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Legal & Government

Last updated: May 2026 · 5 tools in this category — no signup required

Legal and government fee calculators for Indian citizens. Estimate court fees by state and case type, calculate stamp duty and registration charges for property transactions, understand RTI application processes, generate legal notice formats, and access voter ID tools. Based on current Indian legal fee structures.

All Legal & Government (5 Tools)

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Court Fee Calculator

Calculate court fees, stamp duty and advocate fee estimates for 15 Indian states

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Legal Notice Generator

Generate formatted legal notice templates for cheque bounce, eviction, recovery and more

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RTI Application Generator

Generate RTI application under Section 6 of RTI Act 2005 for central and state government

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Affidavit Generator

Generate affidavits for name change, address proof, income declaration and self declaration

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Voter ID Info

Validate EPIC number format, parse state codes and check voter ID status information

What are Legal & Government?

Legal and government tools on SabTools.in cover the document-drafting, filing-fee, and identity-verification tasks that come up when citizens interact with Indian courts, departments, and public-records systems — how much court fee is due on a civil suit of given valuation, what format a legal notice should follow for a private dispute (consumer complaint, tenancy, recovery), how to draft an RTI application that will not be rejected on format grounds, how to prepare a generic affidavit for a magistrate's office, and how to look up or verify a voter ID. These are not tools that replace a lawyer — complex litigation, criminal matters, and high-value contracts always require professional advice — but for the 80% of citizen-government interactions that are form-filling and format-following, having a clean one-click generator saves the ₹1,500-₹5,000 that a lawyer's clerk would otherwise charge for the same boilerplate. Every template here follows the format prescribed by the relevant statute (Court Fee Act 1870, RTI Act 2005, Indian Evidence Act affidavit norms).

Key Features & Capabilities

State-specific court-fee schedule

Court Fee Calculator handles the state-by-state differences — Maharashtra's Bombay Court Fees Act, the central Court Fees Act 1870 (Delhi, UP, etc.), and state amendments. Enter the suit value and suit type (civil recovery, partition, declaration, injunction); the tool returns ad-valorem fee, fixed fee, or hybrid as applicable.

Statute-compliant RTI application format

RTI Application Generator produces a formatted application per Section 6 of the RTI Act 2005 — applicant details, public authority, specific information sought (Section 6(2) disallows broad requests), ₹10 fee payment reference, and acknowledgement block. Download as PDF ready for registered post or online filing through the central RTI portal.

Affidavit templates with proper attestation language

Affidavit Generator has templates for the common use-cases — name-change, residence, income, single-status, guardian consent, lost-document. Each includes the correct 'Solemnly affirmed' or 'I do hereby declare' preamble, the place-and-date block, and the attestation block for the Executive Magistrate or Notary Public.

Voter ID format check and polling-booth lookup

Voter ID Info validates EPIC number format (3 alphabetic + 7 numeric, 10 characters), explains the state-code encoding, and links to the NVSP search interface for finding your polling booth and constituency. Format-only — we never submit your EPIC to Election Commission servers.

Common Use Cases

Civil litigation preparation

Filing a recovery suit against a tenant for ₹3.5 lakh in arrears: Court Fee Calculator computes the ad-valorem fee under the Maharashtra schedule (roughly ₹35,000 as of 2025 rates for a ₹3.5 lakh civil suit). Use the figure to decide between civil-court filing, small-claims, or invoking arbitration. Pair with a drafted Legal Notice Generator output to document the pre-filing notice period correctly.

Consumer-dispute and service-quality complaints

Filing a consumer complaint against an e-commerce platform or a builder: Legal Notice Generator produces the pre-litigation notice that the Consumer Protection Act 2019 requires for a civil claim; Court Fee Calculator figures out the filing fee for the NCDRC or SCDRC depending on claim value.

RTI requests for government data and accountability

Seeking information from a public authority — tender-award data, municipal-works spending, a delayed passport status, a pending pension claim: RTI Application Generator produces the statute-compliant format. A well-formatted RTI gets a response in 30 days; a poorly-formatted one is rejected on Section 7(9) grounds with a CIC-appeal cycle that wastes 3-6 months.

Affidavit for magistrate and passport offices

Need a name-change affidavit for an EPIC update, a single-status affidavit for passport, a guardian-consent affidavit for a minor's passport, or an affidavit-of-ownership for a lost vehicle RC: Affidavit Generator produces each with the proper attestation block. Print on stamp paper (₹10-₹100 state-dependent) and attest before an Executive Magistrate or Notary.

How to Choose the Right Tool

For filing-fee calculations — Court Fee Calculator; select your state (where the court is located, not where you live) and the suit type. For civil-dispute notice — Legal Notice Generator covers the common matters (recovery, eviction, consumer, cheque dishonour under Section 138 NI Act). For government-data requests — RTI Application Generator. For sworn declarations — Affidavit Generator with the right template for your use-case. For voter and electoral lookups — Voter ID Info for format validation plus the link to NVSP. When the tool is not enough: any matter involving constitutional or criminal law, any commercial contract above ₹10 lakh, any matrimonial dispute, any land-title question — retain a practising advocate. The tools here cover the 80% boilerplate; the remaining 20% requires legal judgement that cannot be automated. None of these tools submit anything to government servers — they produce a document you download and then file through the official channel (registered post, online portal, in-person submission with stamp paper).

Legal & Government Built for India

Indian legal documents have formatting conventions encoded in statute and tradition. Court fee is ad-valorem (percentage of suit value) for most civil matters up to a ceiling, plus fixed fees for specific categories (partition, declaration) under the Court Fees Act 1870 (with state-specific amendments). The full text of every cited statute is available on India Code — the National Informatics Centre's authoritative repository of central and state legislation. Maharashtra has its own Bombay Court Fees Act 1959; West Bengal and some others have their own schedules. RTI applications must cite the public authority's correct designation (the Central Public Information Officer, not just 'the department'), must pay the ₹10 fee (or ₹2 per page if fewer than 5 pages), must be signed, and must avoid Section 8 exemptions (cabinet papers, foreign relations, criminal investigations). Affidavits are governed by the Indian Evidence Act 1872 and the Notaries Act 1952 — wrong attestation voids the affidavit. Legal notices under Section 138 of the Negotiable Instruments Act for cheque bounce must be sent within 30 days of the bounce, must demand payment within 15 days, and must be by registered post with AD. Our templates follow each of these statutory timelines and cite the relevant section so the receiving party cannot contest format.

Who Uses These Legal & Government?

Citizens buying property and calculating stamp duty, lawyers estimating court fees for clients, RTI activists filing applications, and first-time voters checking eligibility.

Why Use Legal & Government on SabTools.in?

State-specific fee calculations because rates differ across India. Stamp duty calculator covers all Indian states. Legal templates follow proper Indian legal formatting. Saves time researching government fee structures.

Popular Tools in This Category

Court Fee Calculator — Calculate court fees, stamp duty and advocate fee estimates for 15 Indian states
Legal Notice Generator — Generate formatted legal notice templates for cheque bounce, eviction, recovery and more
RTI Application Generator — Generate RTI application under Section 6 of RTI Act 2005 for central and state government
Affidavit Generator — Generate affidavits for name change, address proof, income declaration and self declaration
Voter ID Info — Validate EPIC number format, parse state codes and check voter ID status information

Frequently Asked Questions

Does Court Fee Calculator cover all Indian states?

Yes — the central Court Fees Act 1870 for states that haven't amended it (Delhi, UP, Bihar, Rajasthan, MP, Haryana, Uttarakhand, Jharkhand, Chhattisgarh), and state-specific schedules for Maharashtra, Karnataka, Tamil Nadu, Andhra Pradesh, Telangana, Kerala, Gujarat, Odisha, West Bengal, and Assam. For smaller states, it uses the nearest-matching central/state default with a flag to verify locally.

Is the RTI Application Generator's output automatically accepted?

Format acceptance, yes — the template includes all Section 6 required fields. Content acceptance depends on the specificity of your query (Section 7(9) allows refusal of overbroad requests) and whether the information falls under Section 8 exemptions. The tool helps with format; content framing is the applicant's responsibility.

Can Affidavit Generator produce an affidavit for a court filing, or only magistrate use?

For magistrate-attested uses (name-change, passport, voter ID), yes — directly. For court-filing affidavits (Order XIX CPC, supporting-affidavit format), the template gives the skeletal structure but court-specific requirements (caption, cause-title, numbered paragraphs) need to be added by a lawyer. The tool fills the 80% common boilerplate; a practising advocate finalises court-specific content.

Why does Voter ID Info not show my polling booth directly?

Polling-booth assignments are live data on the ECI's NVSP system and require OTP verification against your registered mobile. We never ask for or transmit your mobile number or EPIC to any government server. The tool validates EPIC format and then deep-links you to the NVSP search page for the live booth lookup under your own session.

Is the Legal Notice Generator's output binding on the receiving party?

A legal notice is a pre-litigation formal communication — the receiving party is not bound to comply but is on record as having been given the statutory notice. If they ignore it, you can proceed to filing. The notice's main value is establishing the notice-period start date (15 days for cheque bounce under Section 138 NI Act, 2 months for government departments under Section 80 CPC).

Are the Court Fee schedules accurate for the state where I am filing?

Yes for the major-court states — Maharashtra (Bombay Court Fees Act 1959), Tamil Nadu, Karnataka, Kerala, Andhra Pradesh, Telangana, Gujarat, Odisha, West Bengal, and Assam each have state-specific schedules tracked by the calculator. For other states, the central Court Fees Act 1870 schedule applies. Always cross-check with your local advocate, since court-fee amendments occasionally update specific item rates without notice.

Will an RTI application generated here actually be accepted by a public authority?

Format-wise yes — it complies with Section 6 of the RTI Act 2005, lists the public authority's correct designation, includes the ₹10 fee payment reference, and is signed. Acceptance of the substance depends on whether your query is specific enough (Section 7(9) allows refusal of overbroad requests) and whether the requested information falls under Section 8 exemptions (cabinet papers, foreign relations, criminal investigations). Format-rejection is usually not the issue; content-framing is.

Does the Affidavit Generator output need stamp paper and notary attestation?

Yes — affidavits in India must be on non-judicial stamp paper (₹10-₹100 depending on state and use-case) and attested before either an Executive Magistrate (free, requires appointment) or a Notary Public (₹50-₹150 per affidavit). The generator produces the correct text and attestation block; the stamp paper and physical attestation are still required for the affidavit to be legally valid.

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