Response

It is Rs. 10. it does not change with amount. it is fixed. It is for Telangana. it changes from state to state. All the court fees should be paid before submission. unless you pay court fee, your file will not get case number only. The court in who’s jurisdiction you are to file the case is the branch area you have deposited your cheque. Do send him a statutory notice before filing the complaint within 30 days of the cheque being bounced. You u have to first send legal notice through lawyer within 30 days from cheque bounce date. If other party not make payment then u have to file cheque bounce case under sec 138 of ni act. Court fees defers from State to State, and i am not aware where you held from. However, in Maharasthra it is 2% subject maximum Rs.1,50,000/- Further, prosecuting the builder in Section 138 is best remedy for you to recover your money and you should make hurry to file case.

When the amount of dishonored cheque involved in the complaint is upto one lakh Five percent of the amount of dishonored cheque subject to the minimum rupees two hundred. When the amount of dishonored cheque involved in the complaint is more than Rupees One Lakh but up to Five Lakhs Minimum Rupees Five Thousand, plus four percent on the amount in excess of Rupees One Lakh and When the amount of dishonored cheque involved in the complaint is more than Rupees Five Lakhs Minimum Rupees Twenty One Thousand, plus three percent on the amount in excess of Rupees Five Lakhs subject to maximum Rupees One Lakh Fifty Thousand.

Reference: Section 138 of the NI Act is a penal provision that deals with the punishment of dishonour of cheque. Dishonour of cheque is not an offence in itself but to become an offence, the following ingredients should be there: … The cheque returned by the bank unpaid on account of insufficient funds.

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