The Supreme Court Rules Amendment Committee has initiated a consultative exercise to review and amend the Supreme Court Rules, 2013. The Committee is also considering updates to the Handbook on Practice and Procedure and Office Procedure, 2017.

In a notice issued today the Committee has invited suggestions and views from all stakeholders in the justice delivery system. The aim is to ensure that the process remains comprehensive, inclusive, and in tune with contemporary judicial needs.

Stakeholders have been requested to submit their feedback via email only to [email protected] on or before May 1, 2025. The Committee has clarified that no hard copy submissions will be entertained.

Registrar (SCR), P. Y. Ladekar, signed the notice which read, “In order to make the exercise an exhaustive one and finetune the existing Practice & Procedure, all stakeholders in the justice delivery system are requested to submit their suggestions/views in this regard, i.e., either having a bearing on the said Rules and/or the Handbook on Practice and Procedure and Office Procedure, 2017.”

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Suchita Shukla

Assistant Editor

Suchita Shukla is an Assistant Editor at Verdictum, with a strong foundation in legal research and writing, she brings over 4.5 years of experience to the table, having honed her skills in the dynamic field of law. She covers Supreme Court and High Courts. She completed her BA-LLB (Hons.) 5-year course with specialisation in Intellectual Property rights from Galgotias University. Since 2019, apart from having worked at a legal publishing house she has also ventured into legal journalism.