Kerala HC Mandates Use Of A4 Sheets With Double Side Printing From November 2 [Read Notification]

The High Court has said that all filings before it from November 2 onwards shall be mandatorily be typewritten/printed on both sides of A4 sheets.

The detailed specifications are as follows -

Paper - A4 size paper (21.0 X 29.7 cms) having not less than 75 GSM.

Page set up and margins - 3.5 cm on left and right ; 2 cm on top and bottom.

The decision was taken after Kerala High Court Advocates' Association wrote a letter to the Chief Justice, urging him to switch over to A4 size papers with printing on both sides.

Conceding to the request, the High Court said,

"Minimising consumption of paper adds a positive impact on environment. Besides, it reduces cost and needs lesser storage space… Further, A4 size papers reduces infrastructural investment in foolscap paper compatible printers. A4 size papers are internationally accepted, popular, easily available and cheaper when compared to other sizes."

Indian courts have recently become active in upholding the environmental interests, by reducing the use of paper.

The SC had permitted double-sided printing on A4 sheets in all the filings in the SC, in February this year.

Similarly, use of A4 sheets with double side printing is permitted in the High Courts of Calcutta and Tripura.

The Delhi High Court and the Allahabad High Court have taken up this matter on administrative side.

The High Courts of Madras and Rajasthan have done away with manual printing of manual cause lists and have started to make them readily available online.

Inter alia, the High Courts of Gujarat High Court had issued a circular, permitting double-sided printing on papers in 15 areas of working in the Registry.

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