No. D1 (A)-2010/98 Nomenclature of cases 11th April, 2003. In pursuance of the resolution of the Chief Justices’ Conference, 1997, the High Court of Kerala has decided to adopt the categorisation and nomenlature of cases given in the table appended to this notification. The new categorisation and nomenclature of cases will take effect from 21/05/2003, the day when the High Court reopens after mid-summer vacation, 2003, By order, M, Sasidharan Nambiar, Kochi Registrar. Nature of Proceedings Nomenclature at present Nomenclature with effect from 21/05/2003 Name __Abbreviation Abbreviation Name a) (2) (3) (4) (5) (A) -CIVIL PROCEEDINGS 1. Civil Suit Original Suit Os. cs. Civil Suit 2. (a) First Appeal from Judgment and Decree Appeal Suit AS. RRA. Regular First Appeal in suit (b) Cross Objections in First Appeal Cross Objection or Cross Appeal .. c.0. Cross Objection (c) First Appeal from Orders Civil Miscellaneous Appeal CMA. FAO. First Appeal from Orders 3. Second Appeals: (a) Second Appeal from Judgment and Second Appeal S.A RSA. Regular Second Appeal Decree (b) Appeal from Appellate Order No such appeal provided for AFA. Appellate Judgement and Decree is called Appeal from First Appeal (there is no Such appeal, provided for in the Lower Court). 4. Letters Patent x 5. Revision Petition Civil Revision Petition CRP. CRP. 6. Review Petition Review Petition RP. RP. 7. Reference i + é 8. Execution Petition Execution Petition ExP. Execution Petition 9. Execution First Appeal Execution First Appeal EXRA. Execution First Appeal 10. Execution Second Appeal Execution Second Appeal EXSA. Execution Second Appeal BHNGIOOdd 2 SOLOWHd 'S3INY “LOVLHNATCi Eae! 2) (3) (a) (6) Ti. Interlocutory Applications in pending Civil Mise. Petitions (High Court) C. M. P Suits/Appeals Interiocutory Applications LA 1A interlocutory Application (Lower Court) 12. Miscellaneous Applications Leave to Civil Miscellaneous case CMC (Pauper- CMC sue as indigent person Restoration Application, Condonation of delay 13. Transfer Petition under Section 24 CPC 1. Writ Petition under Articles 226 and 227 of the Constitution 2. Appeal before Division Bench against Judgment or Order of single Judge in a Writ Petition 3. Petition for Leave to Appeal to Supreme Court 4. Proceedings under Companies Act. (a) Original Petition (b) Application in pending Proceeding (c) Matters transferred under Section 446(3) (d) Appeals against Judgments/Orders in ‘Company Petitions 5. Proceedings under Banking Regulation Act. 6. Matrimonial Case Miscellaneous jurisdiction case Civil Miscellaneous Petition (High Court) Interlocutroy Application (Lower Court) Civil Miscellaneous case (High Court) Transfer (O. P.) (Lower Cour) High Cour) OP (Indigent) Lower I OTHER CIVIL PROCEEDINGS Original Petition Writ Appeal Civil Misc. Petition Company Petition Company Application ‘Company Suit Misc. First Appeal Banking Company Petitions Court MC MIC (for (Restoration, restoration) Application. CM Appl. High Court) (for MP condonation (Condonation of delay) of delay-High Court) 1A (Lower Court) Mc’ Tr. P(C) Transfer OP OP. W.P(C) WA. WA CMP. S.C.LP. cr. Co. Pet. CA. Co. Appl. cs. Co. Case MPA. Co. App. BCP. Bkg. P. Transfer Petition (Civil) Writ Petition (Civil) ‘Supreme Court Leave Petition ’ Company Petitiqn ‘Company Application Company Cases ‘Company Appeal Banking Petition Ly asvo dO SYNLVIONSWONow 10. "1 12, 13, ® a) (2) 8 (3) {4) (5) ete. (@) Suits/Petitions Original Petition (High Cour) OP. Mat. Case Matrimonial Case Original Petition (Lower Court) OP. 3 Original Suit (Family Court) os. ‘i , (b) Reference Civil Misc. Reference CM Ret, Mat. Ref, Matrimonial Reference (0) Appeals Misc. First Appeal MPA. Mat. App. Matrimonial Appeal (d) Revisions under Section 19 of the Revision Petition (Family Court) RP. (FC) RP (FC) Family Court Act Testamentary and Intéstate Cases (a) Testamentary Cases eg. Probate or Original Petition oP. TestCase Testamentary Case Letters of Administration : (b) IntéState Cases Original Petition (High Cour) OP. Intest. Case Intestate Case Petitions under Guardianship and Wards Act Original Petition (Guardian) op. Gua. P. Guardian Petition Land Acquisition Act (a) Reference Land Acquisition Reference LaR LARef. Land Acauisition Reference (b) Appeals Land Acquisition Appeal LAA LA. App Land Acquisition Appeal Rent Control Matters {a) Original Suit/Petition Rent Control Petition (Lower Court) RCP RCC Rent Control Case * (0) First Appeal Rent Control Appeal (Lower Court) RCA RCA (c) Second Appeal No such provision a 2 a (d) Revision Rent Control Revision Petition RRP Re Rev. Rent Control Revision (Lower Court) Civil Revision Petition (High Court) CRP RCR Rent Control Revision (@) Motor Accidents Claims Motor Vehicles Original Petition | MVOP MAC. Motor Accidents Claims (b) Motor Accidents Appeals Misc. First Appeal MFA MACA Motor Accidents Claims Appeal (a) Election Petition Election Petition EP. ELPet. Election Petition (©) Appeals from Judgments in Election No Provision i s Petition Proceedings under Insolvency Act (a) Main Petition Civil Misc. Case (Insolvency) CMC (I) IP (M) Insolvency Petition Original Petition Insolvency (Main) (Lower Court) (©) Applications submitted after adjudication Original Suit (Lower Court) os. IP (Appin.) Indigent Petition (Application) Sip SYNCIOOd 8 JOLLOWUd 'S3INY ‘Lov. LUNOOD HOI ViWua> SHLQ) (2) Pai (3) (4) (6) 14. (a) Petitions under Indian Arbitration Act Original Petition (Arbitration) OP. (Arb) Arb.A, Arbitration Petition (b) Appeals under Indian Arbitration Act Mise. First Appeal MEA Arb.A. ‘Arbitration Appeal 15. (a) Reference under Insurance Act No Provision (b) Appeals under Insurance Act Misc. First Appeal MFA. Ins. App. __ Insurance Appeal 16. Contempt of Court Cases relating to Civil Contempt of'Court Case CCC. ‘Cont.Case (C) Contempt case (Civil) Contempt 17. Appeals against orders in civil contempt No Provision Cont.App.(C) Contempt Appeal (Civil) matters 18. First Appeal against judgments in Special Misc. First Appeal MFA MFA a jurisdiction cases (Name of Act) Second Appeal from judgments in Misc. Second Appeal MSA MSA Miscellaneous Cases .. Special jurisdiction cases assigned to Original Petition oP. SPC ‘Special Jurisdiction High Courts eg. Trust Act, Lunacy Act, Case Trade & Merchandise Act Trade Marks Act, Copyrights Act, Patents Act and other : enactments II-TAXATION MATTERS 1. Income Tax Act (a) Reference under Section 258 (1) Income Tax Reference LTR. ITA (b) Application under Section 258 (2) Original Petition. or. ITA Income Tax Appeal 2. Gift Tax ActWealth Tax AcvEstate Duty Act: (a) Reference to High Court Original Petition op. GTR Gift Tax Reference WTR Wealth Tax Reference EDR Estate Duty Reference (b) Application for direction to make Original Petition OP. GTA Gift Tax Application a reference WTA Wealth Tax Application EDA Estate Duty Application 3. (a) Reference under Customs Act Original Petition oP. Cus. Ref. Customs Reference (b) Reference under Central Excise Act Original Petition OP. CE. Ref. Central Excise Act (Reference) 4. Sales Tax Act : (a) Reference Original Petition oP. ST.Ref. Sales Tax Reference Zz S = a = 3 3 a m ° a ° > a m a é ®eee on 2 nn aaa URAC Biter @ tiene) 4) ©) (b) Application for direction to make Original Petition OP. ST.Appl. Sales Tax Application a reference (c) Revision Tax Revision Case TRC ST.Rev. Sales Tax Revision 5. Other Tax Reference Cases Original Petition oR. OTR Other Tax Reference 6, Other Tax Cases Original Petition oP. orc Other Tax Case 7, Other Tax Applications Original Petition oP. OT Appl. Other Tax Application : IV-CIVIL ORIGINAL JURISDICTION OF THE HIGH COURT 1. Civil Suits Civil Suit S.C. cs. Civil Suit 2. First Appeal from Judgments in Appeal Suit AS FA. First Appeal Original suit 3. Execution applications Civil Mise. Petition CMP. Ex. Appl.(OS) Execution Application (Os) 4. Miscellaneous Summons e.g. Summons No such Proceedings for judgment Chamber Summons: 5. Notice of Motion No number (endorsement regarding receipt of copy obtained from opposite party) 6. Admiralty Suits + Original Suit os. Admi.S. Admiralty Suit (8) CRIMINAL PROCEEDINGS 1. Original Trial Calendar Case cc. Gc, Summons Trial ST. S.. Session Case S.C. S.C, 2. Appeal against judgmentsentence Criminal Appeal Cri. A. On. 3. Confirmation Case ‘under Section Referred Trial RT. Death 336 CrP.C. Sentence Ret. 4, Revision Criminal Revision Petition Cri, RP Cr. RP 5. Reference Criminal Reference Cri, Ret Cr. Ref. 6. Application under Section 482 Criminal Misc. Case. Cr. MC. Cr. MC. CrRc. 7. Bail Application Criminal Misc. Case (High Cour) Cri.M.C. Bail Appl. Bail Application Criminal Misc. Petition (Lower Cri. M.P. i Cour) 8, Other Miscellaneous Application Criminal, Misc. Petition Cri. MP. Cri. M. Appl. Criminal Miscellaneous Application Oey SBYNDIOONd 8 SOLLOWYd ‘SIINH ‘LOVLYNOD HOIH VIVHS» SHLa) (2) (3) (4) since 9. Petition under Article 226 for Writ of Habeas Original Petition O.P. (Habeas W.P. (Cri) Writ Petition (Criminal) Corpus and other relief in relation to a (Habeas Corpus) Corpus) Criminal proceedings 10. Proceedings relating to Criminal Contempt of Court cases (Criminal CCC (Criminal) Cont, Case Contempt Case Contempt Contempt) (Cry (Criminal) 11. Appeals against orders in Criminal No Provision e Contempt matters 12. Application for leave to appeal under Criminal Misc. Case Cr. M.C, Cri.L.P, Criminal Leave Petition Section 378 Cr. P.C. or under the relevant corresponding proceedings. 13. Transfer Petition for transfer of a Transter Miso. Petition TMP Tr. PCr.) Transfer Petition Criminal proceeding. (Lower Court) (Criminal) Criminal Misc. Case Cr. McC. (High Court) [Nature of Proceedings Nomenclature at present Nomenclature with effect from 5 01/01/2007 Name ‘Abbreviation Abbreviation Name (1) (2) (3) (4) (5) DEVASWOM BOARD MATTERS: 1. Application on various subjects relate to DBA Devaswom Board all Devaswoms. Application 2. Letter Petition and Suo motu proceedings DBP. Devaswom Board regarding all Devaswoms. é Petition 3. Audit Reports, Interim Audit Reports and D.B.AR. — Devaswom Board Special Reports from various Devaswoms. Audit Report 4. Report trom Sabarimala Special Commissioner .. S.S.C.R. Sabarimala Special fegarding the activities at Sabarimala Temple. Commissioners's Report] S3SV9 4O SUNWIONSWON tp a