Q: How can the request of copies be made from Supreme Court ?

Ans: Request for copies can be made either by the parties or their advocate upon filing an application, giving essential particulars of the case in which copies are sought. As a matter of practice, every such application is given a computer generated registration number and receipt. Defective applications are displayed in the defect list displayed on the notice board. Non-defective applications are generally processed within a day or two, however the Supreme Court Rules provide for supply of copies within 7 days of an application. Ordinary office copies are charged at a fee of One rupee per page. Urgent ordinary copies can be requested by paying an urgency fee of five rupees per document additionally. Fee of Rs. 10/- is also payable for each certification, if an ordinary certified copy is required and urgency fee of five rupees along with certification fee of Rs. 10/-per document is payable as additional fee for urgent certified copies.

Supreme Court is also authorized to supply certified copy to a person, not a party to the case, if good cause is shown is shown by the Applicant.

Further, no charges are to be paid by an accused person for the first copy of any document/ judgment/ order. In addition, the process has been made even more convenient with the advent of information technology. Copies can easily be downloaded from the internet; as well as the status of such a request can also be checked on the internet.