District courts · Cause list · Checked 10 Oct 2026
District Court cause list
The cause list is the court’s running order for the day — which matters each court will take up, and in what order. Where district courts publish it, how to read one entry, and how to find your matter in it.
In short
Open the court’s list ↗- Published on
- services.ecourts.gov.in → Cause List
- Pick
- State · District · Court complex · Court · Date · Civil or Criminal
- Find yours by
- Case number or your name in that court’s list; advocate search is in Case Status
- Which copy governs
- The court’s own list and notices — later lists can add matters
Where it is published
District and subordinate courts publish their cause lists through the eCourts services portal run by the e-Committee of the Supreme Court, services.ecourts.gov.in. Each list belongs to one court on one date: choose the state, the district, the court complex or establishment and the court, pick the date, enter the captcha, and open the Civil or the Criminal list. LawCentral does not host or copy the list — always open the court’s own copy before you leave for court.
Reading one entry
Each list belongs to one court — one judge on one date. Read an entry left to right: its place in the list, which case, and who appears.
Court of [Judge’s name], [Designation], [Court complex]
27. [Case type] 0000/2026 [Petitioner] v. [Respondent]
Advocates: [Petitioner’s advocate] / [Respondent’s advocate]
- Court
- The court the list belongs to — one judge, one court room. Each court in a complex has its own list.
- 27.
- The serial number: your place in that court’s list for the day. It tells you roughly when the court reaches you, not a fixed time.
- [Case type] 0000/2026
- Case type, number and year — the number you search by.
- Advocates
- The advocates shown for each side, as recorded by the court.
Kinds of list
Each court’s list for a date comes in two halves — Civil and Criminal — opened separately from the same form. If you appear in several courts in a complex, open each court’s list in turn.
Finding your matter
- 1
Open the list for your date and court
On services.ecourts.gov.in → Cause List, choose state, district, court complex and court, pick the date, enter the captcha, then open Civil or Criminal.
- 2
Search for your name or case number
Ctrl / ⌘ F in the list. Search the advocate name exactly as it appears in the court’s records, then the case number.
- 3
Note the court and serial number
Both can change from the last date. Write them down before you leave.
- 4
Watch the serial number on the day
The court moves through the list; adjournments and passovers shift it. Confirm in court.
Questions advocates ask
Where are district court cause lists published?
On the eCourts services portal, services.ecourts.gov.in → Cause List. Choose the state, district, court complex and court, then the date, and open the Civil or the Criminal list.
Can I find my matters by advocate name?
Not in the cause list itself, which goes court by court and date by date. The portal’s Case Status page has an Advocate tab that lists your cases across a court complex.
What does the serial number tell me?
Your position in that court’s list for the day. It is a running order, not an appointment time — a matter can be called earlier or passed over.
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