Q : Delineate filing of cases in Supreme Court ?

Ans: The Supreme Court provides for the procedure for filing of cases through e-filing and filing at the counter.The case can be filed at either of the forum, as it deems fit to the Petitioner.

E-filing of cases by any Advocate-on-Record or Petitioner-in-person has now been made possible.The program developed by National Informatics Center is user friendly.Official website of the Supreme Court provides detailed step by step Guidelines, frequently asked questions and e-manual for e-filing.Further, the payment of prescribed court fees and printing charges at Rs.1.50 per page can be paid through any Visa / Master card issued by certain specified banks.

For the purpose of e-filing, every Advocate-on-Record has been given a password by the Registry of the Supreme Court to submit proof of his identity such as ration card / PAN card / identity card / driving license / voter ID card by scanning the document / counter / rejoinder / fresh applications / caveat / additional documents can also be filed through internet, either by Advocate-on-Record or by Petitioner-in-person in a case filed through E-Filing the matter is finally submitted to the Court.

Further, a unique reference no.is generated for every case. Also, scrutiny to identify any filing defects is also done.The defects found, if any, by the Registry and corresponding Diary no.is communicated over e-mail to the Petitioner- in-person / Advocate-on-Record. The applicant concerned can remove the defects by accessing the matter over internet, using re-filing option available under e-filing menu.

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