Guides · Filing guides
What happens to an SLP between filing and listing, and what can be checked before it is filed.
A short series on the Supreme Court SLP filing process, written from the Supreme Court Rules, the Registry's Handbook, its published check lists and circulars.
Nyave's Guides examine the preparation of an SLP filing set, Registry scrutiny, filing defects, registration and listing, and systematic pre-filing verification. The three articles are written to be read in order, and each stands on its own. Every article names its primary sources and is published by Nyave Research; none of them is legal advice.
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01 The process · 10 min read
What happens after an SLP is filed in the Supreme Court?
Filing, registration and listing are different stages. What Registry scrutiny does, what happens when defects are raised, and why the cure cycle matters.
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02 The defects · 11 min read
SLP filing defects: what the Supreme Court Registry checks before registration
What a filing defect is, the six groups of checks the Registry applies, why defects recur in professionally prepared filings, and what Nyave's analysis of recorded defects shows.
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03 The checklist · 5 min read
Supreme Court SLP filing checklist: what to verify before submission
Six areas to review before submission, and why a document-presence list is not enough: the facts that must agree across the petition, judgment, annexures, index, affidavit and vakalatnama.
What to verify before submitting an SLP
Article 4, on the defect-cure and re-filing process, will follow.