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Sample test: drafting a Supreme Court petition
Eight questions based on the free sample lesson. Answer on paper, then open the answer key at the bottom. This is a practice exercise from the AOR Complete Programme, not a prediction of any examination paper. Verify provisions against the Supreme Court Rules, 2013.
Q1. A High Court has finally dismissed your client's appeal. No statute gives a direct appeal to the Supreme Court and no certificate has been granted. Which is the likely vehicle?
- A. Writ petition under Article 32
- B. Special Leave Petition under Article 136
- C. Review petition under Article 137
- D. Transfer petition under Article 139A
Q2. Which main prayer is correctly framed in an SLP?
- A. Set aside the impugned order
- B. Grant Special Leave to Appeal against the impugned judgment and order
- C. Issue a writ of certiorari
- D. Transfer the case to another State
Q3. Which is the best-framed question of law?
- A. Whether the High Court was wrong?
- B. Whether a High Court exercising jurisdiction under Section 482 CrPC can quash an FIR by evaluating the defence of the accused at the threshold?
- C. Why did the High Court ignore the petitioner?
- D. Whether the respondent acted maliciously?
Q4. After a review petition has been dismissed and a grave miscarriage of justice remains, the usual remedy is a:
- A. Second review petition
- B. Fresh SLP
- C. Curative petition
- D. Contempt petition
Q5. Roughly how much of an exam answer should be spent on facts?
- A. No more than one-third
- B. About three-quarters
- C. Half, so the examiner sees full context
- D. None; go straight to prayers
Q6. How should the List of Dates be written?
- A. Argumentatively, to persuade the Bench early
- B. Chronological, dated and neutral, ending with the impugned order and 'Hence the present petition'
- C. As a single paragraph without dates
- D. Including new documents not before the court below
Q7. Which statement about grounds is correct?
- A. Fifteen overlapping grounds score higher than six sharp ones
- B. Each ground should attack one error and tie it to a consequence
- C. Grounds should re-argue the facts
- D. Always cite as many cases as possible, even if unsure
Q8. Which item belongs in the short closing note rather than the body of the draft?
- A. Questions of law
- B. Affidavit, AOR certificate and supporting applications
- C. Grounds
- D. Main prayer
Show answer key
- Q1: B. Section 2 of the lesson: a final or interim order of a High Court or tribunal with no statutory appeal goes by Special Leave Petition under Article 136.
- Q2: B. Section 6: leave comes first and the appeal follows, so the prayer is to grant Special Leave to Appeal, not simply to set aside the order.
- Q3: B. Section 5: a question of law begins with 'Whether', is specific, neutral and capable of a yes/no answer of general importance.
- Q4: C. Section 2: after dismissal of review, the curative petition (Rupa Ashok Hurra v. Ashok Hurra, 2002; Order XLVIII).
- Q5: A. Section 4: facts should take no more than one-third of the answer; candidates who over-narrate never reach the grounds.
- Q6: B. Section 4: chronological, dated, neutral, only pleaded facts, ending with the impugned order.
- Q7: B. Section 5: each ground attacks one error only; six to eight sharp grounds beat fifteen repetitive ones; a wrong citation costs more than none.
- Q8: B. Section 3: mention the affidavit, AOR certificate and I.A.s in a short closing note; items 2 to 9 carry the marks.
Score yourself out of 8. The programme includes graded knowledge checks and practice after every lesson.