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Contents SUPREME COURT RULES, 2013 PAGE
PART I GENERAL I. Interpretation, etc.
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II. Offices of the Court: Sittings etc.
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III. Officers of the court, etc.
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IV. Advocates
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V. Business in Chambers
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VI. Constitution of Division Courts and powers of a Single Judge
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VII. Proceedings by or against minors or persons of unsound mind
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VIII. Documents
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IX. Affidavits
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X. Inspection, Search, etc.
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XI. Notices of motion
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XII. Judgments, decrees and orders
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XIII. Copying
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XIV. Payment into and out of court of suitors’ funds
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XV. Petitions generally
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PART II APPELLATE JURISDICTION (A) GENERAL XVI. Hearing of appeals
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XVII. Miscellaneous
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XVIII. Appeals and applications by indigent person
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(B) CIVIL APPEALS XIX. Appeals on certificate by high court
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(C) CRIMINAL APPEALS XX.
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(D) PROVISIONS REGARDING SPECIAL LEAVE PETITIONS UNDER ARTICLE 136 OF THE CONSTITUTION XXI. Special Leave Petitions (Civil)
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XXII. Special Leave Petitions in Criminal Proceedings
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(E) APPEALS UNDER THE SPECIAL ACTS XXIII. Appeals under section 38 of the Advocates Act, 1961 (25 of 1961)
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XXIV. Appeals under section 23 of the Consumer Protection Act, 1986 (68 of 1986)
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PART III ORIGINAL JURISDICTION (A) ORIGINAL SUITS XXV. Parties to suits
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XXVI. Plaints
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XXVII. Issue and service of summons
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XXVIII. Written statement, set-off and counter-claim
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XXIX. Pleadings generally
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XXX. Discovery and inspection
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XXXI. Admissions
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XXXII. Summoning and attendance of witnesses
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XXXIII. Adjournments
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XXXIV. Hearing of the suit
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XXXV. Withdrawal and adjustment of suits
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XXXVI. Payment into court
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XXXVII. Special case
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(B) PETITIONS UNDER ARTICLE 32 OF THE CONSTITUTION XXXVIII. Applications for enforcement of fundamental rights (Article 32 of the constitution)
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(C) APPLICATIONS FOR TRANSFER OF CASES XXXIX. Applications for transfer of Criminal Proceeding under section 406 of the Criminal Procedure Code, 1973 and section 11 of the Terrorist affected areas (Special Courts) Act, 1984
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XL. Applications for transfer under article 139A(1) of the constitution
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XLI. Applications for transfer under article 139A(2) of the constitution and section 25 of the code of civil procedure, 1908
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(D) REFERENCES XLII. Special reference under article 143 of the constitution
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XLIII. Reference made by the president under article 317(1) of the constitution or any statute, or by Governor under any statute
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XLIV. Reference made by the Central Government/Statutory Tribunals under statutes
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XLV. Reference under section 257 of the Income-tax Act, 1961
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(E) ELECTION PETITIONS XLVI. Election Petitions under Part III of the presidential and Vicepresidential Elections Act, 1952 (31 of 1952)
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PART IV XLVII. Review
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XLVIII. Curative petition
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XLIX. Costs L. Taxation
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PART VI MISCELLANEOUS LI. Notice of proceedings to the Attorney-General for India or Advocate-General of states
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LII. Forms to be used
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LIII. Service of documents
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LIV. Commissions
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LV. Power to dispense and inherent powers
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PART VII LVI. Destruction of records
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LVII. Repeal
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FIRST SCHEDULE: Rules as to printing of record
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SECOND SCHEDULE: Fees payable to advocates
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THIRD SCHEDULE: Table of court fees
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FOURTH SCHEDULE: Forms
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FORM NO. 1: Application for the Registration of a Clerk
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FORM NO. 2: Form of Summons for an order in Chambers
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FORM NO. 3: Notice of Appeal from Registrar
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FORM NO. 4: Notice of Motion
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FORM NO. 5 : Form of Oath by Translator
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FORM NO. 6: Application for Production of Record
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FORM NO. 7 : Notice to the Respondent of Lodgement of Petition of Appeal
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FORM NO. 8: Memorandum of Appearance in Person
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FORM NO. 9: Memorandum of Appearance through advocate-on-record
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FORM NO. 10: Certificate to the Advocate Appointed at the Cost of the State
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FORM NO. 11: Notice to Respondent of Lodging of Appeal
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FORM NO. 12: Summons for Disposal of Suit
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FORM NO. 13: Notice of Appearance
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FORM NO. 14: Summons for Directions
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FORM NO. 15: Notice of Payment of Money into Court
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FORM NO. 16: Acceptance of Sum Paid into Court
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FORM NO. 17: Notice to the Attorney-General for India of Reference under Article 143 of the Constitution of India
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FORM NO. 18: Notice to Parties of Reference under Article 143 of the Constitution of India
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FORM NO. 19: Summons to attend Taxation
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FORM NO. 20: Affidavit of Service of Summons
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FORM NO. 21: Affidavit of Service by Post
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FORM NO. 22: Certificate of Taxation
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FORM NO. 23: Notice for Proceedings to Attorney-General for India or Advocate-General of a State
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FORM NO. 24: Writ of Commission
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FORM NO. 25: Form of Lodgment Schedule
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FORM NO. 26: Supreme Court of India Revenue Deposits
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FORM NO. 27: Form of Bank Guarantee
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FORM NO. 28: Special Leave Petition
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FORM NO. 29: Application for Issue of Certified copy/Unauthenticated “Copy”
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FORM NO. 30: Appearance Slip
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REGULATIONS REGARDING ADVOCATES-ON-RECORD EXAMINATION
Regulations Regarding Advocates-On-Record Examination
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RULES TO REGULATE PROCEEDINGS FOR CONTEMPT OF THE SUPREME COURT, 1975
Rules to Regulate Proceedings for Contempt of the Supreme Court, 1975
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SAMPLE CHAPTER
Supreme Court Rules, 2013 [NOTIFICATION NO. G.S.R. 368(E), DATED 27-5-2014] In exercise of the powers conferred by Article 145 of the Constitution, and all other powers enabling it in this behalf the Supreme Court hereby makes, with the approval of the President, the following rules, namely:— PART I GENERAL ORDER I INTERPRETATION, ETC. 1. (1) These rules may be cited as the Supreme Court Rules, 2013. (2) They shall come into force on such date1 as the Chief Justice of India may, by notification in the Official Gazette, appoint and different dates may be appointed for different provisions of these rules. 2. (1) In these rules, unless the context otherwise requires,— (a) ‘advocate’ means a person whose name is entered on the roll of advocates prepared and maintained by a State Bar Council under the Advocates Act, 1961 (25 of 1961); (b) ‘advocate-on-record’ means an advocate who is entitled under these rules to act as well as to plead for a party in the Court; (c) ‘appointed day’ means the date on which these rules shall come into force; (d) ‘Chief Justice’ means the Chief Justice of India, and includes a Judge appointed under article 126 of the Constitution to perform the duties of the Chief Justice; (e) ‘Code’ means the Code of Civil Procedure, 1908 (5 of 1908) or the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 (2 of 1974), as the case may be; (f) ‘Constitution’ means the Constitution of India; (g) ‘Court’ and ‘this Court’ means the Supreme Court of India;
1. With effect from 19-8-2014, vide Notification No. G.S.R. 367(E), dated 27-5-2014.
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(h) ‘Court appealed from’ includes a Tribunal or any other judicial body from which an appeal is preferred to the Court; (i) ‘High Court’ means— (i) as respects anything done before the commencement of the Constitution, a High Court within the meaning of section 219 of the Government of India Act, 1935; and (ii) as respects anything done or to be done after the commencement of the Constitution, a High Court established by or recognized under the Constitution; (j) ‘Judge’ means a Judge of the Court; (k) ‘judgment’ includes decree, order, sentence or determination of any Court, Tribunal, Judge or Judicial Officer; (l) ‘prescribed’ means prescribed by or under these rules; (m) ‘record’ in Part II of these rules means the aggregate of papers relating to an appeal (including the pleadings, proceedings, evidence and judgments) proper to be laid before the Court at the hearing of the appeal; (n)
(i) ‘Secretary General’ means the Secretary General of the Court. (ii) ‘Registrar’ means the Registrar of the Court and shall include Additional Registrar of the Court. (iii) ‘Registry’ means the Registry of the Court.
(o) ‘respondent’ includes an intervener; (p) ‘the rules’ and ‘rules of Court’ means these rules and include the forms appended to these rules; (q) ‘Senior advocate’ means any advocate so designated under sub-section (2) of section 16 of the Advocates Act, 1961 (25 of 1961), and all such advocates whose names were borne on the roll of the senior advocates of the Court immediately before the commencement of Chapter III of the Advocates Act, 1961; (r) ‘Taxing Officer’ means the Officer of the Court whose duty is to tax costs of proceedings in the Court. (2) The General Clauses Act, 1897 (10 of 1897), shall apply for the interpretation of these rules as it applies for the interpretation of an Act of Parliament. 3. Where, by these rules or by any order of the Court any step is required to be taken in connection with any cause, appeal, or matter before the Court, that step shall, unless the context otherwise requires, be taken in the Registry. 4. 2[Where any particular number of days is prescribed by these rules, or is fixed by an order of the Court, in computing the same, the day from which the said period 2. Substituted by the Supreme Court (Second Amendment) Rules, 2024, w.e.f. 5-11-2024. Prior to its substitution, rule 4 read as under: “4. Where any particular number of days is prescribed by these rules, or is fixed by an order of the Court, in computing the same, the day from which the said period is to be reckoned shall be excluded, and, if the last day expires on a day when the Court is closed, that day and any succeeding days on which Court remains closed shall also be excluded.”
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is to be reckoned shall be excluded, and, if the last day expires on a day when the Court is closed, including partial Court working days, that day and any succeeding days on which Court remains closed or partially open shall also be excluded.] ORDER II [OFFICES OF THE COURT: SITTINGS ETC.]
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[1. Except during partial Court working days and on Saturdays and holidays, the offices of the Court, shall, subject to any order by the Chief Justice, be open daily from 10.00 A.M. to 5.00 P.M., but no work, unless of an urgent nature, shall be admitted after 4.30 P.M. 2. The offices of the Court shall, except during partial Court working days, be open on Saturdays from 10.00 A.M. to 1.00 P.M., but no work, unless of an urgent nature, shall be admitted after 12 Noon. 3. Except on the days which are holidays both for the Court and the offices of the Court, the offices of the Court shall be open during partial Court working days and Christmas and New Year holidays of the Court at such times as the Chief Justice may direct.] 6 [4. (1) The Court shall sit in two terms annually, the first commencing from the termination of the partial Court working days and ending with the day immediately preceding such day in December as the Court may fix for the commencement of the Christmas and New Year holidays, and the second commencing from the termination of the Christmas and New Year holidays and ending with the commencement of the partial Court working days. (2) The length of the partial Court working days and the number of holidays for the Court and the offices of the Court shall be such as may be fixed by the Chief Justice and notified in the Official Gazette so as not to exceed ninety-five days excluding Sundays.] 4-5
3. Substituted for “OFFICES OF THE COURT: SITTING AND VACATION, ETC.” by the Supreme Court (Second Amendment) Rules, 2024, w.e.f. 5-11-2024. 4-5. Substituted by the Supreme Court (Amendment) Rules, 2025, w.e.f. 14-7-2025. Prior to substitution, rules 1, 2 and 3 as substituted by the Supreme Court (Amendment) Rules, 2024, w.e.f. 1-8-2024 and later on rule 3 as substituted by the Supreme Court (Second Amendment) Rules, 2024, w.e.f. 5-11-2024 read as under: “1. Subject to any order by the Chief Justice, the working hours of the offices of the Court shall be from 10:00 A.M. to 05:00 P.M. 2. The offices of the Court shall remain closed on Gazetted holidays and on the second and fourth Saturdays of each month. 3. During partial Court working days and holidays, the offices of the Court shall remain open for such times as the Chief Justice may direct.” 6. Substituted by the Supreme Court (Second Amendment) Rules, 2024, w.e.f. 5-11-2024. Prior to substitution, rule 4 read as under: “4. (1) The Court shall sit in two terms annually, the first commencing from the termination of the summer vacation and ending with the day immediately preceding such day in December as the Court may fix for the commencement of the Christmas and New Year holidays and the second commencing from the termination of the Christmas and New year holidays and ending the commencement of the summer vacation. (2) The period of the summer vacation shall not exceed seven weeks. (3) The length of the summer vacation of the Court and the number of holidays for the Court and the offices of the Court shall be such as may be fixed by the Chief Justice and notified in the Official Gazette so as not to exceed one hundred and three days (excluding Sundays not falling in the vacation and during holidays).”
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