Administrative Committee Of Rajasthan High Court Says 'No Need' To Use A4 Size Paper
The Rajasthan High Court has disposed of a public interest litigation seeking directions for usage of A4 size papers for judicial filings and other court proceedings.The division bench of Justice Vinod Kumar Bharwani and Justice Sandeep Mehta took note of the decision taken on High Court's administrative side that the present regime may continue and no change is needed.Presently, the High...
The Rajasthan High Court has disposed of a public interest litigation seeking directions for usage of A4 size papers for judicial filings and other court proceedings.
The division bench of Justice Vinod Kumar Bharwani and Justice Sandeep Mehta took note of the decision taken on High Court's administrative side that the present regime may continue and no change is needed.
Presently, the High Court follows General Rules (Civil and Criminal), 2018 which provides that all pleadings, applications, petitions and any other relevant paper of whatsoever nature filed in the course of judicial proceedings shall be printed in double space on stout durable papers of "foolscap size".
The petitioners, two law students, namely Lakshya Purohit and Akriti Agarwal, had sought usage of A4 size paper instead, stating that the same will prevent wastage of paper and help save the environment.
The High Court was however apprised that the matter was placed before the Administrative Committee of the Rajasthan High Court and it has resolved in favour of the present system.
"This court is apprised that the matter was placed before the Administrative Committee of the Rajasthan High Court and the Committee has resolved that the present system may continue and no change is needed. In this background, we hereby dispose of the writ petition leaving the petitioners at liberty to ventilate their grievances as and when warranted."
No one appeared to argue the matter on behalf of the petitioner.
Case Title: Lakshya Purohit v. Registrar General, Rajasthan High Court
Citation: 2022 LiveLaw (Raj) 114