Overview
- Four administrative circulars end routine oral mentioning and shift fresh-case listing to an automatic, rules-based system.
- All verified fresh matters involving personal liberty or urgent interim relief will be listed within two working days after defects are cured, covering bail, cancellation of bail, death penalty, habeas corpus, eviction, dispossession and demolition cases.
- Oral mentioning before the Chief Justice is barred except where specifically permitted, senior advocates may not mention before any bench, and junior lawyers may do so only in emergencies.
- Exceptionally urgent requests must be routed to the Mentioning Officer within strict windows, with reasons why the case cannot await its scheduled date placed before the Registrar for CJI’s orders.
- Adjournments face tighter rules with a prescribed format, consent from the other side, and a prior-day cutoff, and no adjournment letters will be entertained for regular hearing matters, while bail petitions require advance service on the relevant government counsel.