Digital filing of Application NCLT and other Courts

Digital filing in the current age serves to save a lot of time as well as resources, as a party can simply
draft and submit their application for being listed without travelling back and forth.

Synopsis the first part of the application is crucial and needs to be carefully and diligently crafted as
judges tend to be loaded with work. It must convey urgency in order for it to be considered for
listing. The synopsis is basically a concise summary of events and is highly helpful for the bench in
filtering urgent applications from the frivolous ones.

Dates and the list of events provide a veritable snapshot for the judges to read and understand the
degree of urgency of the application by understanding the sequence of events and whether there is
a deadline which needs to be met in the near future

The Prayer contains the final relief which is sought from Tribunal by the drafting party, and must be
carefully constructed and reasonably thought out, as it is the whole reason behind the application.

Even a singular objection means refiling of an application, which leads to a loss of approximately 2
days every time and thus digital signature and other technicalities are very important and not liable
to be overlooked. The smallest of details matter, and if not included can prompt an objection which
leads to inevitable extra work and delays and hence incurred costs.

Many a times an affidavit may include false information to convey false urgency in order to get it
listed, in such cases the person filing the application is to be prosecuted for the offence of perjury.

Basic Structure of application

Synopsis, list of dates and events, affidavit in support, vakalatnama, memo of application, prayer

Additional Things to keep in mind when filing

Court staff are also human, must be cordially treated with respect

Some judges insist on physical copies of the application, as it is quite difficult to sort through pdf files
and get to relevant pages easily. Thus it is always advisable to carry a few hard copies of the
application to save time as well as help the bench in their task.
It is also advisable to assist the judges by tagging relevant pages in the application so the bench can
refer without delay or unnecessary difficulty. The application must be easy to go through and
understand while being properly labelled.

Senior counsels always appreciate the tedious job of filing being taken off their hands, most were
not experienced with digital filing and thus would rather act in their areas of expertise.

Resolution plan application is very complicated as well as time consuming.

Technical caution

Get a DSC,

court clerk numbers must be kept handy

online payment of various court fees should be done through Bharat kosh, and receipt must be
carried to avoid technical glitches at the last minute.

Converting application to pdf is also essential for getting a digital signature.