The Bombay High Court recently made it mandatory to use the e-filing mechanism for filing petitions in criminal and commercial cases. .Notifications to this effect were released by both the original and appellate sides of the Court. On December 15, the judicial registrar of the High Court, made e-filing mandatory for:1. all matters in commercial division;2. all types of cases concerning Direct, Indirect tax; and non-commercial arbitration cases.This will be effective from January 2. .On December 30, the appellate side registrar of the High Court issued a notice making it mandatory for e-filing of the following cases: 1. Criminal Writ Petition 2. Applications under Section 482 of the appeal3. Criminal writ petitions.4. Criminal leave to appeal5) Criminal ALP (Leave to file Appeal–Private) 6) Criminal Revision 7) Second Appeal8) Miscellaneous Civil Application 9) Arbitration Petition 10) Contempt Petition (Civil).This will be effective from January 9. .The Court also clarified that filing of new cases would include all kinds of replies to the documents. .[Read Notices]
The Bombay High Court recently made it mandatory to use the e-filing mechanism for filing petitions in criminal and commercial cases. .Notifications to this effect were released by both the original and appellate sides of the Court. On December 15, the judicial registrar of the High Court, made e-filing mandatory for:1. all matters in commercial division;2. all types of cases concerning Direct, Indirect tax; and non-commercial arbitration cases.This will be effective from January 2. .On December 30, the appellate side registrar of the High Court issued a notice making it mandatory for e-filing of the following cases: 1. Criminal Writ Petition 2. Applications under Section 482 of the appeal3. Criminal writ petitions.4. Criminal leave to appeal5) Criminal ALP (Leave to file Appeal–Private) 6) Criminal Revision 7) Second Appeal8) Miscellaneous Civil Application 9) Arbitration Petition 10) Contempt Petition (Civil).This will be effective from January 9. .The Court also clarified that filing of new cases would include all kinds of replies to the documents. .[Read Notices]