Fresh Filing

1. 1

   Finish paperwork at the Service Block

   Practice

   • ·Typing, notary seals and photocopies all happen at the stalls along the parking approach — BEFORE you join any queue.
   • ·Get the verifying affidavit attested by a notary.
   • ·Faint or handwritten annexures: get a clean typed copy made, stamp each page 'True Copy' and sign it.
   • ·Kannada documents: attach the English translation with a signed 'True Translation' endorsement.

   Carry with you

   Draft fileDocuments needing notary or typing

   Where to goParking & Service BlockApproach & Outer Wall→

   Done when

   Every affidavit is attested and every annexure is readable, endorsed and in English or translated.

   Verified on site · 10 Sept 2026

2. 2

   Serve the Government first (if it is a party)

   Rule

   • ·Applies whenever the State, police, a government officer or a statutory body is a respondent.
   • ·Civil matters: serve the Advocate General / High Court Government Pleader (HCGP).
   • ·Criminal matters: serve the State Public Prosecutor (SPP).
   • ·Hand over one full extra copy set. The clerk stamps a service seal onto your MAIN file.
   • ·Do this BEFORE the filing queue. It cannot be done afterwards.

   Do not skip

   No service seal = the counter can reject the file outright, or scrutiny objects days later. Check the seal shows date, time, clerk's signature and office stamp.

   Carry with you

   1 complete extra copy setMain court file (to receive the seal)

   Where to goAdvance Service Counter (AG / HCGP / SPP)Ground Floor→

   Done when

   The service seal — date, time, signature, office stamp — is on your main file's index page or its back.

   Verified on site · 10 Sept 2026

3. 3

   Put the file in order and stitch it

   Rule

   • ·Follow the file order exactly — the counter checks sequence before content.
   • ·Index in front with no page number; PAGE 1 is the List of Dates.
   • ·Number every page in one unbroken run, top-right corner.
   • ·Punch two holes top-left and bind with green filing thread. No loose staples — loose papers are rejected on the spot.

   Carry with you

   Complete printed setGreen filing thread / ribbon

   Done when

   Index → List of Dates → Petition → Affidavit → Annexures → IAs → Vakalatnama, numbered continuously, stitched tight.

   Verified on site · 10 Sept 2026

4. 4

   Buy and paste the stamps

   Rule

   • ·E-Stamp Counter and Co-operative Society are around the bend of the outer counter wall; the Advocates' Association counters also sell Welfare Fund stamps.
   • ·Vakalatnama: ₹50 total in Advocate Welfare Fund stamps (₹30 + ₹20).
   • ·Every IA: one ₹20 stamp. Count your IAs, then count your stamps.

   • Vakalatnama — AWF stamp₹30
   • Vakalatnama — AWF stamp₹20
   • Per Interlocutory Application · Multiply by number of IAs₹20

   Where to goCounter Wall — Left Bend (Co-op, E-Stamp, Copying Counter 4)Approach & Outer Wall→

   Done when

   ₹50 sits on the Vakalatnama and every IA carries its ₹20 stamp.

   Verified on site · 10 Sept 2026

5. 5

   Submit at Counters 1–3 (outside Gate 5)

   Practice

   • ·The filing counters are on the OUTER wall, before the Gate 5 security check.
   • ·Counters 1–3 take fresh filings and caveats.
   • ·Court Hall 1 (Chief Justice) matters are NOT accepted here — their counter is inside the building, on the Second Floor.
   • ·Counter 1–3's first half of the day is usually the lighter queue.
   • ·The clerk checks the basics and issues your FR (Filing Registration) Number.

   Do not skip

   Once you pass Gate 5 security you cannot reach these counters without exiting again. Finish everything outside first.

   Carry with you

   Complete stitched file with service sealStamped Vakalatnama and IAs

   Where to goFiling Counters 1–6 (Outer Wall, straight stretch)Approach & Outer Wall→

   Done when

   You are holding an FR number.

   Verified on site · 10 Sept 2026

6. 6

   Pay the court fee — AFTER you have the FR number

   Rule

   • ·You need the FR number to generate and pay the exact court fee.
   • ·Pay at the Court Fee / Process Fee (CF/PF) counter on the outer wing, or online through the Karnataka e-Court fee portal.
   • ·Nothing physical is attached to the file — the payment links to your FR number digitally.
   • ·Fee is calculated under the Karnataka Court Fees and Suits Valuation Act, 1958.

   Do not skip

   Do not queue for the fee counter before filing — without an FR number they cannot raise the fee.

   Carry with you

   FR numberPayment method

   Where to goOuter Wing — Fees & Certified Copy WindowsApproach & Outer Wall→

   Done when

   Payment shows against your FR number.

   Verified on site · 10 Sept 2026

7. 7

   Note the FR number and know what happens next

   Practice

   • ·Write the FR number down before you leave — it is your only handle on the file until it becomes a case number.
   • ·Next: Allotment Branch → a Case Worker scrutinises the file → objections (if any) come to you → you clear them → file is typed → FR number converts into a permanent case number (e.g. WP No. 12345/2026).
   • ·Track objections in the Objection Decoder module.

   Done when

   FR number is saved.

   Verified on site · 10 Sept 2026

Physical file order

Top to bottom. The registry checks sequence before it checks content.

1. 1

   Index

   RuleNot paginated

   Goes at the very front but gets NO page number. The page numbers written in the Index must match the actual pages behind it.

2. 2

   List of Dates & Synopsis

   RulePaginatedsingle-sided

   PAGE 1 STARTS HERE — not on the Index, not on the petition.

3. 3

   Main Petition / Appeal

   PracticePaginatedsingle-sided

   A4 paper (80 GSM). Rules now permit both sides, but single-sided with a 1.5–2 inch left margin is the standard the counter expects.

4. 4

   Verifying Affidavit

   RulePaginatedsingle-sided

   Straight after the main petition, signed and attested before a Notary / Oath Commissioner with proper stamps.

5. 5

   Annexures / Exhibits

   RulePaginatedsingle-sided

   Marked Annexure-A, Annexure-B… Kannada or faint documents need an English typed copy right behind them, with a 'True Copy' / 'True Translation' endorsement signed by the advocate. Judges who read Kannada often ignore translation objections in court — but the registry will still raise them at scrutiny. Carry the translation.

6. 6

   Interlocutory Applications (IAs)

   RulePaginatedsingle-sided

   ₹20 Court fee stamp — per IA

   After ALL the annexures, not next to the petition.

7. 7

   Vakalatnama

   RulePaginatedsingle-sided

   ₹30 Advocate Welfare Fund stamp₹20 Advocate Welfare Fund stamp

   ₹50 total in Advocate Welfare Fund stamps (a ₹30 + a ₹20, pasted physically). Signed by the client AND accepted by the advocate with roll number and address. Goes at the very end.

Stamp ledger

Count your IAs, then count your stamps. A short stamp is the cheapest objection to avoid and the most annoying one to cure.

Record your FR number

Write it down before you leave the corridor. Until conversion, this is the only handle you have on the file.