| Mutual consent divorce | Court fee on the petition, set by the state | A six-month gap between the two motions, though courts may dispense with it in fitting cases | Mutual divorce, divorce guide |
| Making a will | No stamp duty; a small fee only if you choose to register | No deadline; update when circumstances change | Will drafting |
| Succession certificate for a deceased person's bank balances and securities | Court fee calculated on the value of the debts and securities, at state rates | A public notice period before the court decides | Succession certificate |
| Legal heir certificate | A small fee to the revenue office in most states | Varies by state, often a few weeks | Legal heir certificate |
| Change of name in the gazette | Rs 1,100 for an adult in India | Publication usually within some weeks of a complete application | Name change in gazette |
| Correction of date of birth in the gazette | Gazette fee as for a change of particulars | After an affidavit and newspaper notice | Date of birth correction |
| Trademark application | Rs 4,500 per class when filed online by an individual, startup or small enterprise; Rs 9,000 for others | Examination and possible objections over the following months | Trademark registration |
| GST registration | No government fee | Usually granted within days if documents are complete | GST registration |
| Udyam (MSME) registration | No government fee | Online, usually immediate | Udyam registration |
| Partnership deed | Stamp duty under state law; registration of the firm optional but useful | None fixed | Partnership deed |
| Rent agreement under a year | Stamp duty under state law; registration not compulsory | Sign before possession | Rent agreement |
| Power of attorney | Small fixed stamp duty, more where given for consideration to sell property | Register where it concerns immovable property | Power of attorney |
Free government registrations such as GST and Udyam are sometimes offered by agents for a fee that looks like a government charge. The government itself charges nothing for these; any fee you pay is for the service, and you should know what it covers.
The calculators give you the government part of the cost. A full budget has four parts. Writing them down before you start avoids surprises later.
| Part | What goes in it | Where to get the figure |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Government charges | Stamp duty, registration fee, court fee, consumer or RTI fee, gazette fee | The calculators on this page, then the official portal |
| 2. Professional fees | Advocate, chartered accountant or service fees | A written quote; see the legal fees guide |
| 3. Incidental costs | Notary, stamp paper, newspaper advertisements, copies, postage, travel | Rough estimates; ask your advocate or service provider |
| 4. Contingency | Extra hearings, objections, delays, corrections | Keep a margin, larger for contested matters |
For a simple transaction such as registering a flat, the government part is usually the largest share. For a contested case, professional fees and time usually matter more than any government fee. Either way, ask for every quote in writing and keep receipts for everything you pay.
These scenarios use invented people and round figures to show how the calculators fit together. Each links to the tool used, so you can repeat the figures.
Arun and Kavita buy a flat in an MCD colony for Rs 60 lakh, in equal shares. The Delhi calculator gives stamp duty of 3% on his half and 2% on hers, Rs 1,50,000; transfer duty of 4% on his half and 3% on hers, Rs 2,10,000; and registration of 1% plus Rs 100, Rs 60,100. The government charges total Rs 4,20,100. Because the price is Rs 50 lakh or more, they must also deduct 1% TDS from the payment to the seller, Rs 60,000, and deposit it. If Kavita alone had bought, the total would have been Rs 3,60,100.
Meena's tenant pays two months' rent, Rs 50,000, by a cheque that bounces. Using the cheque bounce calculator, she sees she has 30 days from her bank's message to send a notice. The maximum fine is Rs 1,00,000, the court may order interim compensation of up to Rs 10,000, and if the tenant settles before his defence evidence, he pays no extra costs. Meena sends the notice; the tenant pays within the 15 days, and the matter ends.
Harish paid Rs 12,90,000 for a car that has gone back to the workshop five times. The consumer fee calculator shows a filing fee of Rs 400, the District Commission as the forum, and a deadline two years from the last failed repair. He claims a replacement, compensation and costs; none of that changes the fee.
Mr Sharma's pension revision has been pending for eight months. Using the RTI fee calculator, he files an RTI with the central pension office, paying Rs 10. The office replies within 30 days with 14 pages of file notings, costing Rs 28. The notings show the file waiting for one signature; a polite letter quoting them moves it within weeks.
Rekha's brothers have excluded her from her late father's house. She cannot afford an advocate. The legal aid checker confirms that, being a woman, her income does not matter. She applies at the district authority, which appoints a panel advocate to bring her partition suit.
Priya wants her passport and bank records in her married name. She swears an affidavit, publishes the change in an English and a Hindi newspaper, and applies for gazette notification. The gazette fee calculator shows Rs 1,100 for an adult in India. The affidavit and newspaper advertisements cost extra; Mara Vakil's name change after marriage service can handle the steps together.
A father in Mumbai wants to gift his flat to his daughter. The all-state calculator notes that Maharashtra charges a flat Rs 200 for a gift of residential property to a child, against the full rate in Delhi. He saves several lakh rupees in duty by checking the state rule before drafting the gift deed.
Many questions we receive come from mixing up two figures that sound alike. Here are the pairs that cause the most trouble.
| Often confused | The difference |
|---|---|
| Consumer filing fee and compensation claimed | Only the price you paid drives the fee and the choice of commission; however large your claim, neither changes. |
| Stamp duty and registration fee | One is a state tax on the deed itself, the other a charge for entering it in the registry; you pay both at roughly the same time, under different laws. |
| Circle rate and market price | The circle rate is the government's minimum value. Duty is charged on whichever is higher, the price in the deed or the circle rate value. |
| RTI application fee and copy charges | The application fee is paid with the request; copy charges are paid only after the office writes with the amount, and not at all if the office is late. |
| Gazette fee and newspaper charges | The gazette fee goes to the Department of Publication; newspaper advertisement charges go to the newspapers and are paid first. |
| Legal aid income limit and listed categories | The income limit applies only to people outside the listed categories; women, children and others in the list qualify regardless of income. |
| Cheque bounce fine and amount recovered | The fine can be up to twice the cheque amount, but courts commonly order the cheque amount plus a reasonable sum as compensation, not the maximum. |
| Interim compensation and final compensation | Interim compensation in a cheque case is paid while the case is pending and must be refunded if the drawer is acquitted. |
| Joint rate and each owner's rate | A few states publish a single joint figure; in Delhi, by contrast, the man's and the woman's portions are taxed separately at their own rates. |
| Registration deadline and limitation period | The four-month rule is for presenting a signed document for registration; limitation periods are for filing cases. |
The calculators sit within a wider set of free resources on Mara Vakil. The legal guides explain processes step by step, from filing a consumer complaint to registering property and choosing an advocate. The legal services pages let you book common documentation work. The legal help centre answers questions about using the platform. And if you need an advocate, talk to an advocate to describe your matter free; enrolment-checked advocates can respond, and any fee is agreed directly with them.
Buyers use the stamp duty calculators while negotiating, to know the true cost of a flat before agreeing a price, and again before registration to check the figure on the state portal. Couples use the Delhi calculator to see how the shares between husband and wife change the duty, and families check whether a gift within the family is cheaper in their state.
Landlords turn to the cheque bounce calculator when a rent cheque returns unpaid, and to the Delhi calculator to work out duty on a rent agreement shorter than a year. Tenants use the same tools to understand the notice they receive and the time they have to pay.
Traders and small manufacturers rely on the cheque bounce calculator more than anyone, because post-dated cheques are still common in supply chains. They also use the consumer calculator when a supplier's product fails, if the purchase was not for resale, and the RTI calculator when a government payment is delayed.
Older users most often need the RTI calculator, to chase pension and provident fund files, and the legal aid checker, since many states give senior citizens a higher income limit. The bedakhli guide answers questions about children who neglect or harass them.
Students file RTIs for answer sheets and recruitment records, and use the consumer calculator for coaching or college fee refunds. Those changing their names on certificates use the gazette fee calculator.
NRIs use the all-state stamp duty calculator before buying or selling property in India, the RTI calculator to file online with central offices, and the gazette fee calculator, which shows the higher fee for applicants outside India.
The calculators are written in plain English and work on phones, tablets and computers without any app or login. Results use Indian number formatting, with lakhs and crores, so figures read the way they are spoken. The legal cost assistant works best with short English phrases, such as "flat Delhi 50 lakh woman", and recognises a few common Hindi words like ghar and zameen. Advocates who respond through Mara Vakil can usually talk to you in Hindi or your regional language. Pages are designed to load quickly on slow connections, and once a page has loaded, the calculation runs without needing a further connection.
If you find a figure that does not match the official source for your state, or a calculation that looks wrong, please tell us at help@maravakil.in with the state, the figure you saw and, if possible, a link to the official notification. Corrections are checked and, once confirmed, made across every page that uses the same data. Suggestions for new calculators are welcome too; the most requested so far are civil court fees by state and succession certificate fees.
| When | Change | Calculator affected |
|---|---|---|
| 10 July 2023 | Delhi's MCD transfer duty raised by one point above Rs 25 lakh | Delhi and all-state stamp duty |
| 17 August 2023 | Current consumer complaint fee table took effect | Consumer complaint fee |
| 1 January 2025 | e-Jagriti replaced e-Daakhil for online consumer filing | Consumer complaint fee |
| April 2025 | Supreme Court upheld the value-paid basis for consumer forum and fee | Consumer complaint fee |
| 2025 | Several states changed stamp duty or registration rules, including Karnataka, Uttar Pradesh, Tamil Nadu and Uttarakhand | All-state stamp duty |
| 25 September 2025 | Supreme Court revised cheque bounce settlement costs and allowed electronic summons | Cheque bounce |
| 4 October 2025 | RBI's continuous cheque clearing began, so bounces are known faster | Cheque bounce |
| 13 November 2025 | The amended personal information exemption in the RTI Act took effect | RTI fee |
| 7 July 2026 | Maharashtra notified new RTI rules | RTI fee |
| 9 September 2026 | New e-commerce consumer rules notified, in force from 1 January 2027 | Consumer complaint fee |
Each calculator's own page explains the change that affects it. When a new rule is confirmed, the calculator data and every page that shows it are updated together.
A calculator is only as good as its numbers. Because fees and rates change often, and because different websites quote different figures, we follow a fixed method for every number shown.
Our first stop for any number is the government's own material: the bare Act and rules, gazette notifications, official fee schedules, ready reckoners and the websites of registration departments, consumer commissions, information commissions and legal services authorities.
Where an official page cannot be read, often because the rates are published only as scanned PDFs, we use dependable second-hand sources, for instance lenders' guides, notes by law firms and news reports of government decisions. These figures carry the "Confirm" label.
Where sources disagree, we say so in the note for that state or item and mark the figure "Unverified", rather than choosing whichever number looks more convenient.
Every calculator and table shows the date its data was last checked. Rates can change in a state budget overnight, so the date tells you how fresh the figure is.
When we find an error, we correct it and say so on the page. Recent examples:
Each calculator is tested against worked examples published on its page, so that the figures in the text and the results the tool produces always match.
Use the calculators to plan and to ask the right questions. For a decision with real money or rights at stake, talk to an advocate; the guide on choosing an advocate explains how to find the right one.
| Term | Meaning |
|---|---|
| Circle rate, guidance value, ready reckoner | The government's minimum value for property, used for stamp duty if the price is lower |
| Stamp duty | A state tax on documents such as sale and gift deeds |
| Transfer duty | A local body levy on property transfers, collected with stamp duty in some places |
| Registration fee | The fee for registering a document with the Sub-Registrar |
| Cause of action | The event that gives rise to a legal claim and usually starts a limitation period |
| Limitation period | The time within which a case or appeal must be filed |
| Condonation of delay | A court or commission excusing a late filing for sufficient cause |
| Compounding | Settling a criminal case, such as a cheque bounce complaint, with the court's permission |
| PIO and First Appellate Authority | The officers who answer RTI applications and hear first appeals |
| Legal services authority | The body set up by law to arrange free legal help, from district up to national level |
| Gazette notification | Official publication by the government, used to record a change of name |
Yes. Every calculator and the legal cost assistant on Mara Vakil are free and need no login.
Yes. Stamp duty, RTI fees and free legal aid limits are covered for all 28 states and 8 union territories. Consumer complaint fees, cheque bounce deadlines and the Gazette of India name change fee are the same across India.
From state registration and revenue departments, information commissions, legal services authorities, the Gazette and the relevant Acts and rules. Each result shows its source and a label: Official, Confirm (reliable secondary source) or Unverified.
The figure comes from reliable published sources such as bank and law-firm guides or news reports of a notification, but we could not open the government page itself. Check the final amount with the office, such as the Sub-Registrar, before paying.
No. It is a guided assistant that reads your question, picks out the service, state, amount and buyer, and works out the answer from our researched data. Because it does not make anything up, every figure can be traced to a source.
No. Advocates set their own fees and Bar Council of India rules do not allow fee advertising. You can describe your matter and book a free first consultation through Mara Vakil to ask directly.
The state data was last researched on 13 October 2026. Rates change through state budgets and notifications, so we review them regularly and show the date on every result.
No. They are general information to help you plan. Confirm with the office concerned or an advocate before paying or filing.
Open the cheque bounce calculator, type in the amount and the dates you have, and it lists each deadline along with the penalty limits and what settling would cost at each stage.
Start with the consumer fee and forum tool. Put in what you paid; the answer tells you the fee and which commission to approach.
Pick the Delhi tool. It handles Delhi's municipal areas and buyer shares separately and covers gifts and short rentals too. Elsewhere in India, use the all-state tool.
In an MCD colony, 7% in stamp and transfer duty plus 1% registration and Rs 100, so about Rs 3,20,100 in all.
Yes. Select that state in the RTI tool and it applies the state's own application and copy rates, and shows appeal charges where the state has them.
Yes. Being a woman is itself a qualifying ground, so your earnings are irrelevant. Approach your district's legal services authority.
That depends on your state; Rs 3 lakh a year is the most common ceiling, some states set less, and Supreme Court cases use Rs 5 lakh. Listed groups qualify at any income.
An adult in India pays Rs 1,100 and a minor Rs 1,700. Applicants abroad pay Rs 3,500 and Rs 5,100.
An affidavit and two newspaper notices, one English and one local-language, which come before the gazette application.
Within 30 days, counting from tomorrow. The calculator shows the exact last date.
Not yet. The limit is two years from when the problem arose, and later filings can be allowed for good reason.
Within 30 days of the office receiving it, 35 if it went through an Assistant PIO, and within 48 hours if a person's life or liberty depends on it.
Yes: four months from signing, extendable by four more on payment of a fine.
Yes. Nothing you type leaves your device; the arithmetic happens in the browser.
No, but check before paying. It means the number came from dependable secondary sources because the official page could not be read.
It means sources disagree or the figure appears only on aggregator sites. Treat it as indicative and confirm at the office.
They were reviewed on 16 October 2026, and each tool carries its own checked date.
Yes: Delhi's higher rate above Rs 25 lakh, a consumer forum note after the April 2025 ruling, Maharashtra's RTI status, and a bug in amounts written in words.
Yes, on any modern phone browser, with no app or sign-in.
No. It handles money, dates and limits. The strength of a case is a legal question for an advocate.
Not with a calculator, because advocates set their own fees. The legal fees guide explains common ways of charging.
Not at present. Each state fixes its own court fees, usually as a share of the claim, and the legal fees guide covers the basics.
Settling before defence evidence costs nothing extra. After that it is 5% of the cheque, rising to 7.5% before the Sessions Court or High Court and 10% before the Supreme Court.
No. Several large states, including Kerala, Tamil Nadu, Karnataka and West Bengal, give no stamp duty concession to women on our latest data.
No. Once the deadline has passed, copies must be supplied free under section 7(6).
No filing fee where you paid Rs 5 lakh or less, though copies and postage cost a little.
Each tool links to the matching Mara Vakil service and to talk to an advocate, where enrolment-checked advocates can respond.
No. It is a technology platform; the calculators give general information, not legal advice.
On our data, Kerala, at 8% with 2% registration, and Madhya Pradesh, at 7.5% with 3% registration, are among the most expensive large states.
Gujarat comes out near the bottom: a flat 4.9% duty, and a woman buying alone skips the registration fee.
Yes. The fee schedule is set nationally, so it does not change from state to state.
Yes, for the Gazette of India. Some states also publish name changes in their own state gazettes with separate fees.
DSLSA applies a Rs 3 lakh yearly ceiling, lifted to Rs 4 lakh for people over 60 and transgender persons.
No. Any fee you pay is for a service provider's help, not to the government.
Rs 4,500 per class when an individual, startup or small enterprise files online, and Rs 9,000 for others.
Add government charges, professional fees, incidental costs such as notary and newspapers, and a margin for delays.
Trust the portal, then check which input differed, often the area, the circle rate or the buyer's share.
Normally six months separate the first and second motions; courts can shorten or skip this where justified.
It works best with short English phrases and recognises only a few Hindi words, such as ghar and zameen. Choosing the calculator from the list is the surest route.
Email help@maravakil.in with the state, the figure and, ideally, a link to the official source. Confirmed corrections are applied on every page that uses the data.
Yes. Pages are light, and once loaded the calculation runs in the browser without a further connection.
The cheque bounce calculator for returned rent cheques, and the Delhi calculator for stamp duty on short rent agreements.
Yes. The stamp duty, RTI and gazette fee calculators cover the situations NRIs face most, including the higher gazette fee for applicants abroad.
Suggestions are welcome. Civil court fees by state and succession certificate fees are the most requested.
The current table has applied since 17 August 2023.
No. The deadlines are the same, but because returns are reported faster since October 2025, your 30 days for the notice may start sooner.
The fee rules stayed as they were. What changed is that personal information about others can now be withheld more easily, and a refused request carries no copy charge.
Yes. They draw on the same data, so a correction in one place appears everywhere.
Yes. Each calculator has its own address, and linking to it is welcome.
No, because the cost depends mainly on newspaper charges, which are quoted on the order call. The bedakhli process guide explains the legal steps.
Yes. The tables further down this page show stamp duty, RTI fees and legal aid limits for every state and union territory.
Green means an official source was read, amber means reliable secondary sources were used, and red means sources conflict or could not be verified.
No. All the calculators are free and open without any sign-in.
It can help you explain your working, but officials rely on the official portal and the law. Use the result to prepare, not as proof.
Free, enrolment-checked profile. Client requests in your practice area, no commission on your fees, a free case diary and your court group. Apply in about 10 minutes.