Supreme Court Revises Subject Categories in Schedule III of 2013 SC Rules: Check here for Updated List
The supreme court has updated the part 4 in schedule 3
The Supreme Court of India has amended the Supreme Court Rules, 2013, vide notification no. G.S.R. 240 (E) dated 21st April 2025. It has revised the Part IV Subject Categories in subject categories 3 with a new list. These rules may be called the Supreme Court (Amendment) Rules, 2025. In the Supreme Court Rules, 2013, In Schedule III in place of Part IV Subject Categories, the...
The Supreme Court of India has amended the Supreme Court Rules, 2013, vide notification no. G.S.R. 240 (E) dated 21st April 2025. It has revised the Part IV Subject Categories in subject categories 3 with a new list.
These rules may be called the Supreme Court (Amendment) Rules, 2025.
In the Supreme Court Rules, 2013, In Schedule III in place of Part IV Subject Categories, the following Part IV - Subject Categories shall be inserted, namely:-
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PART-IV of THIRD SCHEDULE
SUBJECT CATEGORIES
| 01 | ADMIRALTY, MARITIME LAWS, PORTS AND SHIPPING |
| 0101 | Admiralty, Maritime Laws, Ports And Shipping |
| 03 | ARBITRATION LAW |
| 0301 | Section 11 petitions filed before the Supreme Court |
| 0302 | SLPs relating to appointment of arbitrator, arising out of applications under Section 8, removal of arbitrator, termination of mandate of arbitrator under Arbitration Act, 1940 and Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996 |
| 0303 | Matters arising out of orders passed under Sections 9 and 17 of the Arbitration Act |
| 0304 | Challenge to arbitral award, matters relating to execution under Section 36, under Section 34/Section 37 of the 1996 Act and challenges to arbitral award under 1940 Act |
| 0305 | Challenge to/enforcement of a foreign arbitral award |
| 05 | AVIATION LAWS / AIRPORTS |
| 0501 | Aviation Laws & Airports |
| 06 | BANKING |
| 0601 | RBI Act and Banking Regulation Act, 1949 |
| 0602 | Securitization and Reconstruction of Financial Assets and Enforcement of Security Interest, debt recovery by banks and financial institutions, Cooperative Banks, Negotiable Instruments [other than criminal prosecution] |
| 0603 | Mortgage, pledge, hypothecation, bank guarantee, Money Lending Acts |
| 09 | CIVIL LAW |
| 0903 | Partnership Act, Sale of Goods Act, Contract Act |
| 10 | COMPANY LAW, SICK INDUSTRIES INCLUDING DISINVESTMENT |
| 1001 | Company Law, Sick industries including disinvestment |
| 12 | COMPETITION LAWS/MRTP |
| 1201 | Competition Laws / MRTP |
| 16 | DIRECT TAXATION |
| 1601 | Income Tax Act, 1961, Wealth Tax Act, Gift Tax Act, 1958, Excess Profits Tax Act, Business Profit Tax, [other than those covered by categories 1602 - 1605] |
| 1602 | International Taxation, Double Taxation Avoidance Agreement, Transfer Pricing |
| 1603 | Settlement Commission, Voluntary Disclosure Schemes, Black money |
| 1604 | Penalties/Prosecution under Income Tax Act and other Direct Tax Statutes |
| 1605 | Matters challenging validity of the Direct Tax Statutes, Circulars, Orders, Notifications, Rules |
| 1606 | Others |
| 19 | ENERGY LAWS - ELECTRICITY, PETROLEUM, OIL AND NATURAL GAS |
| 1901 | Energy laws - Electricity, Petroleum, Oil and Natural Gas Dealership and distribution of Petroleum products |
| 1902 | Dealership and distribution of Petroleum products |
| 24 | INDIRECT TAXATION |
| 2401 | Customs Act, Customs Tariff Act, Export, Import and Anti-Dumping duty |
| 2402 | Central Excise Act, Central Excise Tariff Act |
| 2403 | Central Sales Tax Act |
| 2404 | Value Added Tax (VAT), State Sales Tax Act |
| 2405 | Service Tax |
| 2406 | Goods and Services Tax, Integrated Goods and Services Tax, State Goods and Services Tax, UT Goods and Services Tax |
| 2407 | Entry tax, motor vehicle tax, purchase tax, entertainment tax, terminal tax, octroi, toll tax, professional tax, Gold Control Act, Hotel Receipts Tax Act, Water and sewage Tax, luxury tax, Cess Acts |
| 2408 | Prosecutions under Indirect Tax Statutes |
| 2409 | Matters challenging validity of Indirect Tax Statutes, Circulars, Orders, Notifications, Rules |
| 2410 | Others |
| 25 | INSOLVENCY LAWS AND INSOLVENCY AND BANKRUPTCY CODE, 2016 |
| 2501 | Insolvency Laws and Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code, 2016 |
| 26 | INSURANCE LAWS & REGULATIONS |
| 2601 | Insurance Laws & Regulations |
| 27 | INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY RIGHTS LAW AND INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY |
| 2701 | Copyright, patent, trade mark, design, passing off |
| 2702 | Information Technology, Data protection |
| 32 | LOTTERIES, BETTING, GAMBLING |
| 3201 | Lotteries, betting, gambling |
| 33 | MINES, MINERALS, MINING LEASES |
| 3301 | Grant/renewal and/or cancellation of reconnaissance permits, prospecting licenses and/or mining leases, payment of royalty under any Central or State statute |
| 3302 | Minor Minerals, State laws and Minor Minerals Concessions rules |
| 3303 | Others [but not including environmental clearance] |
| 37 | PROPERTY TAX |
| 3701 | Property tax |
| 42 | SEBI ACT AND SECURITIES LAWS INCLUDING FORWARD CONTRACTS (REGULATION) ACT, 1952 AND SECURITIES CONTRACTS (REGULATION) ACT, 1956 |
| 4201 | SEBI Act and Securities Laws Including Forward Contracts (Regulation) Act, 1952 And Securities Contracts (Regulation) Act, 1956 |
| 44 | STATE EXCISE - TRADING IN LIQUOR - PRIVILEGES, LICENSES DISTILLERIES/ BREWERIES |
| 4401 | State excise - Trading in Liquor - Privileges, Licenses Distilleries Breweries |
| 45 | TELEGRAPH & TELECOM LAWS |
| 4501 | Telegraph & Telecom laws |
| 46 | TENDERS/LICENSES/LEASES |
| 4601 | Tenders/licenses/leases invited by Union/ UTs/ Central public sector undertakings, including cancellation/ award of tenders. |
| 4602 | Tenders/licenses/leases invited by the State Governments/ local bodies/ State public sector undertakings, including cancellation/award of tenders. |
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