Court fee for fixed-deposit receipts

PRASANJIT (Querist) 21 November 2014 This query is : Resolved
DEAR SIR,
My mother met with an accidental death on 2nd November 2014 without a will.
Now her fixed deposit amount of approximately 36 lacs is lying in bank of maharashtra without a nominee.
Bank is asking for succession certificate.
I want to know the court fees in this case. Is there any upper limit for fees?

Regards,
Prasanjit

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Devajyoti Barman (Expert) 21 November 2014
Court fees varies from state to state.
Meet local lawyer.

ajay sethi (Expert) 21 November 2014
maximum court fees for probate , succession
certificate is fixed at Rs 75,000 in mahrashtra .

Rajendra K Goyal (Expert) 21 November 2014
RBI has issued guidelines to release payment of deposit of deceased account holders without production of succession certificate. If the Branch is not cooprating, write to higher authorities for releasing the payment. It need one affidavit, Indemnity bond / letter, and other minor formalities.

However, stamp fee is local subject consult to local lawyer. However, it would be much costlier than the above suggested method which would hardly cost 2-3 thousand.