HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH

NEW OBJECTIONS CHECK LIST OF CIVIL WRIT PETITIONS

Objection Objection Description

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1. Show the competency of person, who has filed the present appeal/ petition/
review/ revision/ application etc.
2. Correct provision of law should be mentioned in the appeal/
petition/revision/application etc.
3. As to how the present case/application/ petition/appeal/revision is maintainable
in the present form in this Hon'ble Court?
4. (a) An affidavit duly attested with correct age/parentage/particulars of
the deponent in support of appeal/petition/
application/review/revision should be filed.
(b) Handwritten insertions/corrections made in
Application/Appeal/Revision/ Petition are not permissible and
same should be fairly typed/ printed or duly signed by Ld.
Counsel/Party.
(c) Corrections/insertions made in Affidavit(s) should be duly attested
again together with signature of deponent and the attesting
Authority or fresh affidavit should be filed.
5. (a) Each page of affidavit should be signed by the deponent for certification
of facts, a certificate regarding the contents of affidavit which have
been read over to the deponent in his regional language by the attesting
authority.
(b) Identification seal in the affidavit(s) should be verified/signed with
legible and complete name.
6. State case is required to be represented by the authorized person.
7. Required numbers of paper books should be filed and the same should be in
order and duly indexed.
8. Authorization/resolution etc. should be filed in case of registered body.
9. General power of Attorney/Special power of Attorney duly page marked and
indexed should be filed.
10. General power of Attorney/ Special power of Attorney and other documents
attached with the case executed abroad should be duly embossed.
11. Correct and complete certified copy of Annexure(s) should be filed.
12. Title of the case in petition/appeal/revision/application, index etc. should be
same as per the Memo of Parties.
13. (a) Prescribed court fee should be affixed in the
appeal/petition/revision/review/cross-objection/application etc?
(b) Court Fee stamps should be affixed on separate page and be page
marked and be mentioned in Index.
(c) Advocates Welfare Fund Stamp be affixed on POA.
14. Certificate of non-availability of stamp paper may be obtained from stamp
vendor.
15. Court fee stamps affixed should be in the name of applicant.
16. Memo of parties should be filed on a separate page.
17. Serial nos. (given to petitioners/respondents) should be correctly mentioned in
Memo of Party(ies)/POA/ Vakalatnama/Appeal/Revision/Petition/Application.
18. (a) Complete address with parentage should be mentioned in the memo
of parties.
(b) Age of the litigant(s) be mentioned in MOP.
(c) Mention specifically in the Memo of Parties in all the cases filed
in this Hon’ble High Court on Civil side as to which parties is/are
the Contesting Respondent(s) and which is/are the
Profroma Respondent(s).
(d) Name of the natural/legal guardian who represents the minor(s)
appellant(s)/petitioner(s)/respondent(s) should be specifically
mentioned in MOP/POA/Paper Book.
(e) Name of the authorized signatory who represents the
State/Company/Firm/Gram Panchayat/Legal Persona etc.
should be specifically mentioned in the MOP/POA/Paper book.
19. (a) Memo of parties should correspond according to impugned
judgment/order.
(b) Deceased person(s) should be impleaded correctly in Memo of
Parties as per the instructions given in the daily cause list i.e.
name(s) of LR(s) of deceased person should be
mentioned below the name(s) of deceased person(s), and
accordingly the title of the case should be mentioned/corrected
in the whole paper book.
(c) A specific para should be given in the LR application/impleading
application regarding application has been drafted after
ascertaining upto date Memo of Parties of Main Case from the
Registry.
20. Correct nomenclature of the case should be given.
21. Memo of parties should be signed by the Learned Counsel/Parties.
22. Urgent form should be filed wherever necessary.
23. An affidavit in support of Appeal/Revision/Petition/Application should be filed.
24. (a) Complete and correct page marking at the top right corner should be
done.
(b) Para Nos. be correctly mentioned in the grounds of
Appeal/Revision/Petition/Application/Reply/Written Statement etc.
25. Grounds should be duly verified and signed by the Learned Counsel/Parties.
26. Law points should be formulated with the brief synopsis.
27. Impugned orders/annexure etc. should be correctly mentioned with dates in the
paper-book, head note, prayer clause.
28. (a) Head note and prayer clause complete in all respects should be
filed.
(b) Head note and prayer clause of the Petition/Appeal/
Revision/Application etc. should be specific and same.
29. Complete name of Learned Counsel(s)/Parites be mentioned against his/her
signature in whole paper book.
30. Duly verified and correctly typed copy of annexure(s) should be filed.
31. (a) Complete Vernacular as well as complete translation of the
annexure(s) should be filed.
(b) Complete Photostat copies of all the documents with back side
page(s), like Sale Deed/Agreement to Sell/GPA etc.
whereupon something is inscribed or stamp etc. is fixed should also
be filed on separate page.
(c) Each document should be page marked and mentioned in the
Index accordingly including vernacular copies and certified
copies and Court Fee Stamp Papers etc.
32. (a) Every pleading(s) including application(s), annexure(s) etc. in the High
Court shall be in English language duly typed in black ink on both side of
superior quality legal size paper of 80 GSM and above. The font shall be
Thorndale or Times New Roman in size 14 with double space. Margins
on the top and bottom of the page shall be 1.25 inches and 0.75 inch,
respectively. The left side and right side margins shall be 1.25 inches.
The numbering shall be at the top middle of each page and will run
through both sides of the page, in accordance with rule 2(a) Chapter-1,
Part A(a) High Court Rules and Orders Volume-V.
(b) The certified copy(ies) on both sides of pages shall be permitted to be
filed. However, the certified copy(ies)/photocopy(ies) dim printed/not
legible shall also be filed with legible printed/
typed copy of Annexure(s)/Judgment(s)/Order(s).
(c) Index/Application/Appeal/Revision/Petition should be fairly typed and
should not be dim printed or illegible.
(d) As far as practicable no set/bunch of documents shall be annexed as a
single annexure and each document shall be annexed as a separate
annexure.

33. (a) Vakalatnama/Power of Attorney should be duly signed with date

by the parties, accepted and properly identified by the Learned
Counsel(s).
(b) In case, signature (s) of Petitioner (s)/ Appellant(s) /
Respondent(s)/Applicant is/are obtained on back side of
Power of Attorney, then it should be signed and accepted by the Ld.
 Counsel(s).
34. (a) Power of Attorney should be duly filled in with enrolment no.,
address and contact number of the advocate, with e-mail
address.
(b) Correct Serial Numbers and names in capital letters in English Language
should be mentioned against the signatures of parties in Power
of Attorney /Vakalatnama.
(c) Name of the Ld. Govt. Pleader should be mentioned in the whole
paper book with full name and signatures.
35. (a) Index should be properly prepared and duly filled in all columns i.e.
serial nos. particulars, date, page no. and court fee etc.
(b) A typed/printed note/certificate that ‘Contents of Hard Copy and
Soft Copy are same’ should be mentioned in the Index.
36. Index should be signed by the advocate(s)/parties with enrolment no. and contact
no.
37. Instructions regarding scrutinizing/filing available on website of this Hon'ble
High Court should be complied with.
38. (a) An advance copy of misc. application along with documents i.e. written
statement / reply etc. should be supplied to all the opposite party/counsel
and acknowledgement of the same be affixed with complete legible
name.
(b) Advance copy should be supplied to opposite party (ies) through
Registered Post if notice of motion issued and no one appeared.
(c) Name, age and parentage of the Person/Employee/Authorized Signatory
with designation in case of Govt. Servant should be mentioned in the
Reply/Written Statement/Application etc., who files the Reply/Written
Statement/Application etc.
39. (a) Section 148-A CPC should be complied with (Caveat Note
be given in Index)and if Caveat received, then acknowledgement
of supply of advance copy of petition/appeal etc. should be obtained on
Index with complete name etc.
(b) Regd. Postal Receipt(s) of sending advance copy of caveat petition to
the proposed/expected Petitioner(s)/ Appellant(s) should be
affixed with the Caveat Petition.
40. Court fee of Rs.50/- per petitioner should be affixed.
41. Concise list of dates and events should be filed.
42. Civil Writ Petition should have correct para numbering.
43. Certified copy of order of Central Administrative Tribunal should be filed.
44. Complete copy of paper book before the Central Administrative Tribunal should
be filed.
45. Secretary of the concerned department should be impleaded as a respondent.
46. Petition and Vakalatnama should be signed by all the petitioners.
47. (a) Statement in terms of Rule-20 (I) (IV, V) Chpater-4, Part-F High Court
Rule and Orders Volume-V regarding alternative remedy, similar
petition and result thereof should be made/incorporated in the Petition.
(b) Para regarding remedy of Appeal/Revision should be incorporated
in the Petition.
(c) Para regarding no such or similar petition has been filed by the
petitioner, be incorporated in the petition.
48. Notes below index should be made in terms of Rule 19, Part (III) of Part F,
Chapter-4 High Court Rule and Orders Volume-V.
49. Note regarding relevant/specific Act/Rule involved in the case should be given
below in index.
50. Note regarding page no. and para no. of the petition for law points should be
given below in index.
51. Note regarding particulars of the similar case, pending or decided with brief
statements of facts and point of law involved in the said case should be given
below in Index. Copy of order(s) of decided case(s) should be appended as
Annexure.
52. PIL should be filed in terms of instructions issued by this Hon'ble Court as
mentioned below:-
(a) What is the personal interest of the petitioner(s) involved in the
 instant petition? If the instant petition has been filed as Public
Interest Litigation, then petition be filed according to P.I.L. Rules
and comply with the following informations:-
1. Is the present Public Interest Litigation falling under PIL Rules,
2010?
2. How the present writ (PIL) is maintainable under Clause 6 of PIL
Rules, 2010.?
3. Writ Petition be filed according to directions passed by Hon’ble
Division Bench in case titled Ajaib Singh Vs. State of Pb. & Ors.
2013 (4) PLR, 367, which is available on High Court Website.
4. Petitioner has to specifically disclose his credentials and his direct or
indirect personal motive or interest involved in the case, if any, by
way of an affidavit.
5. Registration Certificate of the Society be filed with the Petition.
6. Has the Petitioner approached the concerned authorities with a
representation for redressal of his grievances?
7. Documentary proof be also attached with the petition regarding
information Nos. 4 to 7 above, with proper reply.
53. No separate exemption or other such like application(s) is/are admissible in civil
writ petition and request if any should be made in the main prayer clause of the
civil writ petition, if it pertains to exemption from filing certified copy of
document(s)/annexure(s) etc. or for placing on record document(s)/annexure(s)
etc.
54. Certificate regarding complete copy of original application in CAT cases should
be filed by Learned Counsel.
55. An application along with affidavit should be filed for placing on record
additional documents in CAT cases and in the petitions under Industrial Disputes
Act against Labour Court.
56. In Civil Writ Petition(s) of tax matters, PAN Number of the Petitioner(s) should
be mentioned in Memo of Parties.
57. A Certificate of counsel should be filed in the petitions under Industrial Disputes
Act against Labour Court Award regarding all the documents of petition have
been duly produced before the Labour Court and no additional documents have
been attached with the petition.
58. Para regarding sufficient grounds should be given in the Review Application in
terms of Rule 10 Chapter 1 Part A(a) of High Court Rules and Orders, Volume-
V.
59. Index, List of Events, Grounds of Petition and all annexures and vernaculars
should be signed by Ld. Counsel/Parties.
60. Whether Vires of Rules have been challenged in the petition by way of
Notification/amendment of rules/clause? If so, the same be specifically
mentioned in the Head Note and Prayer Clause of the Petition and second set of
petition be also filed, being DB Case.
61. As to how the authority (ies) not made party in the petition, who has passed the
orders?
62. As to how deceased persons(s) has/have been impleaded party (ies) in the
petition?
63. Complete permanent address with parentage of petitioner(s)/respondent(s)
should be given in affidavit(s) as well as in Memo of Parties instead of ‘C/o’
address.
64. Address of Local Counsel with contact number be mentioned in
POA/Vakalatnama, in case of outsider counsel(s).
99. ANY OTHER OBJECTION(s) (HANDWRITTEN)