Pending case records: use certified-copies procedure (CPC/SC Rules), not RTI. §8(1)(b) applies.

Internal files of pending SC/HC cases protected; parties must use certified copies under CPC/SC rules, not RTI.

Records of pending cases before the Supreme Court and High Courts — notes, drafts, internal correspondence — are protected under §8(1)(b) (court-forbidden disclosure) and §8(1)(e). Parties must use the certified-copies procedure under the Supreme Court Rules / CPC, not RTI, for access.

pending cases, Supreme Court, §8(1)(b), certified copies

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Editorial summary · last reviewed 21 April 2026.