Listing Practices

The Listing Project

How cases are listed significantly impacts access to justice and the right to equality. Listing processes in Indian courts are often difficult to understand – they are inconsistent over time and between jurisdictions and case types. Often matters do not get heard effectively on the day they are listed. Some High Courts list as many as 150 cases per day! The Listing Project brings together the various stakeholders in the justice system – legal practitioners, policymakers, litigants and researchers to co-create solutions for improving transparency, event certainty, and access.

SURVEY ACROSS HIGH COURTS AND SUPREME COURT ON CAUSELISTS

DAKSH’s Listing Project is a collaborative initiative born out of the recognition of a critical issue plaguing our legal system—unpredictable and inequitable listing practices in courts. This pervasive challenge impacts not only judges, lawyers, and litigants but also the very fabric of our legal proceedings.

Towards this end, DAKSH is launching a survey for lawyers, legal representatives of government entities, practising in the High Courts and the Supreme Court and litigants who have/had cases in these courts. This survey aims to understand issues arising from the frequency, design, and infrastructure of causelists. By understanding the challenges faced by stakeholders and uncovering best practices across diverse courts, this survey will pave the way for in-depth engagement with these critical issues.

Your insights are invaluable in this process. If you are a lawyer, litigant or a lawyer representing the government in High Courts across India or the Supreme Court, please take a few moments to complete this survey by the 8th of December. Thank you for your valuable contribution to this initiative.

If you have any questions about the survey, please reach out to ninni@daksh.org

Get Involved

Collaborate

The Listing Project will work with individuals and organisations on specific research questions, outreach activities, creating forums for discussions and building solutions. If you would like to collaborate on The Listing Project, Click Here.

Speak Up!

The Listing Project community will share ideas, best practices, experiences, and resources, and actively engage on this topic. Join by filling up this short form, Click Here.

Co-create repository

There is a need for a repository of existing listing regulations in India’s courts and tribunals. Share your resources in co-creating this repository. Click Here.

Our Mentors

Aditya Sondhi

Mr Sondhi is a Senior Advocate at the High Court of Karnataka and formerly served as the Additional Advocate General for the state of Karnataka

Arvind P. Datar

Mr Datar is a Senior Advocate designated by the High Court of Judicature at Madras and the Vice President of the Bar Association of India

Gourab Banerji

Mr Banerji is a senior advocate designated by the High Court of Uttarakhand currently practicing at the Supreme Court of India and formerly served as the Additional Solicitor General for the Government of India

Joseph Pookkatt

Mr Pookatt is a founding partner of APJ-SLG Law Offices and develops AI/ML driven legal solutions

Prashanto Chandra Sen

Mr Sen is a Senior Advocate designated by the High Court of Delhi. He practices in commercial and public law before the Supreme Court and various High Courts.