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Supreme Court allows uniform case naming plea
Supreme Court lets Ashwini Upadhyay propose uniform high court case names and fees.
In brief
Supreme Court lets Ashwini Upadhyay propose uniform high court case names and fees. Supreme Court lets Ashwini Upadhyay propose uniform high court case names and fees. Originally reported by Indiatoday.
Supreme Court allows case naming plea
The Supreme Court permitted Ashwini Upadhyay to submit a representation to its e-committee seeking uniform case names, registration procedures and judicial terminology across high courts.
Court fee differences across states
The petition cited court fees for suits valued at Rs 10,000 ranging from Rs 250 in Punjab and Haryana to Rs 1,480 in Bihar and Jharkhand.
High court case naming inconsistencies
Upadhyay highlighted differences in case abbreviations and classifications, such as criminal appeals being registered as CRA, CR.A, CRAPL or CRL.A across high courts.
Court fee variations by state
For suits valued at Rs 5 lakh, court fees ranged from Rs 6,777 in Telangana to Rs 37,908 in Uttar Pradesh.
Supreme Court's stance on court fees
The bench stated court fees remain within individual state legislatures' powers and cannot be standardized due to varying financial capacities across regions.
E-committee to address uniformity
The Supreme Court referred case nomenclature and judicial terminology standardization to its e-committee for further consideration.
The essence
Supreme Court lets Ashwini Upadhyay propose uniform high court case names and fees.
