The Board of Revenue Punjab has issued a notification reducing court fees for various legal documents and applications. As per the notification, the fee for obtaining a certified copy of an order or decision from the civil court has been set at a one-time fee of PKR 100. For certified copies from the High Court, the fee is now PKR 500. Additionally, the fee per page for certified copies has been reduced from PKR 100 to PKR 10.
Under the Punjab Tenancy Act 1887, a one-time court fee of PKR 500 has been established for revision applications submitted to the Board of Revenue or commissioners. Similarly, under CPC Section 15, revision applications in the High Court will also incur a one-time fee of PKR 500.
For cases with a value below PKR 10,000 in customs, excise, land revenue, or civil courts, the application fee has been reduced from PKR 100 to PKR 10. The fee for revenue or rent-related applications has also been lowered from PKR 500 to PKR 10. Additionally, applications for compensation for tenants or petitions now have a court fee of PKR 100, down from PKR 500.
Other reductions include the fee for case transfer applications, now set at PKR 100, down from PKR 500. For High Court case transfers, the fee is now PKR 200. Requests for record retrieval now have a nominal fee of PKR 10.
For claims under “Right of Occupancy” and petitions under the Divorce Act of 1869, a one-time court fee of PKR 500 and PKR 100 respectively has been established. Fees for submitting a power of attorney in civil, criminal, or revenue courts are set at PKR 100, while the fee for submitting the same in the High Court or Board of Revenue has been reduced to PKR 200.
Notably, court fees have been completely waived for family court cases and for prisoners’ power of attorney submissions. Moreover, the fee for an injunction application has been reduced from PKR 500 to PKR 10. Petitions or applications under the Divorce Act of 1869 and the Parsi Marriage Act of 1936 now carry a fee of PKR 100, down from PKR 500.
This move is expected to ease the burden on individuals seeking justice, making legal processes more affordable for everyone!
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