Supreme Court filing and procedure topics
The Supreme Court's jurisdiction and procedure arise from the Constitution of India, applicable statutes, the Supreme Court Rules, 2013 as amended, and administrative directions issued by the Court and its Registry. The links below cover the principal case types and procedural topics commonly encountered by litigants and practitioners.
- Supreme Court Rules, 2013 and procedural framework
- Special Leave Petition (SLP) under Article 136
- Public Interest Litigation under Article 32
- Writ petitions: Article 32 and Article 226
- Review Petition under Article 137
- Curative Petition: conditions and procedure
- Admission and preliminary consideration of a case
- Advocate, Advocate-on-Record, Senior Advocate and Amicus Curiae
- Affidavit, counter-affidavit and rejoinder
- Audi alteram partem and natural justice
- Legal terms and meanings
- Supreme Court court fees and filing fees
- Advocate fee provisions under the Supreme Court Rules
- Common Latin legal terms and meanings
- Types and classification of Supreme Court cases
- Transfer petitions: Article 139A, Section 25 CPC and Section 446 BNSS
- Hearing of cases, benches and jurisdiction
- Advocate-on-Record, vakalatnama and memo of appearance
- Limitation for SLPs, appeals, writs and review petitions
Current procedural references
For criminal transfer proceedings, Section 446 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 now provides the Supreme Court's statutory power to transfer criminal cases and appeals. Older matters may still involve Section 406 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 depending on the applicable transition provisions and procedural history.
Because Supreme Court filing practice is also affected by amendments, Registry circulars, case-category changes and e-filing requirements, practitioners should verify the latest official instructions before filing.