Supreme Court has issued a cirucalr regarding the use of A4 size paper with both side printing for Filing in the Supreme Court for bringing uniformity and minimizing consumption of paper.
It was stated that:
With a view to bring uniformity about use of paper & printing thereon and to minimize consumption of paper & consequently to save the environment, superior quality A4 size paper (29.7 cm x 21 cm) having not less than 75 GSM with printing on both sides of the paper with Font – Times New Roman, Font size 14, in one and half line spacing (for quotations and indents – font size 12 in single line spacing), with margin of 4 cm on left & right and 2 cm on top & bottom, shall be used in the pleadings, petitions, affidavits or other documents to be filed in this Court;
It was also stated that all communications from the Registry of this Court shall only be sent to the concerned Advocates-on-Record through e-mail followed by an SMS alert on the registered mobile number of the Advocate-on-Record and thereafter the practice of sending the communication through hard copy shall be discontinued by the Registry.
Read Order here:
What about other courts?