To check Supreme Court case status, use the free case-status search on the Court’s official website, sci.gov.in. As of September 2026 it works by diary number, case number, CNR number, AOR code, party name or court. eCourtsIndia, a private platform, also offers free search by party, advocate, case number, diary number or CNR, with paid alerts.
On eCourtsIndia.com/search, type a party name, advocate name, case number, diary (filing) number or CNR, then open the case page. It shows the judges, status, hearing dates and the orders and judgments on record. eCourtsIndia holds 11 lakh+ Supreme Court case records, and you can switch on WhatsApp and email alerts so a new date or order reaches you without checking every day.
eCourtsIndia is a private platform, not the Government’s eCourts portal (ecourts.gov.in) or the Supreme Court’s website (sci.gov.in). Read what the eCourts system is and who runs it.
Last updated: 28 September 2026. Supreme Court figures in the tables were checked on 23 September 2026.
Key takeaways
- The Supreme Court’s own website, sci.gov.in, offers free case-status search by diary number, case number, CNR, AOR code, party name or court (September 2026).
- On eCourtsIndia search, you can find a Supreme Court case by party name, advocate name, case number, diary number or CNR. Searching is free. Tracking and alerts are paid from credits (see pricing).
- In eCourtsIndia’s records, a Supreme Court CNR starts with SCIN01, then the diary number padded to six digits, then the year. SCIN010393402025 is diary number 39340 of 2025.
- The eCourtsIndia case page shows the judges, status, filing and registration numbers, hearing dates and the orders and judgments on record.
- Special Leave Petitions dominate: about seven in ten of the roughly 75,000 Supreme Court matters with a 2025 filing year in eCourtsIndia’s data are SLPs (checked 23 September 2026).
How do I check Supreme Court case status on the official website?
The Hon’ble Supreme Court of India runs a free case-status search on its website, sci.gov.in. As of 28 September 2026 it offers six ways to search, each on its own tab:
- Diary Number: the number given at filing, with the year.
- Case Number: choose the case type, then enter the number and year.
- CNR Number: the case’s Case Number Record (CNR).
- AOR Code: the code of the Advocate-on-Record who filed the matter.
- Party Name: the petitioner’s or respondent’s name.
- Court: matters before a particular court.
Each search asks you to answer a short captcha. The same site publishes daily orders, judgments, office reports, caveat search and courtroom display boards. It also has a Supreme Court of India app for Android and iOS.
Use eCourtsIndia, a private platform, when you want a case’s orders on record in one place, alerts, or the linked High Court and trial court records.
How does Supreme Court case numbering work?
Every Supreme Court matter carries two numbers: a diary number given at filing and a registration number given once the registry clears the petition. The diary number is sequential across the year (for example Diary No. 39340/2025). Until a matter is registered, orders and cause lists refer to it by its diary number, so keep both numbers. After scrutiny, the case gets a registered number that reflects its type: SLP(C) No. 1234/2026 for a civil Special Leave Petition, W.P.(Crl.) No. 56/2026 for a criminal writ petition, C.A. No. 2184/2026 for a civil appeal, and so on.
On eCourtsIndia, each Supreme Court case also has a 16-character CNR. It starts with the court code SCIN01, followed by a six-digit serial and the four-digit filing year. For Supreme Court records the serial is the diary number, so SCIN010393402025 is the case filed as diary number 39340 of 2025 (it was later registered as Civil Appeal 2184/2026). That makes the CNR easy to reconstruct if all you have is a diary number. The Supreme Court’s website also has a free CNR Number search. Our CNR Number Decoded guide explains the format for every court.
One thing to keep in mind: a CNR belongs to one court. The High Court case that led to your SLP has its own, different CNR, and so does the trial-court case beneath it. You follow a dispute up the ladder by party names and case numbers, not by a single CNR. If a CNR does not open on eCourtsIndia, you can request a missing case by CNR.
What can you search a Supreme Court case by?
Open eCourtsIndia search, type what you know, and narrow the results to the Supreme Court. Five routes work:
- Party name: the petitioner or respondent, such as “Union of India” or a company name. Add a case-type or year filter when the name is common.
- Advocate name: the advocate-on-record or arguing counsel. Useful for firms that want every pending Supreme Court matter in one view. The lawyer directory shows an advocate’s wider case history too.
- Case number: enter it as number/year, for example 2184/2026. It is matched against both the registration number and the filing number.
- Diary number: enter it the same way (39340/2025). If the petition has not been registered yet, this is often the only number you have.
- CNR: paste the 16-character code to jump straight to the record at ecourtsindia.com/cnr/<CNR>.
Full-text search also reaches inside order and judgment text, so a phrase from an order can surface the case even when you do not know the parties. The eCourtsIndia Search Guide covers every filter and query type.
What does the Supreme Court case page show?
Once you open a case, the page brings together the record:
- Case type, registration number and filing (diary) number, with filing and registration dates.
- Petitioners and respondents, with their advocates.
- The judges who heard the matter.
- Current status (for example Admitted, Allowed, Dismissed) and the first, last and next hearing dates.
- Counts of hearings, interlocutory applications, orders and judgments, and the orders themselves in date order.
A next hearing date that has already passed usually means the court’s record has not been updated since that hearing. Check back after the registry updates, and treat the Supreme Court’s own website as the final word on the day’s listing. The Case Status Dictionary explains each status code you will see.
| Field | Example from a real record |
|---|---|
| CNR | SCIN010393402025 |
| Filing (diary) number | 39340/2025, filed 20 Jul 2025 |
| Registration number | Civil Appeal 2184/2026, registered 18 Feb 2026 |
| Judges | Justice M.M. Sundresh, Justice Nongmeikapam Kotiswar Singh |
| Status | Allowed |
| Orders and judgments | 3 orders, 3 judgments on record |
What do SLP, W.P.(C), C.A. and other Supreme Court case types mean?
The case type tells you the nature and stakes of the proceeding. SLP(C) and SLP(Crl.) are Special Leave Petitions, where a party asks the Supreme Court’s permission (special leave) to appeal. Under Article 136 of the Constitution, the appeal can be against a judgment or order of any court or tribunal in India, most often a High Court. Courts and tribunals set up under Armed Forces law are excluded.
W.P.(C) and W.P.(Crl.) are writ petitions filed directly in the Supreme Court under Article 32 to enforce fundamental rights. C.A. and Crl.A. are appeals.
T.P.(C) and T.P.(Crl.) are transfer petitions asking the Court to move a case from one state’s courts to another. Civil cases are transferred under Section 25 of the Code of Civil Procedure, 1908. Criminal cases are transferred under Section 446 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 (formerly Section 406 CrPC).
R.P. is a review petition. A curative petition is the last resort after a review is dismissed, a remedy the Court created in Rupa Ashok Hurra v. Ashok Hurra, (2002) 4 SCC 388, decided on 10 April 2002. It must carry a certificate from a Senior Advocate. It is first circulated to the three senior-most judges and, if available, the judges who gave the judgment.
| Case type (code) | What it is | Matters with a 2025 filing year (eCourtsIndia data) |
|---|---|---|
| SLP(C) (SLP_C) | Special Leave Petition, civil | 34,235 |
| SLP(Crl.) (SLP_CRL) | Special Leave Petition, criminal | 18,769 |
| M.A. (MA) | Miscellaneous application | 3,985 |
| T.P.(C) (TP_C) | Transfer petition, civil | 3,747 |
| C.A. (CA) | Civil appeal | 3,450 |
| R.P.(C) (RP_C) | Review petition, civil | 2,965 |
| Crl.A. (CRL_A) | Criminal appeal | 2,520 |
| W.P.(C) (WP_C) | Writ petition, civil (Article 32) | 1,676 |
| Curative petition (CURP) | Last-resort petition after review | 414 |
About seven in ten of those matters (53,004 of about 75,000) are SLPs, which tells you how most people reach the Supreme Court: by challenging a lower court or tribunal decision, most often a High Court’s. Filter by case type when you search to focus on one category. The Case Type Encyclopedia covers the codes in more depth.
For scale, 94,639 matters were pending in the Supreme Court at the end of August 2026, according to Supreme Court Observer, which uses National Judicial Data Grid (NJDG) data. That count includes unregistered matters. Pendency changes daily, so check the Court’s NJDG dashboard for the current figure.
How do Supreme Court benches work?
The Supreme Court sits in benches, not as a full court. Most matters are heard by a bench of two judges, and some by three. Under Article 145(3) of the Constitution, at least five judges (a Constitution Bench) must hear a case involving a substantial question of law about interpreting the Constitution. The same applies to a Presidential reference under Article 143.
The Court also publishes separate Single Judge and Chamber lists for some matters. The Chief Justice of India, as master of the roster, allocates subjects to benches, and each bench sits in a designated courtroom. The case page on eCourtsIndia lists the judges who heard the matter, which tells you the bench strength at a glance.
You can also research a judge’s cases and court patterns or browse judge profiles. For the full vocabulary of Single, Division, Full and Constitution Benches, read Bench Types Explained.
Where can I check the Supreme Court cause list?
The Supreme Court publishes its cause lists on its official website at sci.gov.in/cause-list. They include the Daily Cause List and other lists: the Miscellaneous Advance List, Advance and Final Elimination Lists, and Weekly and Terminal lists. Many come in main and supplementary versions.
You can search the lists by court number, judge, AOR, party name and date. They are organised by courtroom and item number, and a higher item number is less likely to be reached on the day.
The eCourtsIndia cause-list directory has an “India” entry for the Supreme Court, but dated, item-by-item Supreme Court listings are not consistently available there yet; dated lists on eCourtsIndia today cover district and taluka courts. For the item number and courtroom, use the Supreme Court’s own list, and use eCourtsIndia for the case record, orders and alerts. Our guide to reading a cause list explains items, boards and rosters.
How do I download a Supreme Court order or judgment?
Orders and judgments on record are listed on the eCourtsIndia case page under View Orders, from the first notice order to the final judgment, including short orders such as “list after four weeks”. Each order has its own page, where you can download the Court’s published PDF of the order for ₹2 from credits (September 2026). You can also request the order text or get an AI summary.
A downloaded PDF is not a certified copy. For a certified copy, apply to the Supreme Court Registry. The Court’s own daily orders and judgments pages are free. The guide to downloading court orders explains the steps and when you still need a certified copy from the court.
For citations, remember that the order uploaded by the Court is the primary text, while reported citations come from law reports such as SCR and SCC. If you are monitoring many matters, an AI order summary (₹2 per order) gives you a quick read of what the order says, who it favours and what happens next, so you can triage which orders need attention first. AI summaries can contain errors, so read the order itself before relying on it. The AI Clerk post explains how summaries and case watching work.
How do you get alerts for a Supreme Court case?
Add the case to a client in your eCourtsIndia dashboard and switch on WhatsApp and email alerts; you will then hear about a new hearing date, a new order or a status change without checking manually. Alerts are opt-in and go to a verified mobile number. Missing a Supreme Court date can mean a dismissal for non-prosecution, so for advocates-on-record handling many SLPs and appeals, and in-house counsel reporting on a pending matter, this is the feature that pays for itself.
Pricing is simple: searching is free. Tracking costs ₹5 per case per month and each WhatsApp or email alert ₹0.50, paid from your eCourtsIndia credits (prices as of September 2026). Every account gets 50 free credits a month; paid plans start at ₹250 + 18% GST a month, and credits never expire. See the pricing page and our step-by-step guide on how to enable case alerts.
On the move? The Android app and iOS app carry the same search and alerts, and the Chrome extension shows tomorrow’s listings for tracked cases with an update badge in your browser.
Common scenarios
- Has my SLP been dismissed, or has leave been granted? Read the current status and the latest order. Issuing notice is only a first step, not admission. When leave is granted, the matter usually proceeds as a civil or criminal appeal with a new number.
- When is the next hearing of a pending appeal? The case page shows the next date alongside the judges.
- I need the final judgment in a disposed matter. Open it from the case page and read it, or download the Court’s published PDF for ₹2. It is not a certified copy.
- What is my firm running before the Supreme Court? Search by the advocate-on-record’s name and filter to the Supreme Court. You can also check an advocate’s track record.
- Is the stay still in force? Read the interim orders in date order, starting with the latest. An AI summary can help you find the right order, but summaries can contain errors, so read the order itself and confirm with your Advocate-on-Record.
How Supreme Court records relate to High Court and district court records
Most cases reach the Supreme Court from a High Court, and many start in a district court. On eCourtsIndia each round is its own record with its own CNR, and all of them are searchable in the same place. If an SLP was filed against a Bombay High Court judgment, search the party names or the High Court case number cited in the SLP to find the High Court record, and go one step further to the trial court if needed. eCourtsIndia covers the Supreme Court, all 25 High Courts, district and taluka courts in all 36 states and union territories, and 18 tribunal and commission types, with 32 crore+ case records in all (September 2026). For the High Court step, see how to check any High Court case status, and for the general method, how to check your court case status online.
Check your Supreme Court case now. Search free by party name, advocate, case number, diary number or CNR, and read the orders on record.
Methodology and limitations
- Dataset: Supreme Court records in eCourtsIndia’s index, counted with eCourtsIndia search facets.
- Data as of: the case-type table and the example record were checked on 23 September 2026. The pendency figure is Supreme Court Observer’s count for the end of August 2026.
- Coverage: the nine case types in the table add up to 71,761 of about 75,000 matters with a 2025 filing year. The rest are other case types.
- Limitations: counts change as records are added, and eCourtsIndia records can lag the Court’s own register. For official status, item numbers and certified copies, rely on sci.gov.in and the Supreme Court Registry.
Related reading
- CNR Number Decoded: the 16-character identifier behind every case, including Supreme Court CNRs (prefix SCIN01).
- High Court case status across all 25 High Courts: tracking the decision that led to your SLP.
- How to track all your pending cases in one place: managing alerts for a Supreme Court portfolio.
- Supreme Court judgments on divorce and alimony: an example of Supreme Court data in use.
AI summaries can contain errors. Read the order itself before relying on it. Spotted an error on this page? Write to support@ecourtsindia.com.
Frequently Asked Questions
How do I check Supreme Court case status in India?
Use the free case-status search on the Supreme Court’s official website, sci.gov.in. It works by diary number, case number, CNR number, AOR code, party name or court. You can also search eCourtsIndia, a private platform, free by party, advocate, case number, diary number or CNR. Its case page shows the bench, status, hearing dates and orders on record.
What is a diary number in the Supreme Court?
A diary number is the number the Supreme Court Registry gives a matter when it is filed, written as number/year (for example 39340/2025). After the Registry checks the papers and defects are cured, the matter gets a registration number that shows its case type, such as SLP(C) No. 1234/2026. Keep both. Until registration, orders and cause lists refer to the matter by its diary number. You can search either in eCourtsIndia search.
What is the Supreme Court CNR number format?
In eCourtsIndia’s records, a Supreme Court CNR has 16 characters: the court code SCIN01, the diary number padded to six digits, and the four-digit filing year. So diary number 39340 of 2025 becomes SCIN010393402025. The Supreme Court’s own website also offers a free CNR search. A CNR belongs to one court, so the High Court case behind an SLP has a different CNR. Read CNR Number Decoded for the full format.
What is a Special Leave Petition (SLP)?
A Special Leave Petition (SLP) asks the Supreme Court for permission to appeal. Under Article 136 of the Constitution, the Court may, in its discretion, grant special leave to appeal from a judgment or order of any court or tribunal in India. Courts and tribunals under Armed Forces law are excluded. If leave is granted, the matter usually proceeds as a civil or criminal appeal. SLPs were about seven in ten of the matters with a 2025 filing year in eCourtsIndia’s data (23 September 2026).
Where can I find the Supreme Court cause list?
The Supreme Court publishes its cause lists on its official website at sci.gov.in/cause-list. You can search the Daily Cause List and other lists, such as the Miscellaneous Advance List, Weekly List and Elimination Lists, by court number, judge, AOR, party name or date. Use the official list for the item number and courtroom, and the case page for the full record.
Is an order downloaded from eCourtsIndia a certified copy?
No. An order you open or download on eCourtsIndia is the order PDF as published by the Court. It is useful for reading and research, but it is not a certified copy. If you need to file an order in another court or authority, apply to the Supreme Court Registry for a certified copy. Always check details against the official record on sci.gov.in.
How do I get alerts for a Supreme Court hearing?
Add the case to a client in your eCourtsIndia dashboard and switch on WhatsApp and email alerts. Tracking costs ₹5 per case per month and each alert ₹0.50 per channel, paid from credits, with 50 free credits every month (prices as of September 2026). Follow the case alerts guide.
Sources
- Supreme Court of India: Case Status, CNR Number search (with Diary Number, Case Number, AOR Code, Party Name and Court tabs). Checked 28 September 2026.
- Supreme Court of India: Cause List (list types and search options). Checked 28 September 2026.
- Constitution of India, Article 32. Checked 28 September 2026.
- Constitution of India, Article 136. Checked 28 September 2026.
- Constitution of India, Article 145. Checked 28 September 2026.
- Code of Civil Procedure, 1908, Section 25 and Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023, Section 446 (IndiaCode by eCourtsIndia). Checked 28 September 2026.
- Rupa Ashok Hurra v. Ashok Hurra, (2002) 4 SCC 388 (10 April 2002). Checked 28 September 2026.
- Supreme Court Observer: August 2026: Pendency decreases by 1079 cases (10 September 2026). Checked 28 September 2026.
- eCourtsIndia: Pricing (plans and per-action prices). Checked 28 September 2026.