The Delhi Excessive Court docket for the primary time has determined to allow the usage of A4 dimension paper with printing on each side, for the filings. The advice made by the Guidelines Committee on this regard has been accepted by the total court docket.
Since April 01 final yr, the Excessive Court docket has allowed the usage of A4 dimension paper in all jurisdictions for all type of pleadings contained in petitions, affidavits, functions or different paperwork and so forth, and all memorandum of appeals, orders and judgments within the Excessive Court docket in addition to in all District Courts of Delhi.
Nevertheless, the choice relating to the usage of A4 dimension paper on each side was pending.
As per newest apply instructions issued by way of Registrar Normal of the Delhi Excessive Court docket on October 10, the printing/typing shall now be permitted on each side of the paper.
The most recent notification is as underneath:
“A4 dimension paper be used uniformly in all jurisdictions for all types of pleadings contained in petitions, affidavits, functions or different paperwork and so forth, and all memorandum of appeals, orders and judgments within the Excessive Court docket in addition to in all District Courts of Delhi. The A4 dimension paper for use as above shall verify to the next specification of paper and formatting fashion :-
A4 dimension paper (29.7 cm X 21 cm) having not lower than 75 GSM with font – Occasions New Roman, font dimension 14, in 1.5 line spacing (for quotations and indents – font dimension 12 in single line spacing), with margin of 4 cm on left & proper and a couple of cm on high & backside.
The printing/typing shall be on each side of the paper.”
These Apply Instructions shall come into drive w.e.f. 01.11.2022.
Not too long ago, a division bench of the Excessive Court docket throughout a listening to was knowledgeable by its administrative aspect that whereas the Guidelines Committee has already resolved to make use of A4 dimension paper and printing on each side for the aim of judicial work, the matter was pending to be lastly accepted by the Full Court docket.
The submission was made in a public curiosity litigation filed by Centre for Accountability and Systemic Change.