Overview
- With immediate effect, senior advocates, arguing counsel and Advocates‑on‑Record must submit proposed oral‑argument timelines at least a day before hearings via the online Appearance Slip portal.
- Counsel must file a brief written note capped at five pages at least three days before the hearing and serve it on the opposing side.
- The circular mandates that all counsel finish within the allotted time, a shift meant to curb prolonged and repetitive submissions.
- Miscellaneous‑day lists are reordered so that, after early‑hearing, fresh and bail matters, cases involving persons with disabilities and acid‑attack victims, seniors 80+, below‑poverty‑line litigants, and legal‑aid matters are taken up ahead of several other heads.
- Filers must state any applicable priority category with government‑issued proof so registries can reclassify cases, and bar leaders and rights advocates welcomed the move while stressing that consistent enforcement will be key.