R.3 PARTIES TO SUITS

       PART III
        Original Jurisdiction
        ORDER XXII
       1. Two or more plaintiffs may join in one suit in whom any right to relief in respect of or arising out of the same act or transaction or series of acts or transactions is alleged to exist.
       2. Two or more defendants may be joined in one suit against whom any right to relief in respect of or arising out of the same act or transaction or series of acts or transactions is alleged to exist.
       3. (1) The Court may at any such stage of the proceedings, either upon or without the application of either party, and on such terms as may appear to the Court to

R.4 APPLICATIONS FOR ENFORCEMENT of FUNDAMENTAL RIGHTS

       PART IV
        ORDER XXXV
       (Article 32 of the Constitution)
       1. (1) Every petition under article 32 of the Constitution shall be in writing and shall be heard by a Division Court of not less than five Judges provided that a petition which does not raise a substantial question of law as to the interpretation of the Constitution may be heard and decided by a Division Court of less than five Judges, and, during vacation, by the Vacation Judge sitting singly.
       (2) All interlocutory and miscellaneous applications connected with a petition under article 32 of the Constitution, may be heard and decided by a Division Court of less than five Judges, and, during vacation, by the Vacation Judge sitting si

R.4(a) APPLICATIONS FOR TRANSFER UNDER CLAUSE (1) OF ARTICLE 139A (1) OF THE CONSTITUTION

       PART IVA
        1[ORDER XXXVIA
       1. Every application under Article 139A (1) of the Constitution shall be in writing. It shall set out concisely in separate paragraphs, the facts and particulars of the cases, pending before the Supreme Court and one or more High Courts or as the case may be, before two or more High Courts, the names and addresses of the parties, the questions of law involved and a statement that the same or substantially the same questions of law are involved in all the cases and that such questions are substantial questions of general importance. 2[In the case of an application made by the Attorney-General no affidavit shall be necessary in support thereof but it shall be accompanied by a certificate of the advocate on record to the effect that such questions are subs

R.5 SPECIAL REFERENCE UNDER ARTICLE 143 of THE CONSTITUTION

       PART V
        ORDER XXXVII
       1. On the receipt by the Registrar of the Order of the President referring a question of law or fact to the Court under article 143 of the Constitution the Registrar shall give notice to the Attorney-General for India to appear before the Court on a day specified in the notice to take the directions of the Court as to the parties who shall be served with notice of such reference, and the Court may, if it considers it desirable, order that notice of such reference, shall be served upon such parties as may be named in the order.
       2. Subject to the directions of the Court the notice shall require all such parties served therewith as desired to be heard at the hearing of the reference to attend before the Court on t

R.6(a) REFERENCE UNDER SECTION 257 OF THE INCOME-TAX ACT, 1961

       1. A reference under section 257 of the Income-tax Act, 1961, shall be forwarded to the Registrar of the Supreme Court.
       2. On receipt of such reference, the reference shall be numbered as “Tax Reference Case No. ..........of 19 ”. No Court-fee shall be payable on such reference.
       3. The reference shall be in the form of a statement of case containing numbered paragraphs setting out all relevant facts and proceedings, which have a bearing on the question or questions raised in chronological order with relevant dates. It shall contain an account of the conflict in the decisions of the High Courts which necessitate the Reference.
       4. The Income Tax Appellate Tribunal shall, together with the reference through the President, submit the following documents:—
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R.6(b) REFERENCE UNDER SECTION 7(2) OF THE MONOPOLIES AND RESTRICTIVE TRADE PRACTICES ACT, 1969 (54 OF 1969)

       1[PART VIB
        ORDER XXXVIIIB
       1. A reference under sub-section (2) of section 7 of the Monopolies and Restrictive Trade Practices Act, 1969 (54 of 1969) shall be forwarded to the Registrar of the Supreme Court.
       2. (1) The reference shall contain inter alia all the relevant facts of the case, definite charges against the member and the statement of grounds on which each such charge is based.
       (2) The Central Government shall together with the reference transmit seven copies thereof and eight copies of transcript in English of the documents relating to the grounds on which the removal of the member is sought, one of which shall be duly authenticated.
      

R.6 REFERENCE UNDER ARTICLE 317(1) OF THE CONSTITUTION

       PART VI
        ORDER XXXVIII
       1. On receipt by the Registrar of the order of the President referring to the Court a case for inquiry under article 317(1) of the Constitution, the Registrar shall give notice to the Chairman or Member of the Public Service Commission concerned and to the Attorney-General for India or the Advocate-General of the particular State to appear before the Court on a day specified in the notice to take the directions of the Court in the matter of the inquiry. A copy of the charges preferred against him shall be furnished to the respondent along with the notice.
       2. The Court may summon such witnesses as it consider necessary.
       3. After hearing of the reference under ar

R.8 REVIEW.

       PART VIII
       ORDER XL
       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.
       1[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.]
       2[3. 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 wr

R.9 COSTS

       PART IX
       ORDER XLI
       COSTS
       1. Subject to the provisions of any statue or of these rules, the costs of and incidental to all proceedings, shall be in the discretion of the court. Unless the court otherwise orders an intervener shall not be entitled to costs.
       ORDER XLII
       TAXATION
       1. The Registrar, or such other officer as the Chief Justice may appoint for the purpose, shall be the Taxing Officer of the court.
       2. The Taxing Officer shall allow such costs, charges and expenses as appear to him to have been necessary or proper for the attainment of justice or for defending the rights of any party, and shall not allow any cost

R.10 NOTICE OF PROCEEDINGS TO THE ATTORNEY-GENERAL for INDIA OR ADVOCATE-GENERAL OF STATES

       PART X
        MISCELLANEOUS
        ORDER XLIII
       1. The court may direct notice of any proceedings to be given to the Attorney-General for India or to the Advocate-General of any State, and the Attorney-General for India, or the Advocate-General to whom such notice is given may appear and take such part in the proceedings as he may be advised.
       2. The Attorney-General for India or the Advocate-General of any State may apply to be heard in any proceedings before the Court, and the Court may, if in its opinion the justice of the case so requires, permit the Attorney-General for India or the Advocate-General so applying to appear and be h

Sch.I Rules as to Printing of Record.

       1. The record in appeals to the Court shall be printed in the form known as demy quarto on both sides of the paper with single spacing.
       2. The size of the paper used shall be such that the sheet, when folded and trimmed, will be about 11 inches in height and 8½ inches in width 1[or 29.7 cm. in height and 21 cm. in width].
       3. The type to be used in the text shall be pica type but “Long Primer” shall be used in printing accounts, tabular matter and notes. Every tenth line shall be numbered in the margin.
       4. Records shall be arranged in two parts in the same volume, where practicable, viz.—
        Part I— The pleadings and proceedings, the transcript of the evidence of the witnesses, the judgments, decrees, etc., of the Courts below, down to the order