RNI No.

MAHBIL  /2009/35527

महाराष्टट्रõ शासन राजपत्र

असाधारण भाग चार-क
वर््ष ८, अंक ५३] गुरुवार, नोव््हेेंबर १७, २०२२/कार््ततिक २६, शके १९४४ [पृष््ठठे ५९, किंमत : रुपये ९.००

असाधारण क्रमांक ७९
प्राधिकृत प्रकाशन
महाराष्टट्र शासनाव््यतिरिक््त इतर वैधानिक प्राधिकाऱ््ययाांनी तयार केलेले
(भाग एक, एक-अ व एक-ल यांमध््यये प्रसिद्ध केलेले वैधानिक नियम व आदेश यांव््यतिरिक््त इतर)
वैधानिक नियम व आदेश; यात भारत सरकार, उच््च न््ययायालय, पोलीस आयुक््त, आयुक््त (राज््य उत््पपादन शुल््क),
जिल््हहादंडाधिकारी व निवडणूक आयोग, निवडणूक न््ययायाधिकरण, निवडणूक निर््णय अधिकारी व निवडणूक आयोगाखालील
इतर प्राधिकारी यांनी तयार केलेले वैधानिक नियम व आदेश यांचा समावेश होतो.

HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY

APPELLATE SIDE
NOTIFICATION
No. Rule/P. 1603/2022.—The Hon’ble the Chief Justice and the Judges of the High Court of
Judicature at Bombay in exercise of powers conferred under Article 225 and 227 of the Constitution
of India and all other enabling provisions in that behalf are pleased to make the following rules
which shall be applicable to the High Court of Judicature at Bombay, its Benches at Nagpur and
Aurangabad and High Court of Bombay at Goa, and the District Courts and Tribunals under the
control and supervision of the High Court of Bombay.
Short Title, Applicability and  Commencement :
These Rules shall be called “e-Filing Rules of the High Court of Bombay 2022”. They shall apply
to the High Court of Judicature at Bombay, its Benches at Nagpur and Aurangabad and High Court
of Bombay at Goa, and the District Courts and Tribunals under the control and supervision of the
High Court of Bombay.
These Rules shall come into force from the date of Notification.
1.  Preface
These Rules shall apply to on-line e-filing and e-filing through Designated Counters and facilities
provided for e-filing, including e-Seva Kendras. The rules shall apply to such categories of cases

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as would be notified by the High Court. These Rules amend and consolidate the existing Rules and
Practice Directions.
2.  Definitions
2.1 Action : includes all proceedings instituted in the Court such as suits, criminal complaints,
appeals, civil or criminal writ petitions, revision petitions, contempt petitions, execution petitions,
arbitration petitions, probate cases and interlocutory applications.
2.2  Administrator : means the Registrar (IT) or an officer appointed by the Chief Justice for
administering and dealing with matters connected with or relating to e-filing.
2.3.  Bench : means and includes one or more Judges assigned to adjudicate upon Actions or
the presiding officer of the Court or Tribunal as the case may be.
2.4  Physical Filing : means Actions and pleadings filed as hard copies.
2.5  Designated Counters : means and includes those counters which find mention in
Appendix-I and those that may be included or excluded from Appendix-I from time to time.
2.6  District Courts : means and includes the courts established and functioning under the
control and supervision of the High Court.
2.7  Electronic Filing (e-filing) : means e-filing as prescribed through the Internet (at the web
portal of the Court) and through the internet/intranet at Designated Counters, unless the context
requires otherwise.
2.8  Evidence : means and includes evidence as defined under the Indian Evidence Act, 1872.
2.9  High Court : High Court means the High Court of Judicature at Bombay, its Benches at
Nagpur and Aurangabad and High Court of Bombay at Goa, Panaji-Goa.
2.10  Objections : means and includes deficiencies and errors pointed out by the Registry in
relation to the Actions instituted in the Court.
2.11  Opposite Party : means defendant(s), respondents, judgment debtor(s) and non
applicant(s).
2.12  Party : means appellant(s), plaintiff(s), petitioner(s), complainant(s) and applicant(s).
2.13  Pleadings : means pleadings filed in support or defence of an Action including affidavits,
additional affidavits and supplementary affidavits.
2.14  PDF : means an electronic document filed in a portable document format.
2.15  PDF/A : means an ISO-standardized version of the Portable Document Format (PDF)
specialized for the digital preservation of electronic documents.
2.16  Registry : means the Registry of the Court.
2.17  Statement of Defence : means and includes written statements, replies, counter-
affidavits and additional or supplementary affidavits.
2.18  Technical failure : means a failure of the court’s hardware, software, and/or
telecommunications facility which results in the impossibility of submitting a file electronically.
Technical failure does not include malfunctioning of the equipment of the person submitting an e-file.
2.19  Third Party : means and includes any person or entity seeking to become a party or to
intervene in an Action.
2.20  Working Day : means and includes a day when the Registry of the Court is working under
the Calendar published or as directed by the Court.
2.21  Tribunal : means and includes all Tribunals under the control and supervision of the
High Court.
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3.  General Instructions

3.1  On-line e-filing shall be made by visiting the prevailing web portal of the Court for the
purpose of e-filing.
3.2  Except as provided in these Rules, Actions, whether in fresh, pending or disposed of cases,
will be filed electronically by an advocate or litigant in person from their home, office or other remote
location in the manner provided in these Rules.
3.3  Any person who is unable to access the e-filing portal would be entitled to make use of the
facilities provided at the Designated Counters for that purpose upon payment of charges if stipulated.
3.4  Maximum size of the file shall be specified and revised from time to time by issuing practice
directions.
4.  Steps for Registration
4.1  Persons other than Advocates and litigants in person who are already registered on the
Court web portal will take the following steps to register themselves.
(i) Advocates
(a)  Should visit the prevailing web portal to view the form.
(i) For E-filing portal version 2.0 (https://efiling.ecourts.gov.in/)
(ii) For E-filing portal version 3.0 (https://filing.ecourts.gov.in/pdedev)
(b)  Click the registration link.
(c)  Fill the form with requisite details.
(d)  Submit the filled-up form along with a self-attested copy of the Bar Council Registration
Certificate or Bar Council I-card (in PDF format only).
(ii)  Litigants in person
(a)  Should visit the prevailing web portal to view the form.
(i)  For E-filing portal version 2.0 (https://efiling.ecourts.gov.in/)
(ii)  For E-filing portal version 3.0 (https://filing.ecourts.gov.in/pdedev)
(b)  Click the registration link.
(c)  Fill the form with requisite details.
(d)  Submit the filled-up form along with the self-attested copy of any identity document issued
by the Government (in PDF format only).
4.2  Litigants-in-person shall submit an affidavit/undertaking that they have not engaged
an Advocate in the Action. A litigant in person who subsequently engages an Advocate, shall make
an application before the Administrator for transferring the data in respect of the Action to the
Advocate’s account in. Once the Administrator allows the application, the data in the Action shall
be transferred in the user account of the Advocate. The litigant in person will not be in a position to
modify the data of the subject Action, without the permission of the Administrator.
4.3  A login ID will be allotted on the next working day if the application is found complete in
all respects. The procedure for registration is set out in the prevailing e-filing web portal as per
Appendix-II.
5.  Frame of Pleadings
The pleadings should be clear and concise. Parties and third parties should set forth their claims/
averments in separate paragraphs. The statement of truth/ affidavit of the concerned person must
bear their signature. Opposite parties should also file their replies under sequentially numbered
paragraphs and headings (such as Preliminary Objections and Objections on Merits).

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Wherever verification and attestation under oath is done before Notary Public, the scanned page
shall be uploaded keeping the original in custody.
Citations shall not form part of the pleadings or annexure, unless citation is relevant subject
matter of the lis. Citations shall be separately filed as and when necessary.
Scrutiny and compliance with objections in any pleading e-filing shall only be by online mode
only. If interaction is inevitable in such cases virtual counters with video linkage facility shall be
used as and when activated.
6. Formatting
6.1  All the original typed text material including notice of motion, memorandum of parties,
main petition or appeal, interlocutory application(s), reply, status report, affidavit, documents, will
be prepared electronically using the following formatting:
Style:
Paper size: A-4
Top Margin: 1.5”
Bottom Margin: 1.5”
Left Margin: 1.75”
Right Margin: 1.0”
Alignment: Justified
Font: Times New Roman
Font size: 14
Line spacing: 1.5
If any document is typed in a local language in Trial Courts, it must be prepared using xxx
Unicode Font 14
The High Court may issue notification / circular / Practice note defining sequence and chronology
of documents and manner of pagination, manner of filing amendment for e-filing purposes for District
Court and High Court.
6.2  The document should be converted into Optical Character Recognition (OCR) searchable
Portable Document Format (PDF) or PDF/A using any PDF converter or in- built PDF conversion
plug-in provided in the software. PDF/A is the preferred format.
6.3  A document which is not a text document and has to be enclosed with the Action, should be
scanned using an image resolution of 300 DPI (Dots per inch) in OCR searchable mode and saved as a
PDF document. The procedure for converting a document into an OCR searchable PDF as mentioned
above and as required in clause 8.1 is set out in Appendix – III.
7.  Digital Signatures
7.1  The PDF document shall be digitally signed either by the parties and/or by their Advocate.
The digital signatures shall be appended on such places on the PDF document as prescribed under the
extant rules. If neither the party nor the Advocate who has been engaged possess a digital signature,
a print out of the Action shall be physically signed by the party concerned and/or their Advocate in
accordance with rules and it shall thereafter be scanned and uploaded.
7.2  A List of recognized Digital Signature Providers and the procedure involved in appending
single or multiple signatures is set out in Appendix – IV.
7.3  A litigant in person or advocate who does not possess a digital signature issued by the
competent authority can authenticate e-filed documents by e-Sign based on Aadhaar authentication.
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8. Dos and Don’t’s
8.1  The text documents and scanned documents set out in clauses 6.3 and 7.1 should be merged
as a single OCR searchable PDF file and should be book-marked as per the Master Index, duly
approved by the Registry. The procedure in this behalf is set out in Appendix -V.
8.2  The merged documents should be uploaded at the time of on-line e-filing. Screenshots of
the manner of accessing the on-line e-filing portal and for the filing of the main case and documents
including written statements, replies, replications, rejoinders, affidavits and evidence in a pending
case are set out in Appendix-I.
8.3  Once e-filing is accepted, the filing or registration number shall be notified to the Advocate
or litigant in person.
8.4  In so far as evidence in the form of an electronic record, such as audio and/or video files,
which are to be filed in the High Court as set out in APPENDIX –VII shall be followed. As and
when this facility is made available for District Courts, the procedure to be followed will be notified
by the Administrator.
8.5  Special Characters are not allowed while e-filing Memo of Parties and Advocate remarks.
8.6  Document Binary File Name Standards
The following special characters are not allowed in a file name:
• A quotation mark (“)
• A number sign/Pound (#)
• Per cent (%)
• Ampersand (&)
• Asterisk (*)
• Colon (:)
• Angle brackets (less than, greater than) (<>)
• A question mark (?)
• Backslash (\)
• Forward slash (/)
• Braces (left and right) ({ })
• Pipe (|)
• A tilde (~)
• The period (.) character used consecutively in the middle of the file name or at the
beginning or end of the file name.
File names should not exceed 45 characters in length, including spaces. Single space must be
counted as one character each.
8.7  On-line e-filing shall not be watermarked or encrypted. The e-filed documents shall not
contain any virus, malware, spam-ware, trojan horse or the like. All the e-filed documents shall be
legible and free of markings, track changes or annotations.
8.8  As far as possible the PDF file may be flattened free of embedded images, videos, GIF, PDF
form fields and Java script elements.
9.  Payment of Court Fees/Other Charges
Court fee and other charges can be paid either electronically by purchase on the on-line facility
provided by the authorised agency or from the Designated Counters provided for the purpose
in the High Court and District Courts or from any authorized court fee vendor. The Transaction ID
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provided upon payment of court fee and other charges is required to be entered in the appropriate
field at the time of on-line e-filing.
10.  Retention of Originals
10.1  Originals of the documents, certified copies that are scanned and digitally signed by the
Registrant(s) at the time of e-filing should be preserved for production or inspection as may be required
by a Registrant, Registry or Bench for verification or removal of doubts.
10.2  The registry may make use of virtual counters with video linkage for quick verification
any scanned or typed document e-filed cases.
10.3  The signed vakalatnama, signed and notarized/attested affidavit and any other document
whose authenticity is likely to be questioned should be preserved, at least, for two years till after
the final disposal of the Action. Final disposal shall include disposal of the Action by the superior
appellate court.
10.4  Notwithstanding anything above, the following documents will have to be preserved
permanently :—
(a)  A Negotiable Instrument (other than a cheque) as defined in Section 13 of The
Negotiable Instruments Act, 1881 (26 of 1881).
(b)  A Power-of-Attorney as defined in section 1A of the Powers-of-Attorney Act, 1882 (7 of
1882).
(c)  A Deed as defined in Section 3 of The Indian Trusts Act, 1882 (2 of 1882).
(d)  A Will as defined in Clause (h) of Section 2 of The Indian Succession Act, 1925 (39 of
1925) including any other testamentary disposition by whatever name called.
(e)  Any contract for the sale or conveyance of immovable property or any interest in such
property.
(f)  Any other document as may be directed by the Bench.
10.5  The responsibility of producing the originals and proving their genuineness shall be of the
party that has electronically filed scanned copies of the document.
11.  Access to the Electronic Data of the Action
Free of cost access will be available to authorized person(s) to data e-filed by any of the parties
to the specific Action, as is presently being provided in pending Actions. This facility shall be in
addition to the procedure of obtaining certified copies.
12.  Exemption from e-filing
Exemption from on-line e-filing of the entire pleading or a part of the pleadings and/or documents
may be permitted by the Bench upon an application being made for that purpose in the following
circumstances :
(i) where on-line e-filing is for reasons set out in the application not feasible; or
(ii) where there are concerns about confidentiality and protection of privacy; or
(iii) where the document cannot be scanned or filed electronically because of its size, shape
or condition; or
(iv) where the on-line e-filing portal is either inaccessible or not available for some reason;
and/or
(v) for a just and sufficient cause.
13.  Service of Electronic Documents
In addition to the prescribed mode of service, notices, documents, pleadings that are filed
electronically may also be served through the designated e-mail IDs of Registry officials to the e-mail
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address of the advocates or parties, if available. E-mail IDs of Registry officials will be published on
the Court website to enable the recipients to verify the source of the e-mail.
In all cases if the respondent is not registered in CIS and no email ID is disclosed, a party
cannot be compelled to accept service in digitised form. In such case, the Registrant shall serve the
respondent with physical copies of the pleadings in addition to offering a soft copy.
The registry may send soft copies of petition from the dedicated mail address along with copy of
notice/writ to the Court below with verification mechanism to ensure integrity of the dispatched soft
copies. If required, soft copies shall be printed at Court effecting service whereupon addressee court
shall affix its seal on the notice/writ so received and shall serve copies on the respondents/noticees.
Copy of report of service shall be uploaded as reply to the e-mail forwarding notices/writs which,
unless required, shall be treated as sufficient proof of service without requirement of physically
signed hard copy of report of service.
14.  Computation of Time
14.1  Wherever limitation/time limits apply, it will be the responsibility of the party concerned
to ensure that the filing is carried out well before the cut-off date and time. The date of e-filing will
be taken as that date when the Action is electronically received in the Registry within the prescribed
time on any working day. For computing the time at which e-filing is made, Indian Standard Time
(IST) will apply.
14.2   E-filing through Designated Counters will be permissible up to 16.00 hours on any court
working day. On-line e-filing carried out after working hours on any day, will be treated as the date
which follows the actual filing date provided it is a court working day. Actions filed on a day declared
as gazetted holiday or on a day when the court is closed, will be regarded as having been filed on
the next working day. For the computation of limitation, on-line e-filing shall be subject to the same
legal regime as applicable to physical filing, save and except as provided herein above.
14.3  The facility for on-line e-filing through the web portal shall be available during all twenty-
four hours of each day, subject to breakdown, server downtime, system maintenance or such other
exigencies. Where on-line e-filing is not possible for any of the reasons set out above, parties can
either approach the Designated Counters for e-filing during working hours on court working days
or take recourse to physical filing. No exemption from limitation shall be permitted on the ground
of a failure of the web based on-line e-filing facility.
14.4  Provisions for limitation governing on-line e-filing will be the same as those applicable to
physical filing. The period of limitation for such actions will commence from the date when e-filing
is made as per the procedure prescribed in these Rules.
15.  Procedure for Filing Caveat
All caveats can be filed on-line. The procedure for this purpose is set out in Appendix-VI.
16.  Hard Copies of Pleadings and Documents filed Electronically
Advocates, as well as parties, may print hard copies of all pleadings and documents filed
electronically for their use in the court or elsewhere. The Registry will wherever required prepare
hard copies for official use.

17.  These Rules are not in derogation to the provisions of any substantive or procedural law applicable
for disposal of proceedings by the courts.

18.  Storage  and Retrieval of e-Filed Documents and  Pleadings

E-filings will be stored on an exclusive server maintained under the control and directions of the
Court. Each such filing will be separately labelled and encrypted for facilitate easy identification and
retrieval. The security of such filings will be ensured. Access to e-filings would be restricted in the
manner provided herein above and as may be notified from time to time. For continuity of operations
in case of disaster, natural calamity or breakdown, a mirror image of e-filings available on the servers
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located in the Court may be maintained at different geographical locations, as decided from time to
time by the High Court /e-Committee.
Provided for marking electronic records as exhibits in the course of the trial, the protocol set
out in Appendix VIII shall be followed qua the Actions instituted in the High Court. As regards
the District Court, as and when the application is made available, the relevant procedure to be
followed shall be notified by the Administrator. However, the mere assigning of a unique number to
the electronic record will not amount to the authentication or proof of such electronic record. Nothing
in these rules shall be construed as dispensing with the proof of the electronic record as required
under the law.
19.1  Residuary provisions
19.1  The e-filing made by an Advocate/litigant in person will be rejected if they do not follow
the protocol mandated by these Rules or practice directions.
19.2  Subject to such further directions as may be issued, it would not be obligatory on the part
of the opposite party to accept pleadings and documents by email. In such an eventuality, hard copies
of pleadings and documents will have to be provided to the opposite party. In such circumstances, the
plaintiff/ petitioner can be called upon to deposit the charges calculated on the basis of the number of
pages per defendant/respondent which are required to be photocopied. This facility will be provided
by the Registry on a written request being made by the defendant(s)/respondent(s).
19.3  The Registry will communicate the objections, if any, regarding the cases filed by email/
SMS/web hosting to the concerned Advocate / litigant in person. After the objections are cleared
the case will be processed for listing and the Advocate/litigant in person will be informed including
by email/SMS.
20.  General Caution
Email is not a secure medium of communication. Any communication transmitted by email can be
intercepted or read by a third party. An Advocate or litigant in person seeking to transmit confidential
or sensitive document/material, shall approach the Registry for requisite assistance/advice.
21.  The Chief Justice may issue practice directions as warranted from time to time in respect of
the Rules.

Appendices
Screenshots showing the procedure for accessing the on-line
portal, electronic filing of documents and list of Designated
APPENDIX – I
Counters.

APPENDIX – II Screenshots showing the procedure for registration.

APPENDIX – III Screenshots showing the procedure for converting a

document into an OCR searchable PDF.

Screenshots showing the procedure for appending single or

multiple digital signatures.
APPENDIX – IV

Screenshots showing the procedure for book-marking.

APPENDIX – V
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Screenshots showing the procedure for filing Caveat.

APPENDIX – VI
Procedure for filing of all evidence in the form of an
electronic record, such as audio and/or video files, etc.
APPENDIX – VII

Protocol for marking of electronic records as exhibits in the

course of trial.
APPENDIX – VIII

HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE )

AT BOMBAY )
) R. N. JOSHI,
DATE : 15th NOVEMBER 2022 ) REGISTRAR GENERAL.

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APPENDIX.

APPENDIX – I
For E-filing portal version 2.0 (https://efiling.
ecourts.gov.in/) (Applicable to High court at Bombay and
its benches at Nagpur, Aurangabad and Bombay High
Court atGoa and District Courts and Taluka Courts at
Diu,Daman, Silvasa)
Screenshots showing the procedure for accessing the online portal,
electronic filing of documents and list of Designated Counters.

1 : Accessing the Online Portal

• Visit https://efiling.ecourts.gov.in/ to access efiling portal.
• Select the State from the dropdown list or from the
interactive map of India.

• The login window as shown in the following picture will appear. Enter
the User ID and Password.

• For Registration of new Advocate or Party in Person, click on

“Register”
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• After logging in to efiling portal, the Dashboard of the

Advocate appears as shown the following picture.

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2. Filing Miscellaneous Documents through e-filing

1. Select Misc. Docs option

2. Select Bench
 महाराष्टट्र शासन राजपत्र असाधारण भाग चार-क, नोव््हेेंबर १७, २०२२/कार््ततिक २६, शके १९४४ 13

3. Enter Case in which documents

are to be filed

4. Verify Correctness of Case

14 महाराष्टट्र शासन राजपत्र असाधारण भाग चार-क, नोव््हेेंबर १७, २०२२/कार््ततिक २६, शके १९४४

5. Select party for whom documents

are being filed.

6. Select signing party, if multiple

 महाराष्टट्र शासन राजपत्र असाधारण भाग चार-क, नोव््हेेंबर १७, २०२२/कार््ततिक २६, शके १९४४ 15

7. Upload documents

8. Give title to uploaded document

16 महाराष्टट्र शासन राजपत्र असाधारण भाग चार-क, नोव््हेेंबर १७, २०२२/कार््ततिक २६, शके १९४४

9. Index the uploaded document

10. Select mode, department and

party for payment of court fee
 महाराष्टट्र शासन राजपत्र असाधारण भाग चार-क, नोव््हेेंबर १७, २०२२/कार््ततिक २६, शके १९४४ 17

11. Share copy of document to other

Advocates, if desired

12. Digitally Sign the Verification

भाग चार-क-७९–३
18 महाराष्टट्र शासन राजपत्र असाधारण भाग चार-क, नोव््हेेंबर १७, २०२२/कार््ततिक २६, शके १९४४

13. Upload and verify signing with

own Digital signature.

14. Final Submit

 महाराष्टट्र शासन राजपत्र असाधारण भाग चार-क, नोव््हेेंबर १७, २०२२/कार््ततिक २६, शके १९४४ 19

3. FILING NEW CASE

On the dashboard click on efile>>click on
New Case>>
Enter information in below mentioned tab and follow
similar procedure to index documents, payment of
court fees, digital signatures and final submit.

Do not forget to enter names and addresses of all the parties.

Do not forget to enter details of the Court and case

number in which orders are challenged.

Do not forget to enter details of Acts and Section.

Do not forget to enter details of Police Station, FIR number

etc.

भाग चार-क-७९–३अ
20 महाराष्टट्र शासन राजपत्र असाधारण भाग चार-क, नोव््हेेंबर १७, २०२२/कार््ततिक २६, शके १९४४

III : List of Designated Counters (eSewa Kendra)

Sr.
No. District Name of Court Complex

1 NAGPUR High Court of Judicature at Bombay

Nagpur Bench, Nagpur.

2 AURANGABAD High Court of Judicature at Bombay Aurang-

abad Bench, Aurangabad.

District & Sessions Court, New Court Build-

3 AHMEDNAGAR ing, Behind S.P. Office, Near Nyaya Nagar,
Ahmednagar - 414 001

4 AKOLA District and Sessions Court, Railway Sta-

tion Road, Ramdaspeth, Akola- 444 001

5 AMRAVATI District & Sessions Court, Camp,

Amravati - 444 602

6 AURANGABAD District & Sessions Court, New District

Court Building, Adalat Road,
Aurangabad - 431 005

7 BEED District and Sessions Court, Nagar Road,

Beed – 431122

District & Sessions Court, District Court

8 BHANDARA Building, National Highway 6, Civil lines,
Bhandara Tah. District Bhandara – 441904

9 BULDHANA District & Session Court, Buldhana- 443001

 महाराष्टट्र शासन राजपत्र असाधारण भाग चार-क, नोव््हेेंबर १७, २०२२/कार््ततिक २६, शके १९४४ 21

10 CHANDRAPUR District & Session Court, Nyayamandir

Building, Opp. Bus Stand, Chandrapur -
442 401

11 MUMBAI CMM Court,Esplanade Court, Mahapalika

Marg, Mumbai - 400 001

12 DAMAN District & Sessions Court, Moti Daman,

Daman - 396 220.

13 DHULE District & Sessions Court, Dhule - 424 001

14 DIU District & Sessions Court, Diu - 362 520.

15 GADCHIROLI District & Sessions Court, Gadchiroli -

442 605

16 GONDIA District Judge -1, Civil Lines, Gondia –

441601

17 JALGAON District and Sessions Court, Jalgaon –

425001

Principal District & Sessions Judge, Chief Ju-

18 JALNA dicial Magistrate Court & Civil Judge, Senior
Division, Survey No - 488, Ambad Ring Road,
Jalna - 431 203

19 KOLHAPUR District & Sessions Court, Gate No.4, Cen-

tral Building, Kasaba Bavada, Kolhapur -
416 006

20 LATUR District & Sessions Court, “Nyaya Nagari”,

Main Road, Latur - 413 512
22 महाराष्टट्र शासन राजपत्र असाधारण भाग चार-क, नोव््हेेंबर १७, २०२२/कार््ततिक २६, शके १९४४

21 MUMBAI City Civil & Sessions Court, Old Secre-

tariat Building, Mumbai – 400032

22 MUMBAI Small Causes Court, L.T. Road, Dhobi Ta-

lao, Mumbai – 400002

23 NAGPUR District & Sessions Court, Akashwani

Chowk, Nagpur – 440001

24 NANDED District and Sessions Court, Station

Road, Nanded - 431 601

25 NANDURBAR District Judge - 1, District Court, Nandur-

bar - 425 412

26 NASHIK District & Sessions Court, Near Central

(Old)
S.T. Stand, Old Agra Road, Nashik - 422 001

27 NORTH GOA District and Sessions Courts Complex, Ly-

ceum Complex, Altinho, Panaji, Goa. 403 001

District and Sessions Court, Solapur Aurang-

28 OSMANABAD abad Road, Infront of Municipal Council,
Osmanabad
- 413 501
District Court (New Complex) & CJSD, CJM
29 PARBHANI Court (Old Complex), Near Railway Station,
Parbhani – 431401

30 PUNE District & Sessions Court, Shivajinagar,

Pune - 411 005

31 RAIGAD District & Sessions Court, Raigad - Alibag -

402 201
 महाराष्टट्र शासन राजपत्र असाधारण भाग चार-क, नोव््हेेंबर १७, २०२२/कार््ततिक २६, शके १९४४ 23

32 RATNAGIRI District & Sessions Court, Khareghat

Road, Ratnagiri – 415612

District & Sessions Court, Vijay Nagar, San-

33 SANGLI gli - 416 416

District Court, Satara (New Court Building),

34 SATARA Satara - Koregaon Road, 515 Sadar Bazar,
Camp, Satara - 415 001

35 SILVASSA District & Sessions Court, DNH, Silvassa

- 396 230.

36 SINDHUDURG District and Sessions Court, Sindhudurg

at Oros, Tal. Kudal, Dist. Sindhudurg, Pin
416812

37 SOLAPUR District & Sessions Court, Near Rangbha-

van Chowk, Solapur - 413 003

38 SOUTH GOA District & Sessions Court Complex, Old Mar-

ket, Margao, Goa – 403601

District & Sessions Court, Thane Opposite

39 THANE Collector Office, Court Naka, Thane (West) -
400 601

40 WARDHA District & Sessions Court, New Building,

Civil Lines, Wardha - 442 001

41 WASHIM District and Sessions Court, Nyay Mandir,

Civil Line, Washim 444505

District and Sessions Court, Nyay Mandir,

42 YAVATMAL District Court Complex, Dhamangaon Road,
Near Main Post Office, Yavatmal - 445 001
24 महाराष्टट्र शासन राजपत्र असाधारण भाग चार-क, नोव््हेेंबर १७, २०२२/कार््ततिक २६, शके १९४४
APPENDIX – I
For E-filing portal version 3.0 (https://
filing.ecourts.gov.in/pdedev) (Applicable
to all the District,Taluka and excadre
courts in the state of Maharashtra)
Screenshots showing the procedure for accessing the online
portal, electronic filing of documents and list of designated
counters.
(I) : Accessing the online portal
• Visit https://filing.ecourts.gov.in/pdedev to access efiling portal.

• Registered Users can log in into the system by

using username(Barcode/Email/Mobile Number/
Unique Code given at the time of registration)
and password.

• After login into e-filing portal, the

DashBoard of the Advocate appears as
shown in the following picture.
 महाराष्टट्र शासन राजपत्र असाधारण भाग चार-क, नोव््हेेंबर १७, २०२२/कार््ततिक २६, शके १९४४ 25

(II) filing of Documents :

This menu allow user to upload their legal documents,

provide indexing, authorise signatories and e-sign the

pleadings.
This tab enables user to perform following actions :

• Upload new legal documents (in pdf format) for selected case.

• View/Search previously uploaded documents.

• Merge uploaded documents.

Upload New Documents :

भाग चार-क-७९–४
26 महाराष्टट्र शासन राजपत्र असाधारण भाग चार-क, नोव््हेेंबर १७, २०२२/कार््ततिक २६, शके १९४४
• The message, ‘Addition Successful’ will be displayed
and the document can be viewed in the table provided
at the bottom of the form.

View/Search uploaded documents :

 महाराष्टट्र शासन राजपत्र असाधारण भाग चार-क, नोव््हेेंबर १७, २०२२/कार््ततिक २६, शके १९४४ 27

भाग चार-क-७९–४अ
28 महाराष्टट्र शासन राजपत्र असाधारण भाग चार-क, नोव््हेेंबर १७, २०२२/कार््ततिक २६, शके १९४४
APPENDIX – II

For E-filing portal version 2.0 (https://efiling.ecourts.gov.

in/) (Applicable to High court at Bombay and its benches at
Nagpur,
Aurangabad and Bombay High Court at Goa and
District Courts and Taluka Courts at Diu,
Daman, Silvasa)
Screenshots showing the procedure for registration.

• Visit the efiling portal at https://efiling.ecourts.gov.in/

• Select the State either from the dropdown list or the

interactive map of India.
 महाराष्टट्र शासन राजपत्र असाधारण भाग चार-क, नोव््हेेंबर १७, २०२२/कार््ततिक २६, शके १९४४ 29

• Click on “Register” for New Registration of Advocate.

Note * Registration process is a time bound process. It has

to be completed in 18 minutes.
• Click on “Advocate” Radio Button.
• Enter “Mobile No.”, “Email” and “Bar Registration
No.” of the Advocate as entered in the local CIS.
• Then select a “User ID”
30 महाराष्टट्र शासन राजपत्र असाधारण भाग चार-क, नोव््हेेंबर १७, २०२२/कार््ततिक २६, शके १९४४
• Select “State”, “District” and “Establishment” where the
Advocateis registered. Then enter the “Captcha” and click on
“Get OTP” Button.

• The Advocate will receive two OTPs, one on his

Mobile and another on his email.
• Enter the OTPs received on “Mobile” and “Email”.
Then enter “captcha” and Click on “Verify OTP
 महाराष्टट्र शासन राजपत्र असाधारण भाग चार-क, नोव््हेेंबर १७, २०२२/कार््ततिक २६, शके १९४४ 31

• Then choose the Password and enter the Advocate Details.

• The upload the soft copies of “Photo” and “ID”

• Then choose the “ID Type” uploaded.

32 महाराष्टट्र शासन राजपत्र असाधारण भाग चार-क, नोव््हेेंबर १७, २०२२/कार््ततिक २६, शके १९४४
• Then enter “Captcha” and click on “Register”

• On successful Registration, the Advocate will get a

message “Registered Successfully”

• Advocates will be informed about the successful

Registration by email and SMS.
• Advocates can now use their Login credentials to login
to their account for efiling of cases.

*****
 महाराष्टट्र शासन राजपत्र असाधारण भाग चार-क, नोव््हेेंबर १७, २०२२/कार््ततिक २६, शके १९४४ 33

For E-filing portal version 3.0

(https://filing.ecourts.gov.in pdedev)
(Applicable to all the District, Taluka and
excadre courts in the state of Maharashtra)

Screenshots showing the procedure for registration

• Visit e-filing portal at https://filing.ecourts.gov.in/pdedev

भाग चार-क-७९–५
34 महाराष्टट्र शासन राजपत्र असाधारण भाग चार-क, नोव््हेेंबर १७, २०२२/कार््ततिक २६, शके १९४४
• Registering new Users :
The registration process differs for different users. Basic
flow of events during registration is depicted in the
following image.
 महाराष्टट्र शासन राजपत्र असाधारण भाग चार-क, नोव््हेेंबर १७, २०२२/कार््ततिक २६, शके १९४४ 35

• To register with the e-filing system :

भाग चार-क-७९–५अ
36 महाराष्टट्र शासन राजपत्र असाधारण भाग चार-क, नोव््हेेंबर १७, २०२२/कार््ततिक २६, शके १९४४

• For Litigants-
• Basic flow of events during registration is depicted in the
following image.

• Follow the procedure given below to register with e-filing

system :
 महाराष्टट्र शासन राजपत्र असाधारण भाग चार-क, नोव््हेेंबर १७, २०२२/कार््ततिक २६, शके १९४४ 37
38 महाराष्टट्र शासन राजपत्र असाधारण भाग चार-क, नोव््हेेंबर १७, २०२२/कार््ततिक २६, शके १९४४

APPENDIX – III
Screenshots showing the procedure for converting a
document into an OCR searchable PDF.

• Download any free software or use online tools to

convert PDF to OCR searchable PDF.
• OCR.Space is a free Online PDF to OCR searchable conversion tool.

• Go to https://ocr.space/ and upload image or PDF file (.png,.jpg,.webp or

.PDF) or paste url to source file (.png,.jpg,.webp or

.PDF). Click on “Start OCR” and then “Download”
buttons to covert and download PDF to OCR Searchable
PDF.
 महाराष्टट्र शासन राजपत्र असाधारण भाग चार-क, नोव््हेेंबर १७, २०२२/कार््ततिक २६, शके १९४४ 39

• Or you may download and install free PDF-XChange

Viewer to convert PDF to OCR searchable PDF.
• Select “Open” to open the PDF containing a scanned
image you wish to convert to OCR Format.
40 महाराष्टट्र शासन राजपत्र असाधारण भाग चार-क, नोव््हेेंबर १७, २०२२/कार््ततिक २६, शके १९४४
• From the main menu, select “Document”, “OCR Pages”.

• Select “Page Range”; “Recognition”; “Output”

and Image Quality at least 300 dpi then Click on
“OK”
 महाराष्टट्र शासन राजपत्र असाधारण भाग चार-क, नोव््हेेंबर १७, २०२२/कार््ततिक २६, शके १९४४ 41

• Output in OCR Format

भाग चार-क-७९–६
42 महाराष्टट्र शासन राजपत्र असाधारण भाग चार-क, नोव््हेेंबर १७, २०२२/कार््ततिक २६, शके १९४४

APPENDIX-IV
For E-filing portal version 2.0 (https://efiling.ecourts.
gov.in/) (Applicable to High court at Bombay and its
benches at Nagpur, Aurangabad and Bombay High
Court at Goa and District Courts and Taluka Courts
at Diu,Daman, Silvasa)
Screenshots showing the procedure for appending single or
multiple digital signatures.
 महाराष्टट्र शासन राजपत्र असाधारण भाग चार-क, नोव््हेेंबर १७, २०२२/कार््ततिक २६, शके १९४४ 43

• Go to the website - http://cca.gov.in to get the list of

Licensed Certifying Authorities.

भाग चार-क-७९–६अ
44 महाराष्टट्र शासन राजपत्र असाधारण भाग चार-क, नोव््हेेंबर १७, २०२२/कार््ततिक २६, शके १९४४
APPENDIX – IV

For E-filing portal version 3.0 (https://filing.ecourts.

gov.in/pdedev) (Applicable to all Districts, Taluka and
excadre courts in the state of Maharashtra)
Screenshots showing the procedure for appending single or multiple
digital signatures.
• How to e-sign the documents (Authorised signatories)

• Select the Method of signing by selecting the radio

button for e- sign or OTP. For OTP, enter the mobile
number and the OTP which is sent to that number.
• Click on submit button.
 महाराष्टट्र शासन राजपत्र असाधारण भाग चार-क, नोव््हेेंबर १७, २०२२/कार््ततिक २६, शके १९४४ 45

• The message, “Signatory Authorised successfully” is

displayed. This signatory will now be able to e-sign/OTP
verify document through own login.

• e-Sign verification :
46 महाराष्टट्र शासन राजपत्र असाधारण भाग चार-क, नोव््हेेंबर १७, २०२२/कार््ततिक २६, शके १९४४
 महाराष्टट्र शासन राजपत्र असाधारण भाग चार-क, नोव््हेेंबर १७, २०२२/कार््ततिक २६, शके १९४४ 47

OTP Verification :

• Click on get OTP button in front of the desired document.

• Click get OTP.
• Enter the OTP and click verify.
• OTP verification success is displayed.
48 महाराष्टट्र शासन राजपत्र असाधारण भाग चार-क, नोव््हेेंबर १७, २०२२/कार््ततिक २६, शके १९४४

APPENDIX – V
Screenshots showing the procedure for
bookmarking.
• Open your PDF file to the page you want to bookmark
in Adobe Acrobat.

• Navigate to the page you wish to create a bookmark for. Go to

View > Tools >
Content Editing and in the Tools Pane, click on Add Bookmark.

• Or, click on the Options menu from the side Bookmarks

Navigation Panel. Select New Bookmark.
 महाराष्टट्र शासन राजपत्र असाधारण भाग चार-क, नोव््हेेंबर १७, २०२२/कार््ततिक २६, शके १९४४ 49

• You can also begin by selecting your page, right

clicking, and choosing Add Bookmark from the context
menu. In the box that reads ‘Untitled’, type in the
bookmark’s name. Press Enter to save it.

• Add bookmarks using Microsoft Word:

• Step one:
Open the document in Word and navigate to the section
or heading you wish to bookmark. Select the title you
wish to bookmark and then click on the Insert tab in
the ribbon, followed by selecting Bookmark.

भाग चार-क-७९–७
50 महाराष्टट्र शासन राजपत्र असाधारण भाग चार-क, नोव््हेेंबर १७, २०२२/कार््ततिक २६, शके १९४४

Step two
The Bookmark dialog box will open. Type the name of your
bookmark and then click Add. Repeat this process until all
required sections have been bookmarked.

Step three
Finally, save the document as a PDF. To do this, click on Save
As in the File menu. Select PDF in the dropdown menu. Before
saving, open the Options. menu at the bottom of the Save As
dialog box.
 महाराष्टट्र शासन राजपत्र असाधारण भाग चार-क, नोव््हेेंबर १७, २०२२/कार््ततिक २६, शके १९४४ 51

• Make sure that the option “Create bookmarks using:” is

selected and that it is set to use Word bookmarks. Click
OK and then Save.

•
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APPENDIX – VI
For E-filing portal version 2.0 (https://efiling.
ecourts.gov.in/) (Applicable to High court at
Bombay and its benches at Nagpur, Aurangabad
and Bombay High Court at Goa and District
Courts and Taluka Courts at Diu, Daman,
Silvasa)

Screenshots showing the procedure for filing Caveat.

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APPENDIX –VI

For E-filing portal version 3.0 (https://filing.ecourts.

gov.in/pdedev) (Applicable to all the District, Taluka
and excadre courts in the state of Maharashtra)

Screenshots showing the procedure for filing Caveat.

भाग चार-क-७९–८
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APPENDIX -VII
1. Any information contained in an electronic record that is sought
to be produced in an electronic form and/or intended to be proved
as per law shall be filed only through Designated Counters. Any
party found dumping irrelevant data / electronic records shall be
liable for appropriate action and consequences.
2. Where the electronic record is contained in an electronic device it
shall, before being produced, be imaged for being produced on to
a removable media.
3. The electronic record shall be accompanied by a memo [see
Form A below]. The details and columns shall be filled up to the
extent the information is available. Where the Operating System
and software required to read/view/access the electronic record
is unavailable, it shall be provided by the party producing the
electronic record in a separate storage media.
4. Upon the receipt of the electronic record, the hash value thereof
shall be verified by the Registry and the electronic record shall
be transferred forthwith to the server of the Court following the
protocol set out as under:
• Image of the electronic record shall be received only by the
authorized personnel.
• Image of the electronic record shall be accompanied by a memo
(Form A) by the party tendering it.
• There shall be a dedicated server for receipt and storage of
electronic records with clearly specified access rights.
• A standardized procedure, as reviewed and updated from time to
time, shall be followed for the verification of the details mentioned
in the memo accompanying the electronic record.
• The file structure of the electronic record based on the case number
and the unique reference number shall be generated through the
software. For example, Case Number Unique Reference Number
of the Electronic Record
• An acknowledgement depicting the unique reference number
assigned to the electronic record shall be given to the party
tendering the electronic record.
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• No electronic record in auto-erase mode shall be received. Every electronic

record will be preserved in read-only mode.
• A backup shall be created simultaneously of each electronic record after
assignment of the unique reference number and the backup shall be
stored at a separate location.
• Logs shall be maintained for all actions and the entire process shall be
automated.
5. Where confidentiality is sought in respect of the whole or any part of the
electronic record, directions may be sought from the Court concerned.
6. The extant rules (of the Court concerned) regarding retention and
production of original documents will apply mutatis mutandis to
electronic records produced in terms of these rules.
7. Upon verification and transfer, a unique number will be assigned to the
electronic record by the Registry. Such a unique number shall be made
available to the person tendering such electronic record.
8. After a unique number is assigned, the storage media will be returned
to the party/counsel concerned.
9. A separate register in the prescribed format shall be maintained in every
Court or Court complex as the case may be, of the electronic records
received, verified and transferred to the server.
10. Till such time the electronic record is transferred to the server
and returned to the person tendering it, the storage device containing
the electronic record should be placed in antistatic and magnetic proof
or another such appropriate envelope, to be provided by the party. Such
envelope will be appropriately labelled, by the party with the details of
the case and the electronic record in the manner indicated below:
• The storage media containing the electronic record will be tendered in
an appropriate envelope or cover.
• The envelope or cover should be free of dust, grease and chemical
pollutants and kept in a sterile environment
• As far as possible:
o The appropriate size of the envelope would be 6” x 6” for pen drives
and memory cards; 7” x 10” for CD, DVD and 8” x 10” for hard disks.
o Electronic record should always be packed in anti-static packing
and magnetic proof. Only paper or cardboard should be used
with a thin
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water/dustproof plastic layer on the outside of the envelope.
o A master envelope may be used to hold multiple disks (packed in
separate hard plastic cases) if necessary.
• The Label affixed thereupon, should necessarily include the case
details, type, make and Sr. no. of the electronic storage media along
with the name of the party or the person tendering it.
Such envelope should be kept in a sterile environment. After the
electronic record is transferred as per the protocol hereinabove, the
envelope will be returned along with the storage media. In any event,
the storage media and the envelope will not be retained beyond one
week, unless otherwise ordered by the Court.
11. The Registry shall maintain logs documenting all processes
and protocols for electronic records created in the normal course of
business.
12. The court concerned will display on the website the list of the
operating systems and the softwares available in the court system.
Guidance notes will be uploaded on the websites of the High Court
and District Courts.
13. Only authorized personnel shall have access to electronic records.
14. These rules/guidelines do not deal with the destruction of
electronic records or devices which have not been collected under
clause 11. These will be governed by the rules framed by the Court
concerned for that purpose, as the case may be.
15. These rules will apply also to the production of electronic records
during the cross-examination of a witness in the course of the trial.
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FORM A
MEMO TO BE ATTACHED TO THE ELECTRONIC RECORD

Name of the Court

– Case No. –
Cause Title of the Case –
The party producing the electronic record and
name of person tendering it
Description (Brand name, Serial number, etc.), if
any, of storage media (whether CD/DVD/Pen Drive
etc)
Operating System and Software/Applica-
tion required to view/read the electronic record
Number of files and size of each as contained in
the storage media.
Duration of each file in HH:MM: SS (in case of
audio/video file)
The date on which data was stored or copied on
said storage media (DD:MM: YY).
Name of person/agency, if any, which extracted
and transferred Electronic Record.
Hash Function used (SHA-2/MD5 and / or any oth-
er media notified from time to time) and software
used to generate the hash value.
Hash Value
Description of the device from which such elec-
tronic record was extracted and transferred (Brand
name/Serial number/IMEI number, etc.)
Any other particulars
Date - Party (Name & Signature) -
Place - Counsel (Name & Signature)
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FOR OFFICE USE ONLY

Date of receipt (with time):
If the record is produced in sealed
cover from an agency, description
of seal:
Date of Transfer to the server (with
time):
Reasons for delay in transfer (if
any):
Unique Document ID No. (to be
filled by the Registry):
Verified and transferred
by: (Name, designation, signa-
ture):

RETURN OF STORAGE MEDIA

Date of return of the storage media
after the transfer of the electronic
record to the server.
Name and signature (with date) of
party/counsel to whom returned
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APPENDIX –VIII
PROTOCOL TO BE FOLLOWED FOR THE MARKING OF
ELECTRONIC RECORDS AS EXHIBITS DURING TRIAL
1. Image of the electronic record shall be retrieved from the server of the
Court during the stage of trial after verifying its authenticity with
reference to its hash value and metadata.
2. Where an electronic record is printable, its print out shall be marked as
an exhibit as per applicable rules and practices. This print out so marked
as an exhibit be scanned, electronically signed by the Judge and uploaded
on to the Court server as the exhibited electronic record.
3. Where the image of the electronic record is in the form of an audio recording
of a conversation, the parties concerned shall produce transcripts of the
recorded conversation. The transcripts must bear all material particulars
including the date, time and duration of the recordings, the mobile phone
numbers with IMEI numbers of the handsets used and the names of the
purported conversationalists. The audio recording shall be played in the
Court. The matching transcript of such audio recording will be marked as
an exhibit as per applicable rules and practices. The exhibited transcript
of the audio recording will be scanned, electronically signed by the Judge
and uploaded on to the Court server as the exhibited electronic record.
4. Where the image of the electronic record is in the form of an audio recording
of a music clip, tune, etc. The audio file may be accessed with the help
of prescribed ‘audio file visualiser’ software for viewing and analysing
the contents of music audio files; for viewing their waveforms, audio
visualisations such as spectrogram views, with interactive adjustment of
display parameters. The relevant portion(s) of the audio data may be
annotated by adding labelled time points and defining segments, point
values, curves, overlay annotations on top of one another with aligned
scales, and overlay annotations on top of waveform or spectrogram views,
etc.;
5. Where the image of the electronic record is in the form of a video recording,
the same shall be played in the Court. The proceeding of the Court in
which the video record is played, statement of the witness including
cross- examination in respect of any part of the video record shall be
video recorded to form part of the record of the trial. This video recorded
deposition of the witness be treated as an exhibit. The Court in its order
sheet must record in detail the persons identified by the witness and any
other material aspect of the deposition/cross-examination concerning all
/ any part of the video record played in the Court. Time frame in the video
be also mentioned in the order, wherever required.

ON BEHALF OF GOVERNMENT PRINTING, STATIONERY AND PUBLICATION, PRINTED AND PUBLISHED BY DIRECTOR,
RUPENDRA DINESH MORE, PRINTED AT GOVERNMENT CENTRAL PRESS, 21-A, NETAJI SUBHASH ROAD, CHARNI ROAD,
MUMBAI 400 004 AND PUBLISHED AT DIRECTORATE OF GOVERNMENT PRINTING, STATIONERY AND PUBLICATIONS,
21-A, NETAJI SUBHASH ROAD, CHARNI ROAD, MUMBAI 400 004. EDITOR : DIRECTOR, RUPENDRA DINESH MORE.