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Every cause list the Supreme Court of Bangladesh has published, from the Appellate Division since 2012 and the High Court Division since 2016, kept on trw.co and refreshed through the day. Find any case, follow every judge, keep an advocate’s diary and print a list the way the court does.
From filing to result, in motion.
Four journeys through the Supreme Court: a day’s cause list, getting a matter listed, a writ petition, and an appeal to the Appellate Division. Press play, or step through.
A cause list tells you where your case is, before whom, and in what order. Read the entry, then check the result as the day goes on.
- Sittings
- Sunday to Thursday, outside vacations and holidays
- Lists published
- Usually the evening before the sitting day
- High Court Division
- One list for each bench, typically 50 to 65 benches a day
- Appellate Division
- One list for the full bench, presided over by the Chief Justice
1234/2025Case type and numberIllustrative entry, not a real case. Matters are grouped by stage (for example Motion, For hearing, For judgment) and called in item order, though a bench may take matters out of turn.
What the list is telling you.
Forty-one headings and results you will meet in the lists, from motion and “as to be mentioned” to after vacation and stay vacated, in plain words. Each is shown with a real entry from the Supreme Court’s published cause lists.
Headings on the list8
Motion
The first hearing of a new writ petition, revision or criminal application. The bench decides whether to issue a Rule, and any interim order, or to reject it.
As to be mentioned
Short matters taken up only if an advocate mentions them in court: fixing a hearing date, extending an interim order or a general application. The words in brackets say which.
For hearing
The matter is ready and listed for full hearing of the Rule, appeal or reference on its merits.
For order
Listed for the bench to pass an order, usually on something already argued or on a short point.
For judgment
The hearing is over and the bench delivers its judgment on the listed day.
Appeal for admission
A new appeal placed before the bench to decide whether to admit it for hearing. In criminal appeals, bail is often considered at the same time.
498 (bail)
Bail applications to the High Court Division under section 498 of the Code of Criminal Procedure.
561A (quashing)
Applications under section 561A of the Code of Criminal Procedure, asking the High Court Division to use its inherent power, usually to quash criminal proceedings.
Interim orders9
Rule issued
In writ and revision matters, the bench finds a case to answer and calls on the other side to show cause, often with an interim order.
Rule and bail
A Rule issues and the petitioner is granted bail until it is decided.
Rule and status quo
A Rule issues and both sides must keep things as they are, such as possession of land or a posting, until further order or for a stated period.
Status quo till filing of the C.P.
In the Appellate Division, the chamber judge keeps things as they are until the applicant files a civil petition for leave to appeal (C.P.).
Extended
An interim order such as a stay, injunction or bail that would otherwise lapse is extended for a further period.
Till disposal of the Rule
An interim order is extended until the Rule itself is decided, so it no longer needs renewing.
Delay condoned
The court excuses late filing, usually under section 5 of the Limitation Act, so the matter can go on. “(Con)” numbers mark condonation matters.
Leave is granted
In the Appellate Division, permission to appeal is granted and the petition becomes a regular appeal. “With stay” adds a stay meanwhile.
Admit and bail
A criminal appeal is admitted for hearing and the convicted appellant is granted bail while it is pending.
Final outcomes11
Rule made absolute
The Rule succeeds and the petitioner gets the relief sought, in whole or in part.
Discharged
The Rule fails and the petition is dismissed.
Allowed
The appeal or application succeeds.
Dismissed
The appeal, petition or review fails.
Disposed of
The bench finally deals with the matter by order, often with directions, and it leaves the docket.
No order and disposed of
The application needs no order, for example because it has become unnecessary or is covered by another order, so it is closed.
Stay, surrender and disposed of
Usually on the State’s challenge to bail granted by the High Court Division: the bail order is stayed, the accused must surrender to the court below, and the petition is closed.
Not pressed
The applicant chooses not to proceed, so the application is rejected or the Rule discharged.
Infructuous
Events have overtaken the case and a decision would serve no purpose, so the Rule is discharged or the matter disposed of.
Summarily rejected
Rejected at the first hearing, without calling on the other side. In criminal appeals the term is “summarily dismissed”.
Discharged for default
The petitioner’s side did not appear or take steps (“non-prosecution”), so the Rule is discharged. It can usually be restored on application.
Not reached, or moved13
Adjourned
The matter is not heard today and moves to a later date, often written into the result.
Stand over (S.O.)
Kept back for a short, stated period without a full adjournment order.
Heard in part
The hearing has started but did not finish. It continues before the same bench, which keeps the matter “part heard”.
Judgment reserved (CAV)
The hearing is over and judgment will be delivered later. Lists often give the date.
Fixed for hearing
The bench fixes the matter for hearing, usually on a stated date.
Not today
The matter is not taken up at this sitting. Unless a date is fixed, it has to come back into the list.
Not this week
The matter will not be taken up for the rest of the week.
After vacation
Adjourned until the court returns from its vacation. Results may say “one week after vacation” and the like.
Pass over (P.O.)
Skipped when called, to be taken up later in the same sitting if time allows.
Out of list
The matter leaves the bench’s list and must be mentioned again to return.
Deleted
Struck off that day’s list, for example because it was listed in error, already dealt with or not ready.
No file
The case record did not reach the bench, so the matter could not be taken up.
None appears
No advocate appeared for either side when the matter was called.
No term matches. Try a word from the result, such as “vacation” or “bail”.
Also on the lists
- Vacated
- An interim order such as a stay or injunction is cancelled (“stay vacated”), usually on the other side’s application.
- Rule nisi
- The full name of a Rule: an order to show cause, which becomes final only if made absolute.
- Ad-interim
- A temporary order made at the first hearing, before the other side is heard.
- Stay fine / fine stayed
- In a criminal appeal, payment of the fine imposed by the trial court is stayed while the appeal is pending.
- Record
- The bench calls for the lower court’s record, as in “record, Rule and bail”.
- Tomorrow at top
- The matter will be taken up first in the next day’s list.
- Time barred
- Filed after the limitation period, with no delay condoned, so it fails.
- Default order
- A conditional order: if a step such as filing papers is not taken in time, the matter stands dismissed without further order.
- Mentioned matters
- Matters added to the list because an advocate mentioned them to the bench.
- C.P. · C.M.P. · C.R.P.
- In the Appellate Division: civil petition for leave to appeal, civil miscellaneous petition and civil review petition.
- Judge-in-Chamber
- The Appellate Division judge who hears urgent and interim applications, usually stays and status quo orders, outside the full bench.
- Abbreviations
- S.O. stand over · N.T. not today · NTW not this week · P.O. pass over · Adj. adjourned · CAV judgment reserved (curia advisari vult).
Real entries from the cause lists published by the Supreme Court of Bangladesh and archived on trw.co. Results are quoted exactly as the court entered them, including its abbreviations and spelling. Names of individuals in criminal and bail matters are shortened to initials. Open any list to see the bench and the full day.
Everything here is read from the court’s own pages and kept as published, without editing.
- Appellate Division
- Lists from 23 February 2012
- High Court Division
- Lists from May 2016
- Refreshed
- About every 15 minutes on sitting days, and each night for the days around today
- Judges
- Sitting and former judges and every Chief Justice since 1972, from the court’s judges’ pages, re-read weekly
- Formats
- Printable and page-by-page lists, CSV, JSON and calendar feeds
Frequently asked.
What is a cause list?
A cause list is the court's published list of the cases each bench will take up on a given day, in order, with serial (item) numbers. The Supreme Court of Bangladesh publishes a list for the Appellate Division and one for each High Court Division bench on its website.
How far back does the archive go?
As far as the court's own website goes: Appellate Division lists from 23 February 2012 and High Court Division lists from May 2016. Every list is stored on trw.co as the court published it, with its results. The most recent years are complete first and earlier years are being added in the background.
How current is it?
Today's lists are re-read about every 15 minutes, so results entered during the day appear shortly after. Tomorrow's lists appear once the court publishes them, usually in the evening, and recent days are re-read each night so late results are captured.
Where do the judge profiles come from?
From the judges' pages the Supreme Court publishes: sitting judges of both divisions with their published biographies, former judges of both divisions, and former Chief Justices. Each profile is linked to every bench the judge sat on in the stored cause lists, so you can see their sittings by year, courtrooms, the judges they sat with, case types and results entered. The retirement date shown for sitting judges is the date they turn 67, under article 96 of the Constitution.
Can I see the history of one case?
Yes. Open Find a case and enter the number, or press History under any matter. You see every date it was listed, the bench and judges, the item number and the result entered.
Can I print a list?
Yes. Each bench has a printable view in the court's two-column layout, a page-by-page view on numbered A4 pages, a version with results, and a CSV download. The whole day is also available as CSV, with a printable bench index.
My case is not in the cause list. What does that mean?
It may not be fixed for that day, it may be in the other division, or it may need to be mentioned before the bench to be listed. Check the next working day and the court's case search for the last order and next date, and speak to your advocate.
Is this the official cause list?
No. The official lists are those published by the Supreme Court, and what binds the parties is the court's order. Use the "Official list" link on each bench to check the source, and get a certified copy of any order you need to rely on.
What does the watchlist do?
Star a matter, or search a case number and press Watch. The page then checks every bench for it each time you open it, on this device. You can also ask for an email whenever it is listed: we send one confirmation email per matter, and every alert has a one-click stop link.
Is there an advocate diary or calendar feed?
Yes. Advocate diary lists every matter in which a name appears as advocate, across all benches and dates, and gives a calendar feed you can subscribe to in Google Calendar, Outlook or Apple Calendar.
Can TRW & Co check a listing and appear for me?
Yes. Our advocates appear before both divisions of the Supreme Court. You can book a consultation at trw.co/book/.
Need an advocate before the Supreme Court?
TRW & Co advocates appear before the Appellate Division and the High Court Division. Send us your case number and we will check the listing and advise.
Read from the cause lists and judges’ pages published by the Supreme Court of Bangladesh on supremecourt.gov.bd. TRW & Co is not affiliated with the court. The court’s own lists, records and orders govern. General information, not legal advice.
