High Court of Delhi
Citizen’s Charter
Our Vision
Guarantee of an independent and efficient judicial system which upholds the rule of
law and denies no one access to fair and equal justice.
The High Court of Delhi shall:
Continue to ensure equal and easy access to justice; enhance methods of
speedy justice delivery; and endeavour to decide cases and causes in a
speedy and expedient manner.
Promote and strengthen mechanisms for alternative dispute resolution
including mediation, arbitration, Lok Adalats and other forms of settlement.
Ensure that the court systems (including infrastructure and manpower) work
to the best advantage of its users and that all barriers, physical and
in8astructural, in the delivery of judicial services, are overcome.
Uphold the principle of judicial impartiality and promote transparency to the
maximum possible extent in all the processes and Rmctions of the judicial
system
Assimilate, optimize and employ technological developments for efficient
working of the court system.
Provide to the end users a safe and secure environment by adopting the best
environmental practices and optimizing the use of all available resources.
Make the judicial system, court services and infrastructure human sensitive
and aiendly to everyone including children, elders and differently abled /
challenged persons.
Introduce better case and docket management practices to ensure effective
and speedy justice.
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Particulars
Location
Delhi High Court is located on the Shershah Road, New Delhi-110503 near
India Gate roundabout.
- Working hours
The court sitting hours are as follows:-
10:30 a.m. to 01 :30 p.m.
01 :30 p.m. to 02:30 p.m. (lunch break)
02:30 p.m. to 04:30 p.m.
Working hours of the public interfaces are as follows:-
- Facilitation Centre
9:00 a.m. to 05:00 D.m
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HigH : Now any Advocate/Litigant/Petitioner in Person can e-file their matter
of any category from anywhere any time. E-Filing is mandatory in all category
cases and no physical filing is accepted in this court. - Inspection rooms for receiving applications for inspection of case files:
10:00 a.m. to 11:00 a.m. (urgent)
10:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. i (ordinary)
02:00 p.m. to 3:00 p.m. J - Inspection rooms:
11 :00 a.m. to 1 :00 p.m.
02:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m. - Certified copy counter (receiving and delivery)
10:30 a.m. to 1:00 p.m.
02:00 p.m. to 3:00 p.m. - Uncertified copy counter:
10:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. (receiving)
02:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m. (delivery)
10:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. (receiving and
delivery on Saturday)
Ordinarily, the administrative and judicial branches of the court are out of
bounds for litigants, lawyers and general public. However, these can be visited
between 12.00 noon to 01.00 p.m. on any working day, for limited purposes
when your presence is required for complying with any judicial order.
You may contact :-
Registrar (Listing & Filing) for making a request to list a case on a particular
day or in an urgent matter to list it on priority
Registrar General and Registrar (Vigilance) for making a complaint or giving a
suggestion.
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The URL of website of the Delhi High Court is htTps://delhihighc,ourt.nic.in. The
website of Delhi High Court provides a plethora of information for the benefit of
Advocates, litigants and public at large under various links like Cause List,
Judgments, Orders, Case Status, Case History, Public Notices, Court Rules,
Display Board, Notifications & Practice Directions, e-Museum, e-library, Virtual
Justiee Clock, Humor in Court etc.
Besides, the links of several online services such as e-filing, e inspection, e-True
Copy, e-RTI and e-Sewa Kendra are also available on the home page of the
website of the Court under ‘Online Services’ link.
Live Streaming link is also available on the home page of the website.
Video Conferencin J links of all the Hon’ble Courts of Delhi HiJ Court are
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available in PDF Cause list uploaded on the website of the Court.
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Additionally, in the link ‘ Display Board’ the current status of matters listed for
that day can be accessed.
Visiting the High Court 4.
The entry to the High Court is regulated because of space constraints and
security reasons. Entry passes are issued from the Facilitation Centre near Gate
No.7 (School Block) and Multi-Level Parking Area. There are 10 counters at the
Facilitation Centre, out of which one counter each is reserved for Senior Citizens
and Ladies and two counters for Online registered visitors. There are two
general counters at Multi-Level Parking Area. An entry pass would be issued, if
you fulfill any of the following conditions:-
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After obtaining an entry pass from Facilitation Centre or Multi-level Parking
Area, you can enter inside the Court premises from gate No. 5, 7 and 8 for Main
Building and Extension Block.
Once you approach the gate of the Main Building and that of Extension Block
you will find signboards indicating the location of the court room numbers,
office of the Registrar General, Registrar (Vigilance), Registrar (Appellate),
Registrar (General Administration), Registrar (Original), Filing Counter,
Inspection Branches, Judicial Branches of this court, Mediation and Conciliation
Centre, Arbitration Centre, Legal Services Committee, Lawyers’ Chambers
plocks, Medical and Health Centre, Bank and Post Office.
That your case is listed in court for the day or you seek inspection of records.
i) in case you are represented by a counsel, an entry pass will be issued on
your producing some identity proof and after verification and
recommendation by your counsel under his signature and stamp on the
form prescribed
If you are prosecuting/ defending your case “in person”, an entry pass
will be issued on your furnishing details of your case listed for the day.
However, you will be required to produce some identity proof of yours
such as voter I-card, driving license, passport etc.
ii)
All valid card holders of the Govt. of India/Govt. of NCT of Delhi/Delhi
Police/ Arrned/ Security Forces/ Supreme Court of India/ District Courts are
permitted entry without obtaining gate pass but subject to frisking and search
of baggage; however, ex-servicemen/retired government officials are
required to obtain gate pass.
You may also apply for issuance of entry pass through ‘Online Gate Pass
Registration Facility’ and register your request online at
www.evisitordhc.gov.in. Thereafter, the entry pass request is forwarded to
the concerned Advocate by way of text message or email to approve or reject
the request. After approval, you have to visit the facilitation centre with the
registration no. and photo copy of ID proof, to get your photograph captured,
in order to get an entry pass. The link of this facility is also available at the
home page of the official website of this court under ‘Link Category’