What is e-Filing in Courts?
e-Filing is the electronic method of filing new case, legal documents, petitions, affidavits and other case-related papers with the courts via an online portal instead of physically submitting them at the court premises. This service is available at all levels of the Indian judiciary — Supreme Court, High Courts, and many District Courts.
1. Supreme Court of India – e-Filing System
The Supreme Court e-filing system allows advocates and litigants to:
- File fresh cases (civil, criminal, SLPs, writs, etc.)
- Advocates and litigants (Party in Person) can both file
- Upload documents in PDF format
- Pay court fees online
- Track case status, diary numbers, listing, and objections
- Get e-notices and hearing alerts
🔗 Supreme Court e-Filing: https://efiling.sci.gov.in/
2. High Courts – e-Filing Systems
Some of the High Courts (like Delhi, etc.) has its own e-filing portal, integrated with:
- Advocates and litigants (Party in Person) can both file
- Case management system
- Online scrutiny/objection handling
- Advocate and party registration
- OTP/email-based verification
- Online fee payment (where applicable)
Some popular portals:
- All High Court of India e-Filing: https://filing.ecourts.gov.in/pdedev/
- Delhi High Court e-Filing: https://dhcefiling.nic.in/eFiling/
- Madhya Pradesh High Court e-Filing: https://mphc.gov.in/efiling
- Allahabad/Lucknow High Court e-Filing: https://www.allahabadhighcourt.in/efiling_21042021_landing.html
- kerala High Court e-Filing: https://ecourt.keralacourts.in/digicourt/
3. District Courts – e-Filing
Most of the District Courts across India (under the eCourts project) allow online filing via:
🔗 All District Courts of India e-Filing: https://filing.ecourts.gov.in/pdedev/
Features include:
- Filing civil/criminal cases
- Scrutiny tracking
- Access to cause lists, hearing dates
- Advocates and litigants (Party in Person) can both file
- Integration with CIS (Case Information System)
How to Use e-Filing Portals:
- Register as an Advocate or Litigant (Party in Person)
- Login and create a case draft
- Upload documents in required format (PDF, scanned copies)
- Pay fees online (if applicable)
- Submit for scrutiny
- Track objections, re-submit if needed
- Once accepted, get a Diary Number or case number