The Supreme Court does not function, ordinarily, as a Court of Criminal Appeal. Under the Constitution, it has the power, and it is its duty, to hear appeals, as a Regular Court of Appeal, on facts involved in cases...
Supreme Court Practice and Procedute
1. A person claiming a right to appear before the Court on the hearing of a petition may lodge a caveat in the matter, where such a petition is expected to be lodged or has been lodged. 2. The caveator shall...
Petition for Special Leave to Appeal before Supreme Court 1.(a) The petition for special leave to appeal invoking the extra-ordinary appellate jurisdiction under Article 136 of the Constitution read with Order XXI of the Rules shall be filed in Form No....
1. The Chief Justice may appoint one or more Judges to hear, during summer vacation or winter holidays, all matters of urgent nature which, under the Rules, may be heard by a Judge sitting singly, and, wherever necessary, may likewise appoint a...
Special Reference Case – Ordinarily, the following cases shall be registered as References: 1. Reference under Articles 143(1) and (2) of the Constitution; 2. Reference under Article 317(1) of the Constitution; 3. Reference under Section 11 of the Competition Act,...
Criminal Appeal – Ordinarily, the following cases shall be registered as criminal appeals – (1) appeals by certificate under Articles 132(1) and 134(1)(c) read with Order XX of the Rules; (2) appeal under Article 134(1)(a) and (b) or made any other provision...
‘Senior advocate’ means any advocate so designated under subsection (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...
