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Which search to use

Six ways in, and which one to reach for when.

Written for advocates. Back to your own guides.

Open this page Reviewed 24 September 2026

Step by step

  1. CNR number Sixteen characters, unique to the matter across the country. If you have it, use it: it returns one case and nothing else.
  2. Case type, number and year What is written on the file cover. The type has to match the court’s own list — a civil suit is not the same entry as a civil appeal.
  3. Party name Broad, and useful when the papers are in somebody else’s office. Add a court to cut the result list down.
  4. FIR number Police station, number and year, for criminal matters where the FIR is all anybody has.
  5. Filing number The number the registry gave on presentation, before registration. Useful in the window between filing and a case number.
  6. Advocate name Everything listed for an advocate. A chamber uses this to see what is coming up across the practice.

Worth knowing

  • A search is not free and a refined search is cheaper than three vague ones. Fill in the court and the year before you run it.

Questions

Where do I find the CNR?
On the order sheet and on most court receipts. Once a matter is tracked, the CNR is on its page here too.
Why is a party search returning so many rows?
Common names. Add the court, or the filing year, or both.

Next

Tracking a case in court Find a matter in the court’s own data, keep it, and let its hearings and orders come to you. Lookups, limits and cost What is free, what is counted, and how to check what you have used.
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