Urgent cases to be mentioned only before CJI-led Bench: Supreme Court

In a important procedural directive, the Supreme Court has said that "exceptionally urgent matters" that cannot hold for the listing process person to beryllium mentioned lone earlier the Chief Justice of India, adjacent if helium is engaged presiding implicit a Constitution Bench.

According to the accustomed practice, urgent matters are mentioned for listing and proceeding earlier the senior-most justice of the apex tribunal if the CJI is either unavailable oregon engaged heading a Constitution Bench.

In a circular issued connected April 6, the apical tribunal said, "Mentioning of exceptionally urgent matters, which cannot await listing earlier the Hon'ble Court arsenic per circular dated November 29, 2025, is permitted earlier Court No 1, adjacent erstwhile the Hon'ble Chief Justice is presiding implicit a Constitution Bench."

The circular said that the mentioning of specified matters is not permitted earlier immoderate different Bench.