What documents are needed for filing SLP in Supreme Court?

[Anonymous]

If I have to file an SLP in the Supreme Court, what all documents would be necessary? Do they require certified copies of all documents?

[Dr. Ashok Dhamija]

For filing a Special Leave Petition (SLP) before the Supreme Court, you would need a certified copy of the judgment of the high court that you want to challenge. You would need vakalatnama (for engaging the advocate on record) and an affidavit to support the petition for the SLP. Moreover, whatever other documents you want to rely upon for your case (which were part of the high court case) and pleadings before the high court have also to be enclosed and the same may be accepted in the form of true typed copies attested by the advocate on record, with an averment in the affidavit that these are true copies of their respective original. These are generally the basic documents needed and there may be some other documents depending on your case.

     

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