HC to consider replacing legal size papers with A4 in courts

HC to consider replacing legal size papers with A4 in courts

TIMES NEWS NETWORK

Ahmedabad:  23.10.2020

The Gujarat high court has disposed of a PIL by directing its registry to place the issue before the chief justice for consideration on administrative side about doing away with the legal size papers in court cases and replace them with A4 size.

The HC sent the issue for consideration in response to the PIL filed by a law student Jaydeep Patel, who had sought directions that A4 size paper, with printing on both sides of the paper, instead of legal size paper with one side printing, should be used for all court proceedings. This is with a view to bring uniformity about the use of paper and printing thereon and to minimize consumption of paper, including the costs of the proceedings and consequently to save the environment.

The student had contended that if by altering rules the change can be brought into practice, it would save people’s money and spare them of great inconvenience. The HC also acknowledged the petitioner’s endeavour to highlight that there should be minimum use of paper to prevent ecological imbalance.

The high court agreed with the student’s request of considering on administrative side about amending the rules regarding documents and copies to be supplied by advocates and printing paper-books on both the sides of A4 size paper.