Order XLVII - Review : Supreme Court Rules 2013

Ho to file a Review Petition Under Article 137 to Supreme Court? Order XLVII of Supreme Court Rules 2013

Order XLVII of Supreme Court Rules 2013 : "Review"

1. The Court may review its judgment or order, but no application for review will be entertained in a civil proceeding except on the ground mentioned in Order XLVII, rule 1 of the Code, and in a criminal proceeding except on the ground of an error apparent on the face of the record.

The application for review shall be accompanied by a certificate of the Advocate on Record certifying that it is the first application for review and is based on the grounds admissible under the Rules.

2. An application for review shall be by a petition, and shall be filed within thirty days from the date of the judgment or order sought to be reviewed. It shall set out clearly the grounds for review.

3. Unless otherwise ordered by the Court an application for review shall be disposed of by circulation without any oral arguments, but the petitioner may supplement his petition by additional written arguments. The Court may either dismiss the petition or direct notice to the opposite party. An application for review shall as far as practicable be circulated to the same Judge or Bench of Judges that delivered the judgment or order sought to be reviewed.

4. Where on an application for review the Court reverses or modifies its former decision in the case on the ground of mistake of law or fact, the Court, may, if it thinks fit in the interests of justice to do so, direct the refund to the petitioner of the court-fee paid on the application in whole or in part, as it may think fit.

5. Where an application for review of any judgment and order has been made and disposed of, no further application for review shall be entertained in the same matter.

SUPREME COURT RULES 2013

Order XLI - Application for Transfer Under Article 139A(2) of constitution and section 25 of Code of Civil Procedure 1908

Order XLII - Special Reference under Article 143 of the Constitution

Order XLIII - Reference made by the President under Article 317(1) of the Constitution or any statute

Order XLIV - Reference made by the central Government / Statutory Tribunal under statutes

Order XLV - Reference under section 257 of the Income Tax Act 1961

(E) ELECTION PETITIONS

Order XLVI - Election Petitions under Part III of the Presidential and Vice-Presidential Elections Act, 1952 (31 of 1952)

Order XLVII - Review

Order XLVIII - Curative Petition

PART-V

Order XLIX - Costs