Court Fee Bangladesh 2026: Ad Valorem Slabs, Fixed Fees, Refunds, Certified Copies and Miscellaneous Petitions

Court fee Bangladesh: how the 1870 Act works in 2026

Court fee Bangladesh law charges is the first hard cost of any civil case, and it is also the first place a case can fail. Every plaint, appeal, revision, application and certified copy carries a fee fixed by the Court-fees Act 1870 and its two schedules, and a document that is not properly stamped has no validity until the deficiency is made good. Get the valuation wrong and the plaint can be rejected; get the payment wrong and an appeal can be dismissed; forget to order a certified copy and the limitation clock keeps running.

This guide covers three linked subjects: how court fees are calculated, paid, cured and refunded; how certified copies of judgments, decrees, orders and lower court records are obtained; and when a civil miscellaneous petition or miscellaneous case is the right procedural vehicle. Filing the suit, appeals, leave petitions and Supreme Court case tracking are covered in companion TRW guides, which are linked rather than repeated.

Summary: Court fees in Bangladesh are charged under the Court-fees Act 1870. Plaints, written statements pleading set-off or counterclaim and memoranda of appeal pay an ad valorem fee on a sliding scale, capped at Tk 35,000 on a plaint or memorandum of appeal; suits that cannot be valued in money, and most applications, pay fixed fees. Fees are paid mainly by court-fee stamps, though the Act has allowed electronic payment since 2016. A deficit can be cured within the time the court fixes, a settlement in court-annexed mediation earns a refund certificate, and certified copies carry their own small copy fees.

Key point: Undervaluation and under-stamping are not fatal on their own, but ignoring the court's order is. Under Order VII rule 11 of the Code of Civil Procedure, a plaint is rejected if the plaintiff fails to correct the valuation or supply the stamp-paper within the time fixed, and that time cannot exceed twenty-one days. Under section 8B of the Court-fees Act, a suit is dismissed if the deficit found by the court is not paid or secured by the date fixed.

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The legal framework for court fee Bangladesh practice

The Court-fees Act 1870 remains the governing statute. Section 6 provides that no document of a kind specified as chargeable in the first or second schedule may be filed, exhibited or recorded in any court, or received or furnished by a public officer, unless a fee not less than the scheduled amount has been paid; section 4 applies the same rule to the High Court Division in its appellate, revisional and extraordinary jurisdictions.[1] Section 28 adds that a document requiring a fee has no validity until it is properly stamped or supported by a proper receipt.[1]

Two schedules, two logics

Schedule I contains the ad valorem fees, which rise with the value of the subject-matter. Schedule II contains the fixed fees, which apply whatever the value. Both schedules were substituted by the Court-fees (Amendment) Act 2010 with effect from 1 September 2010, and Notification No. 307-Law/2010 reduced several of the new Schedule II figures from the same date.[2] The reduction followed protests by lawyers over the scale of the 2010 increase; the government's climb-down was reported on 23 September 2010.[9]

What changed after 2010, and what did not

The Court Fees (Amendment) Act 2016 modernised payment rather than rates: it allowed electronic and digital collection and electronic refunds.[1] The consolidated text on the official Laws of Bangladesh portal, checked for this guide in October 2026, shows no later amendment to the schedules, and we have found no Finance Act or ordinance of 2025 or 2026 that alters the court fee Bangladesh courts charge on plaints and appeals.[1] [2] The government retains power under section 35 to suspend, reduce or remit fees by gazette notification, so check for any fresh notification before a high-value filing.[1]

Ad valorem court fee under Schedule I

Article 1 of Schedule I applies to a plaint, a written statement pleading set-off or counterclaim, and a memorandum of appeal or cross-objection presented to any civil or revenue court. The ad valorem fee is built up band by band, so each slice of value is charged at its own rate and the slices are added together.[2]

The slabs

• Up to Tk 100: Tk 1 for every Tk 5 or part.
• Tk 100 to Tk 150: Tk 3 for every Tk 10 or part above Tk 100.
• Tk 150 to Tk 1,000: Tk 2 for every Tk 10 or part.
• Tk 1,000 to Tk 7,500: Tk 12 for every Tk 100 or part above Tk 1,000.
• Tk 7,500 to Tk 10,000: Tk 23 for every Tk 250 or part.
• Tk 10,000 to Tk 20,000: Tk 34 for every Tk 500 or part.
• Tk 20,000 to Tk 50,000: Tk 45 for every Tk 1,000 or part.
• Above Tk 50,000: Tk 57 for every Tk 5,000 or part.

The proviso to article 1 caps the maximum fee on a plaint or memorandum of appeal at Tk 35,000.[2]

Worked examples

Applying those slabs, the fee on a claim of Tk 50,000 comes to Tk 3,245. A Tk 5 lakh money suit pays Tk 8,375 and a Tk 10 lakh suit pays Tk 14,075. The cap is reached at a value of roughly Tk 28.4 lakh, so any claim above that figure pays Tk 35,000 on the plaint. These are our calculations from the scheduled rates; the court's own computation governs, so have the sheristadar's office check the figure before the plaint is presented.

Possession suits under section 9 of the Specific Relief Act

Article 2 sets a lower scale for a plaint in a suit for possession under section 9 of the Specific Relief Act 1877, the summary remedy for a person dispossessed without due course of law. Its rates run at roughly half the article 1 rates, with a maximum fee of Tk 7,500.[2]

The Table B percentages

Schedule I also contains a separate Table B of rates for the institution of suits. As amended by S.R.O. No. 326-Law/2010, it prescribes 2.5 per cent where the subject-matter is money, capped at Tk 50,000, and 2 per cent for other subject-matter, capped at Tk 40,000; those were the figures reported when the 2010 increase was reversed.[2] [9] Because the two tables sit uneasily together, confirm the court's computation on any large claim rather than assume either cap.

Schedule I also charges applications to set aside an execution sale, reviews, copies, and probate, letters of administration and succession certificates on a percentage of the estate; see our guide to the succession certificate in Bangladesh.[2]

Valuing the suit: section 7 and the plaintiff's statement

The ad valorem fee is only as good as the valuation it is applied to. Section 7 fixes the basis of valuation for the main categories of suit, and section 8A requires the plaintiff in every suit attracting an ad valorem fee to file a statement of the particulars of the subject-matter and his own valuation, unless both are in the plaint.[1]

Money, maintenance and moveables

Suits for money, including damages, compensation and arrears of periodic sums, are valued at the amount claimed. Suits for maintenance and annuities are valued at ten times the annual amount, except that a widow's maintenance suit is valued at one year's amount. Moveable property with a market value is valued at that value on the date the plaint is presented.[1]

Declarations, injunctions and accounts

In suits for a declaration with consequential relief, an injunction, a benefit arising out of land or accounts, the plaintiff values the relief himself, subject to the court's power of revision. The valuation must not attract a fee of less than Tk 200.[1] This is where strategic undervaluation is most tempting and most often challenged; see our guide to the temporary injunction in Bangladesh.

Land: possession, pre-emption and partition

• Possession of land, buildings or gardens: fifteen times the preceding year's net profits or the market value, whichever is greater.
• Pre-emption suits: the market value of the property; a pre-emption application under section 96 of the State Acquisition and Tenancy Act 1950 or section 24 of the Non-Agricultural Tenancy Act 1949 pays a fixed Tk 200.
• Partition where the plaintiff is excluded from possession: the market value of the share claimed; a co-owner still in possession pays a fixed Schedule II fee.

Each rule appears in section 7.[1] Our guide to the partition suit in Bangladesh explains why possession matters for both fee and strategy.

Contracts, tenancy and multiple causes of action

Specific performance of a sale is valued at the consideration, and of a lease at the premium plus the first year's rent; mortgage suits at the principal secured; listed landlord and tenant suits at one year's rent. Under section 17, a plaint joining distinct causes of action pays the aggregate of separate fees, while alternative reliefs on one cause of action pay the fee on the most expensive relief.[1]

Fixed court fees under Schedule II

Schedule II applies where value is irrelevant or impossible to measure. Article 12 sets the fee on a plaint or memorandum of appeal in a list of suits, as printed in the official consolidated schedule:[2]

• a suit for a declaratory decree where no consequential relief is prayed: Tk 300;
• a partition suit by a co-owner in possession: Tk 300;
• a suit to alter or set aside a summary decision of a civil or revenue court: Tk 300;
• a suit to set aside an award or an adoption: Tk 1,000 each;
• a suit for dissolution of marriage or restitution of conjugal rights: Tk 200;
• every other suit whose subject-matter cannot be valued in money: Tk 300.

Applications, petitions and other documents

The general fee in article 1 of Schedule II for an application to a civil court, including an application for a copy of a judgment, decree or order, is printed as Tk 200 and was reduced to Tk 20 by the 2010 notification.[2] Other fixed items include Tk 30 for a wakalatnama in a civil court or the High Court Division, Tk 300 for a caveat, and Tk 1,000 for every application or petition under the Arbitration Act 2001.[2]

Paupers and exemptions

A party who cannot pay the court fee Bangladesh law requires may apply under Order XXXIII of the Code to sue, or under Order XLIV to appeal, as a pauper, on a Tk 5 application fee.[2] [4] Section 19 exempts a short list of documents, including written statements called for after the first hearing.[1] Eligible litigants can also use the legal aid system in Bangladesh.

Court fee Bangladesh rules for appeals, revisions, reviews and High Court applications

Appellate and supervisory proceedings are charged on a mix of the two schedules, and the choice of proceeding often changes the fee.

Appeals from decrees and from orders

A memorandum of appeal from a decree pays the same ad valorem fee as a plaint, on the value of the subject-matter in dispute in the appeal, with the same Tk 35,000 cap.[2] A memorandum of appeal that is not from a decree or an order having the force of a decree, which is the miscellaneous appeal under Order XLIII, pays a fixed fee under article 9 of Schedule II: Tk 20 before a subordinate civil court and Tk 100 before the High Court Division.[2] Forum and limitation are explained in our guide to the civil appeal in Bangladesh.

Revisions

Article 12 of Schedule I charges a section 115 revision against an appellate decree at the fee on a memorandum of appeal, and against an order at Tk 20 or Tk 40, depending on whether the subject-matter is below or above Tk 2,000. Article 1(d)(i) of Schedule II separately prescribes Tk 100 or Tk 200 for a section 115 application against an order, depending on whether the suit is valued above Tk 1,000.[2] The entries overlap, so budget for the higher figure and follow the Section's assessment. Our analysis of the civil revision in Bangladesh covers when revision lies.

Reviews

A review application presented before the ninetieth day from the decree pays on the lower article 2 scale; one presented later pays the full fee on the plaint or memorandum of appeal.[2] Sections 14 and 15 allow partial refunds where the delay was not the applicant's fault or the review succeeds on a mistake of law or fact.[1]

Writs and other High Court Division applications

Article 1(d)(ii) of Schedule II fixes Tk 100 for an application presented to the High Court Division otherwise than under section 115.[2] In writ litigation the court fee is a minor line in the budget, as our guide to the writ petition in Bangladesh explains.

The Appellate Division

The Appellate Division charges its own fees under the Third Schedule to the Appellate Division Rules 1988, including a fee on a leave petition and an ad valorem appeal fee with a ceiling.[8] Those figures and the security deposits are set out in our guide to the civil petition for leave to appeal in Bangladesh.

The table below summarises the main fees. On a phone, scroll it sideways.

How to calculate and pay court fee in Bangladesh

Calculate

Getting court fee Bangladesh calculations right starts with the relief, not the fee. Classify the suit under section 7, fix the value, check whether a Schedule II fixed fee applies, and only then apply the slabs. Use the same value for pecuniary jurisdiction, because the two travel together in most suits.[1] Our guide to civil suit filing in Bangladesh explains how valuation decides which court hears the case.

Pay by stamps, receipt or electronic payment

Section 25, as substituted in 2016, permits fees to be collected by receipts, stamps or electronic or digital means, and in cash only where stamps or electronic means are unavailable. The government may appoint scheduled banks, mobile operators and mobile financial services to receive fees, and the agent must issue a receipt or e-receipt; section 27 empowers rules on electronic collection.[1]

In practice, adhesive court-fee stamps bought from the treasury or licensed vendors remain the norm in most courts, so confirm with the court office whether an electronic receipt will be accepted for the document you are filing. Selling stamps without appointment is an offence under section 34, punishable with up to six months' imprisonment, a fine of up to Tk 50,000, or both.[1]

Cancellation and mistakes

Under section 30, a document may not be filed or acted on until its stamp or receipt has been cancelled, by punching out the Shapla emblem or marking the receipt "Cancelled".[1] Section 28 lets the judge order that a document received by mistake without proper stamping be stamped, after which it is valid from the start, and section 29 spares a corrective amendment from fresh stamping.[1] Keep a scan of every stamped first page.

Deficit court fee, undervaluation and rejection of the plaint

On a deficit, court fee Bangladesh procedure is forgiving of an honest shortfall and unforgiving of delay. Several provisions work together.

Receiving an under-stamped plaint

Section 6(2) of the Act allows a court to receive a plaint or memorandum of appeal on which insufficient fee has been paid, on condition that it is rejected unless the shortfall is paid within the time the court fixes.[1] Section 149 of the Code lets the court, at any stage, allow a missing fee to be paid, after which the document has effect as if the fee had been paid at the outset.[3]

Order VII rule 11(b) and (c)

Order VII rule 11 requires rejection of the plaint where, under clause (b), the relief is undervalued and the plaintiff fails to correct the valuation in time, or, under clause (c), the relief is properly valued but the plaint is insufficiently stamped and the plaintiff fails to supply the stamp-paper in time. The proviso caps the time the court may fix at twenty-one days.[4] Under rule 13, rejection does not of itself bar a fresh plaint on the same cause of action, but limitation may.[4]

Section 8B: the court's finding on sufficiency

Section 8B requires the court, on the date fixed for the defendant's appearance or soon after, and in every case before judgment, to record whether sufficient fee has been paid. If not, it stays the suit, determines the proper fee, fixes a date for payment and may let the plaintiff proceed on security. Failure to pay or secure in time leads to dismissal.[1] Section 34A lets the court enlarge any period fixed under the Act, even after it has expired.[1]

Valuation inquiries under sections 8C to 8F

Where the court considers the suit wrongly valued, section 8C allows it to revise the valuation after inquiry, and section 8D lets it depute a commissioner at a party's cost.[1] The inquiry must actually be held. In Md Abdul Khalek v Md Golam Mostafa (Civil Revision No. 2924 of 2017, 15 May 2025), the High Court Division faulted lower courts that decided valuation without it, and directed the trial court to frame an issue on valuation and take evidence.[10] Under section 8F, the undervaluing party may bear the inquiry costs, and any overpayment is refunded.[1]

Deficits discovered on appeal or revision

Section 12 makes the trial court's valuation decision final between the parties, but an appellate or revisional court that finds it wrongly decided to the detriment of the revenue must require the additional fee, on pain of dismissal for an appellant or recovery as a public demand from a respondent.[1] In suits for mesne profits or accounts, section 11 requires an additional fee where more is found due than claimed.[1]

Refunds of court fee: mediation, remand and review

The Court-fees Act has no general refund-on-settlement provision. Section 16 was repealed by the Code of Civil Procedure 1908, and there is no section 16A of the kind some neighbouring jurisdictions have adopted.[1] Refunds come from specific provisions.

Mediation under sections 89A and 89C

Section 89A(11) of the Code provides that, notwithstanding the Court-fees Act, where a dispute in a suit is settled on compromise under the section, the court shall issue a certificate directing refund of the court fees paid on the plaint or written statement, and the parties are entitled to the refund within sixty days.[3] A compromise includes a partial compromise, and no appeal or revision lies against the resulting decree.[3] Section 89C applies the machinery to mediation in first appeals.[3] See our guide to court-annexed mediation in Bangladesh.

Pre-case mediation and private settlements

Mandatory pre-case mediation under section 21B of the Legal Aid Services Act 2000, as amended by Act No. 45 of 2026, happens before any plaint is filed, so no court fee is yet at stake. A private settlement recorded under Order XXIII rather than through section 89A falls outside the statutory refund.

Remand and electronic refunds

Section 13 requires the appellate court to certify a refund of the fee on the memorandum of appeal where a rejected plaint or appeal is ordered to be received, or the suit is remanded under Order XLI rule 23; a partial remand earns a proportionate refund. Section 37, added in 2016, allows refunds to be paid electronically.[1]

Certified copy of court documents in Bangladesh

A certified copy is the court's authenticated reproduction of a judgment, decree, order, deposition or other record. It is needed to appeal, seek revision or leave, start execution and prove a judicial record elsewhere. Order XLI rule 1 requires every memorandum of appeal to be accompanied by a copy of the decree and, unless the court dispenses with it, of the judgment.[4]

Why the copy drives deadlines

Section 12 of the Limitation Act 1908 excludes, in computing the time for an appeal, leave to appeal or review, the day of judgment and the time requisite for obtaining a copy of the decree or order, and, where a decree is challenged, of the judgment.[5] Only the time genuinely requisite is excluded, so a late copy application loses time that cannot be recovered. Apply for certified copies on the day of judgment.

When the decree is ready

Order XX rule 5A requires the decree to be drawn up within seven days of judgment, and rule 7 requires the judge to sign it once satisfied that it matches the judgment.[4] Bangladesh's Code has no Order XX rule 6A of the Indian type; the obligations on copies come from the Code, the Limitation Act and court rules. Chase the decree as well as the judgment, and order a certified copy of each.

Copy fees in subordinate courts

The court fee Bangladesh law fixes on the copy itself is small: Tk 1 or Tk 2 for a copy of a subordinate court's judgment, order or decree, depending on whether the subject-matter exceeds Tk 50, and Tk 1 for every 360 words for other judicial proceedings.[2] The application carries the Schedule II application fee, and folio paper and any urgent charge follow the practice of the judgeship.[2]

The copying department in practice

In district courts the application goes to the copying department of the judgeship, giving the case number, court, document, date of the order and whether the copy is urgent. The section estimates stamps and folios, the applicant supplies them, and the copy is prepared, compared, certified and delivered against the counterfoil. The certified copy records the dates of application, notification and supply of requisites and readiness, which prove the excluded time for limitation. Check those dates at the counter.

High Court Division and Appellate Division copies

Chapter XIII of the High Court Division Rules entitles a party who has appeared to a certified copy of the record, lets a stranger obtain any judgment, decree or order, and charges an extra Tk 10 per page for an urgent copy required within three days.[7] The Appellate Division Rules require certified copies to be furnished to parties on application and at their expense.[8] Procedure, fees and timelines are set out in our guide to Supreme Court case search and certified copies.

Lower court records: coordinating the LCR

Every appeal and revision depends on the lower court record reaching the superior court, and transmission delays are among the commonest reasons a hearing does not proceed.

How records move

Under Order XLI rule 13, once an appeal is admitted the appellate court sends notice to the court below, which, where the appellate court does not hold the records, must send all material papers, or those specially called for, with all practicable dispatch. Either party may apply to the lower court for copies of papers it holds, at the applicant's expense.[4]

Calling for records from another court

Order XIII rule 10 allows a court to send for the record of any other suit or proceeding, normally on an affidavit showing why the record is material and why an authenticated copy cannot be obtained without unreasonable delay or expense.[4] Article 2 of Schedule II adds Tk 25 to the application fee where transmission involves the post.[2]

Practical coordination

Obtain certified copies of everything that matters before the record leaves the trial court. Have someone confirm with the lower court's record room and the receiving section that the file has been dispatched and received. Where an interim order depends on the record, ask the court to direct expeditious transmission and follow up in writing.

Tracking the case online

The Supreme Court publishes its case search and cause lists, and subordinate courts publish electronic cause lists. In April 2026 the Law Minister, Md Asaduzzaman, told Parliament that e-bail bond management was live in nine districts and e-family courts in two, with information centres at Chief Judicial Magistrate courts nationwide and a unified e-Judiciary platform under review by the Planning Commission.[14] Electronic court-fee payment and online certified copies in subordinate courts were not among the services described as live.[14] Our Supreme Court case search guide explains the online tools.

Civil miscellaneous petitions and miscellaneous cases

A large share of civil work runs through miscellaneous proceedings: applications that arise from a suit or decree but are registered and heard separately, with their own number, fee and appeal route.

Miscellaneous cases in the subordinate courts

The commonest are applications under Order IX: rule 9 to restore a suit dismissed for default, and rule 13 to set aside an ex parte decree. Each has a thirty-day limit, running from the dismissal or decree or, where the summons was not duly served, from knowledge of the decree.[6] Execution objections, applications to set aside execution sales and statutory pre-emption applications are also commonly tried as miscellaneous cases, stamped under Schedule II unless a specific item applies.[1] [2]

Appeals from miscellaneous orders

Order XLIII rule 1 lists the appealable orders, including those rejecting applications under Order IX rules 9 and 13, injunction orders under Order XXXIX and orders on execution sales; Order XLI procedure applies so far as may be.[4] In Sumon Howlader v Md Dalim Hossain (Civil Revision No. 6551 of 2024, 20 July 2025), an Order IX rule 13 Miscellaneous Case was rejected, the Miscellaneous Appeal dismissed, and the High Court Division discharged the revision, holding that gross negligence and a two-and-a-half-year delay disentitled the applicants to relief.[11] See also our guide to the execution case in Bangladesh.

Civil miscellaneous petitions in the Appellate Division

In the Appellate Division, a civil miscellaneous petition (CMP) is the vehicle for urgent relief that cannot wait for a fully prepared leave petition, typically a prayer to the Chamber Judge to stay a High Court Division judgment, order, Rule or direction.[13] The leave petition is then numbered as arising out of the CMP: Civil Petition for Leave to Appeal No. 1738 of 2022, decided on 19 June 2022, is recorded as arising out of C.M.P. No. 451 of 2022.[12]

How the Appellate Division Rules treat applications

The Rules allow stay applications in civil proceedings to be dealt with in chamber. Other applications go to the Court on notice of motion served at least eight days before the hearing, with an ex parte ad interim order available where notice would cause prejudice. A Registrar's order can be appealed to the Judge in Chamber within fifteen days.[8]

When to use which vehicle

Use a miscellaneous case where the Code gives a specific application; a miscellaneous appeal where Order XLIII lists the order; a revision where no appeal lies and a jurisdictional error is shown; and a CMP only where urgency is real and the leave petition will follow promptly. The High Court Division guide explains how these vehicles reach the benches.

Court fee Bangladesh checklist: step by step

The following sequence reflects how we prepare a filing so that the fee, the copies and the procedural vehicle are right first time.

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Common mistakes to avoid

• Valuing for fee and jurisdiction differently: a mismatch invites objection and a section 8C inquiry.
• Undervaluing a declaration or injunction: a low figure can cost more in delay than it saves in fee.
• Ignoring the twenty-one-day limit to correct valuation or stamps under Order VII rule 11.
• Settling outside the mediation process and losing the section 89A refund.
• Ordering the judgment but not the decree: an appeal needs certified copies of both.
• Applying late for the certified copy: only the time requisite is excluded from limitation.
• Choosing the wrong vehicle: miscellaneous appeals, revisions and CMPs have different fees, deadlines and tests.

Strategy: budgeting court fees in 2026

For most commercial claimants the court fee Bangladesh law imposes is modest relative to the claim, because the ad valorem scale flattens quickly and is capped. Professional fees, commissions, copies, paper books and delay cost more. That makes the fee a poor reason to undervalue a claim and a good reason to budget for the whole case, including appeal fees charged again on the value in dispute.

Put the valuation on the record carefully, because it shapes jurisdiction, fee, appeal forum and any later inquiry; treat court-annexed mediation as a financial event that returns the fee; and build certified copies and record coordination into the timetable from the day judgment is reserved. If you are preparing a filing or facing a valuation objection, contact TRW.

Frequently asked questions

How is court fee calculated in Bangladesh?

Value the relief under section 7 of the Court-fees Act 1870, check whether a fixed fee applies under Schedule II, and otherwise apply the ad valorem slabs in article 1 of Schedule I band by band, up to the Tk 35,000 cap on a plaint or memorandum of appeal.[1] [2]

What is the maximum court fee Bangladesh courts charge on a money suit?

The proviso to article 1 of Schedule I caps the fee on a plaint or memorandum of appeal at Tk 35,000, reached at a claim of roughly Tk 28.4 lakh. Schedule I also contains a separate Table B with percentage rates and caps of Tk 50,000 and Tk 40,000, so confirm the computation with the court on a large claim.[2]

What court fee applies to a declaratory suit?

A declaration without consequential relief pays a fixed fee under article 12 of Schedule II, printed as Tk 300. Where consequential relief is claimed, the plaintiff values the relief and pays ad valorem, with a minimum valuation attracting Tk 200.[1] [2]

Can court fee be paid online in Bangladesh?

The law allows it. Since the Court Fees (Amendment) Act 2016, section 25 permits collection by receipts, stamps or electronic or digital means through appointed banks, mobile operators and mobile financial services. In practice most courts still use court-fee stamps, so check with the court office first.[1]

What happens if I pay too little court fee?

The court fixes a time to pay the deficit. Under Order VII rule 11 that time cannot exceed twenty-one days, and the plaint is rejected on default; under section 8B the suit is dismissed if the deficit is not paid or secured by the date fixed.[1] [4]

Is court fee refunded if the case settles?

Yes, if it settles through mediation under section 89A of the Code of Civil Procedure. The court must issue a refund certificate for the fees paid on the plaint or written statement, and the refund is due within sixty days.[3]

How long does a certified copy take?

It depends on the court and how quickly stamps and folios are supplied. In the High Court Division an urgent copy is one required within three days and carries an extra Tk 10 per page; subordinate courts follow their own copying practice.[7]

Does the time taken to get a certified copy count against limitation?

Not to the extent it is requisite. Section 12 of the Limitation Act 1908 excludes the time requisite for obtaining copies of the decree and judgment when computing the period for an appeal, leave to appeal or review.[5]

What is a civil miscellaneous petition in the Appellate Division?

An application, usually for an urgent stay before the Chamber Judge, made before or alongside a leave petition. The leave petition is then recorded as arising out of the CMP.[12] [13]

What is the deadline to set aside an ex parte decree?

Thirty days from the decree or, where the summons was not duly served, from the date the applicant learned of it, under article 164 of the Limitation Act.[6]