Maharashtra Revises Registration Fees for Searches, Copies and Property Records

The Maharashtra Government notified amendments to the Table of Fees under the Registration Act, 1908 on 11 August 2026. The Revenue and Forests Department substituted Articles X, XIV and XXII, revising fees for searches, digital and paper copies of records, and attendance at private residences or jails.

Under the revised Article X, inspection of property entries through the computerized system costs Rs. 50 per entry. Searches for every document or property in the system attract Rs. 500 per 10-year period or part thereof. Land Development Banks and Commercial Banks continue to pay a concessional search fee of Rs. 15 per application regardless of property count.

Article XIV sets new copy fees: digitally signed PDFs cost Rs. 100 for the first 20 pages, then Rs. 2 per additional page. Paper copies and scanned images cost Rs. 25 per page. Index copies cost Rs. 25 (digital) or Rs. 50 (paper). No fee applies to documents forwarded to officers under specified sections.