**Executive Summary**
This document is a notification from the Delhi High Court, dated October 29, 2025, regarding amendments to the Delhi High Court Rules & Orders, specifically concerning the filing and service procedures for writ petitions. These amendments, published in the Delhi Gazette, take effect from the date of publication. The key action item is for the Government and specified authorities to nominate counsel for receiving petitions.
**Key Points / Main Content**
* **Amendment Overview:** The notification amends existing rules (1, 1-A, and 1-B) of Chapter 4-F(b) of Volume V of Delhi High Court Rules & Orders, dealing with writ petitions.
* **Rule 1 (Filing Requirements):**
* All petitions must be in writing and include details of the petitioner(s), the relief sought, and the grounds for seeking it.
* Petitions must be accompanied by an affidavit verifying the facts.
* The petition must state if similar relief was sought in the Supreme Court or any High Court, and include copies of relevant petitions and orders.
* A synopsis and chronological statement of facts must be included.
* Filing must adhere to the "e-Filing Rules of the High Court of Delhi, 2021" or subsequent rules.
* **Rule 1-A (Service on Government/Authorities):**
* If the respondent is the Union of India, Delhi Government, or certain authorities, the petition and paper books must be served in advance to their nominated counsel, and an acknowledgement must be obtained.
* Acknowledgement is deemed sufficient service.
* Nominated counsel must be informed that the matter will be listed soon.
* The counsel is responsible for monitoring the cause list and attending hearings; otherwise, orders may be passed in the respondent's absence.
* This process applies, with necessary changes, to any application or filing.
* Advance copy of the paper book can be sent via email, accompanied by an affidavit confirming successful delivery.
* The email should specify the date of sending, the email address, and the potential listing date.
* Nominated counsel must be informed of the listing date via phone/SMS/email.
* **Rule 1-B (Nomination of Counsel):**
* The Government and specified authorities must nominate counsel to accept delivery of petitions and paper books.
* A list of these nominated counsel, including their email addresses and phone numbers, will be maintained by the Registry and provided to the Bar Association.
* **Effective Date:** The amendments are effective from the date of publication in the Gazette.
**Impact Analysis**
**Stakeholder: Petitioners/Filing Counsel**
* **Impact:** More stringent requirements for writ petition filings, including providing advance notice to government counsel and adhering to e-filing rules.
* **Action Required:** Comply with the amended filing rules, including serving advance copies to nominated counsel, ensuring acknowledgement of service, and keeping track of case listing.
**Stakeholder: Government/Specified Authorities and Their Counsel**
* **Impact:** Increased responsibility to acknowledge and respond to writ petitions promptly.
* **Action Required:** Nominate counsel to receive petitions, ensure nominated counsel are aware of upcoming cases, and attend hearings. The listing of nominated counsel needs to be communicated to the registry and Bar Association.
**Stakeholder: Delhi High Court Registry**
* **Impact:** Added responsibility for maintaining the list of nominated counsel and facilitating communication about case listings.
* **Action Required:** Maintain an updated list of nominated counsel, including contact information, and ensure this information is available to the Bar Association.
**Stakeholder: Bar Association**
* **Impact:** Must be aware of and informed of nominated counsel for service.
* **Action Required:** Keep their members updated on nominated counsel and any relevant communications.
Key Entities Referenced
Delhi High Court Rules & Orders: Rules and Orders of the Delhi High Court, specifically Volume V, Chapter 4-F(b) (Part II-CIVIL) which pertains to amendments made concerning writ petitions.
Delhi High Court Act, 1966: The Act that empowers the Delhi High Court to make rules and orders. Section 7 is the specific section cited as granting the power to amend the existing rules.
Delhi High Court: The High Court of Delhi, which is amending its own rules regarding the filing and service of writ petitions.
Article 226 of the Constitution of India: Article defining the writ jurisdiction of High Courts which the rules pertain to.
Delhi: The National Capital Territory of Delhi, where the Delhi High Court is located and has jurisdiction.
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स.ं 53] ददल्ली, बृहस्ट्प जतवार, ऄक्त बू र 30, 2025/कार्ततक 8, 1947 [रा.रा.रा.क्ष.ेदद. स.ं 306
No. 53] DELHI, THURSDAY, OCTOBER 30, 2025/KARTIKA 8, 1947 [N. C. T. D. No. 306
भाग II—I
PART II—I
राष्ट्रीय राजधानी राज्य क्षत्रे ददल्ली सरकार
GOVERNMENT OF THE NATIONAL CAPITAL TERRITORY OF DELHI
ददल्ली ईच्च न्यायालय: नइ ददल्ली
ऄजधसचू ना
ददल्ल ी, 29 ऄक् तूबर, 2025
स.ं 89/ जनयम/डीएचसी.—ददल्ली ईच्च न्यायालय ऄजधजनयम, 1966 (1966 का ऄजधजनयम 26) की धारा 7
द्वारा प्रदत्त िजियों और आस संबंध म ें आस े सक्षम बनाने वाली ऄन्य सभी िजियों का प्रयोग करते हुए, ददल्ली ईच्च
न्यायालय, ददल्ली ईच्च न्यायालय जनयम एवं अदिे , खंड V, ऄध्याय 4-च(ख)के जवद्यमान (भाग II-जसजवल) म ें एतद्द्वारा
जनम्नजलजखत सिं ोधन करता ह:ै-
ददल्ली ईच्च न्यायालय के जनयम एव ं अदिे खडं V ऄध्याय 4-च(ख) के (भाग II-जसजवल) के जवद्यमान जनयम 1, 1-क और
1-ख के स्ट्थान पर जनम्न जलजखत को प्रजतस्ट्थाजपत दकया जाएगा:-
“1. भारत के संजवधान के ऄनुच्छेद 226 म ें ईजल्लजखत परमादिे , प्रजतषेध, ऄजधकार पृच्छा या ईत्प्प्रेषण के रूप
म ें कोइ जनदिे , अदिे या ररट जारी करने के जलए प्रत्प्येक याजचका जलजखत रूप में होगी और ईसम ें
7222 DG/2025 (1)2 DELHI GAZETTE : EXTRAORDINARY PART II—I]
याजचकाकता(ा गण) का नाम और जववरण, मांगी गइ राहत की प्रकृजत और जजन अधारों पर आसे मांगा गया है,
ईनका ईल्लेख होगा और ईसके साथ एक हलफनामा सलं ग्न होगा जजसमें ईन तथ्यों की पजु ि की जाएगी जजन पर
भरोसा दकया गया ह।ै याजचका म ें यह बताया जाएगा दक क्या याजचकाकता ा न े समान या संबजं धत राहत के जलए
सवोच् च न्यायालय या दकसी ईच् च न्यायालय में याजचका दायर की ह ै और यदद हां, तो सवोच् च न्यायालय/ईच् च
न्यायालय में दायर ईि याजचका की प्रजतया ं तथा ईस पर ददए गए अदिे की प्रजतयां भी दाजखल की जाएगं ी।
ररट याजचका के साथ अवश्यक तथ्यों का सारांि और कालानक्रु जमक जववरण संलग्न दकया जाएगा।
फाआललग "ददल्ली ईच्च न्यायालय के इ-फाआललग जनयम, 2021" या ईसके बाद आस जवषय पर बनाए गए दकसी
भी जनयम के जवद्यमान प्रावधानों के ऄनसु ार होगी।
1-क. यदद जसजवल ररट याजचका म ें प्रत्प्यथी भारत संघ, राष्ट्रीय राजधानी क्षेत्र ददल्ली, ईपराज्यपाल, ददल्ली
जवकास प्राजधकरण, ददल्ली नगर जनगम, नइ ददल्ली नगरपाजलका पररषद, ददल्ली जवद्युत अपर्तू त ईपक्रम, ददल्ली
पररवहन जनगम, राष्ट्रीयकृत बकैं , सावाजजनक क्षेत्र का ईपक्रम, सरकारी कंपनी, बीमा कंपनी या कोइ ऄन्य
वैधाजनक या सावाजजनक प्राजधकरण ह ैतो याजचका और पेपर बुक, ईसके नाजमत ऄजधविा (जनयम 1-ख के ऄथा के
भीतर) को ऄजिम रूप स े प्रदान की जाएगं ी और ररट-याजचकाकताा द्वारा पावती प्राप्त की जाएगी। ईपयुाि पावती
को ईपयुाि जवभाग/प्राजधकरण पर जसजवल ररट याजचका म ें पयााप्त तामील माना जाएगा। नाजमत ऄजधविा को
यह पत्र भी ददया जाएगा दक मामला ऄगल े कुछ ददनों में सनु वाइ के जलए अएगा। ईपयिुा जवभाग/प्राजधकरण के
पक्षकार/ऄजधविा का दाजयत्प्व होगा दक व े वाद सूची म ें मामले का संज्ञान ल ें और मामल े की सुनवाइ/स्ट्वीकृजत के
समय ईपजस्ट्थत रह,ें ऄन्यथा न्यायालय प्रत्प्यथी की ऄनुपजस्ट्थजत में अदिे पाररत कर सकता ह।ै ईपरोि प्रदक्रया
दकसी भी पक्ष द्वारा कायावाही म ें प्रस्ट्तुत दकए गए दकसी भी अवदे न या फाआललग पर यथावश्यक पररवतना सजहत
लाग ूहोगी।
पेपर बुक की ऄजिम प्रजत नाजमत ऄजधविा के इ-मेल के माध्यम से भी भेजी जा सकती है, बिते ईसके साथ
फाआललग ऄजधविा/फाआललग ऄजधविा के क्लका (जलजपक)/ सम्बंजधत पक्षकार का एक हलफनामा भी हो दक इ-
मले भजे ददया गया ह ै और वापस नहीं अया ह।ै हलफनाम े म ें इ-मले भजे ने की जतजथ और समय तथा जजस इ-मेल
पते पर आसे भेजा गया है, ईसका भी ईल्लेख होना चाजहए। इमले में ईस जतजथ का भी ईल्लखे होना चाजहए जजस
ददन नइ फाआललग सूचीबद्ध होने की सभं ावना ह।ै यदद कोइ त्रुरट और पुनः फाआललग ह,ै तो ऄजं तम फाआललग के
साथ सूचीबद्ध होन े की नइ सभं ाजवत जतजथ की इमले भेजन े का हलफनामा सलं ग्न करना होगा। रजजस्ट्री द्वारा
याजचका को सूचीबद्ध करने हते ु पास दकए जान े के बाद, याजचकाकताा के ऄजधविा द्वारा नाजमत ऄजधविा को
फोन/एसएमएस/इमेल या दकसी ऄन्य आलेक्रॉजनक संचार माध्यम से याजचका के सूचीबद्ध होन े की जतजथ की
सूचना दी जाएगी और याजचका की तत्प्काल सूचीबद्धता के जलए अवेदन म ें आस अिय का एक वचनपत्र ददया
जाएगा।
ईच् च न्यायालय फोन/एसएमएस/इ-मले या आलेक्रॉजनक संचार के दकसी ऄन्य माध्यम स े जवरोधी पक्षकार को ईस
जतजथ की सूचना दगे ा जजस ददन मामला न्यायालय के समक्ष सचू ीबद्ध दकया जाएगा।
1-ख. सरकार और जनयम 1-क म ें जनर्ददि प्राजधकारी ऄपन े जवरुद्ध दायर हो चकु ी या सभं ाजवत रूप स े दायर होन े
वाली ररट याजचकाओं म ें याजचका, पेपर बुक की जडलीवरी स्ट्वीकार करन े और ईसकी पावती दने े के जलए ऄजधकृत
ऄजधविा को नाजमत करेंगे। ऐसे नाजमत ऄजधविागण की एक सूची, जजसमें ईनका इमले पता और फोन नंबर
िाजमल होगा, रजजस्ट्री में रखी जाएगी और बार एसोजसएिन को भी दी जाएगी।
नोट: ये सिं ोधन राजपत्र म ेंआनके प्रकािन की जतजथ स ेलागू होंग।े
न्यायालय के अदिे ानसु ार,
ऄरुण भारद्वाज, महाजनबंधक[PART II—I DELHI GAZETTE : EXTRAORDINARY 3
HIGH COURT OF DELHI: NEW DELHI
NOTIFICATION
Delhi, the 29th October, 2025
No. 89/Rules/DHC.— In exercise of the powers conferred by Section 7 of the Delhi High Court Act, 1966
(Act 26 of 1966) and all other powers enabling it in this behalf, the High Court of Delhi, hereby makes the following
amendments in the existing (Part II-CIVIL) of Chapter 4-F(b) of Volume V of Delhi High Court Rules & Orders :-
THE FOLLOWING SHALL BE SUBSTITUTED FOR THE EXISTING RULE 1, 1-A AND 1-B OF (PART II-
CIVIL) OF CHAPTER 4-F(b) OF VOLUME V OF DELHI HIGH COURT RULES & ORDERS :-
“1. Every petition for the issue of any direction, order or writ in the nature of mandamus, prohibition, quo
warranto or certiorari, mentioned in Article 226 of the Constitution of India, shall be in writing and shall set
out the name and description of the petitioner(s), the nature of the relief(s) sought and the grounds on which
it is sought, and shall be accompanied by an affidavit verifying the facts relied on, The petition shall state
whether the petitioner has moved the Supreme Court or any High Court for similar or related reliefs and if so,
copies of the said petition to the Supreme Court/ High Court and the order made thereon shall also be filed.
The writ Petition shall be accompanied by a synopsis and a chronological statement of necessary facts.
The filing shall be as per extant provisions of “e-Filing Rules of the High Court of Delhi, 2021” or any Rules
framed on the subject thereafter .
1-A. If the respondent in a Civil Writ Petition is either the Union of India, National Capital Territory of
Delhi, Lt. Governor, Delhi Development Authority, Municipal Corporation of Delhi, New Delhi Municipal
Council, Delhi Electric Supply Undertaking, Delhi Transport Corporation, Nationalised Bank, Public Sector
Undertaking, Government Company, Insurance Company or any other statutory of public authority then the
petition and paper books, shall be served in advance to its nominated counsel (within the meaning of Rule 1-
B) and acknowledgement obtained by the writ-petitioner. The acknowledgement above-mentioned shall be
deemed to be sufficient service in the Civil Writ Petition on the said Department/ Authority above-
mentioned. A letter will also be served on the nominated counsel that the matter will be coming up for
admission in the next few days. It will be for the party/ counsel of the Department/ Authority above-
mentioned to take note of the case in the cause list and be present when the matter comes up for admission/
hearing, or else, the Court may pass orders in the absence of the Respondent. The above procedure shall
apply mutatis mutandis to any application made or filing done in the proceedings by any party.
The advance copy of the paper book may also be served through the e-mail of the nominated counsel
provided that the same is accompanied with an affidavit of the filing counsel/ clerk of the filing counsel/
party to the effect that the e-mail has been delivered and has not bounced back. The affidavit shall also set
out the date and time of the e-mail sent and the e-mail address at which it has been sent. The e-mail shall also
specify the date when the fresh filing is likely to be listed. In case there are defects and re-filings, the final
filing is to be accompanied with affidavit of service of e-mail of the fresh likely date of listing. Once the
petition has been cleared for listing by the Registry, the date of listing of the petition shall be intimated by the
counsel for the petitioner to the nominated counsel by phone/SMS/e-mail or any other means of electronic
communication and an undertaking to this effect shall be given in the application for urgent listing of the
petition.
The High Court would intimate the opposite party by means of phone/ SMS/ e-mail or any other means of
electronic communication of the date on which the matter will be listed before the Court.
1-B. The Government and the authorities referred to in Rule 1-A shall nominate a counsel authorised to
accept and acknowledge delivery of petition, paper books in the writ petitions filed or likely to be filed
against it. A list of such nominated counsel containing their email address and phone numbers shall be
maintained in the Registry and shall also be given to the Bar Association.”
NOTE: THESE AMENDMENTS SHALL COME INTO FORCE FROM THE DATE OF THEIR
PUBLICATION IN THE GAZETTE.
By Order of the Court
ARUN BHARDWAJ, Registrar General
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