Delhi High Court display board: how to read it, and your matter against it
What the letters, asterisk and X mean on the Delhi High Court display board, and a board that adds each item's last change, court pace and video link.
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The Delhi High Court display board shows which item each court is hearing right now. Advocates use it to decide when to walk to a court room, or when to join by video. This guide explains what each mark on the board means, and shows the Nyayakosh board, which adds the time each item last changed, the pace of each court and its video link.
The Nyayakosh board is open without an account: see the Delhi High Court display board. The court's own board is at delhihighcourt.nic.in.
How to read the board
- The court. Courts 1 to 51 are shown by number. The registrar courts are shown as R1 to R9.
- The letter before the item. The board's legend gives A for the appellate list, O for the original list and C for the company list. Item numbers restart in each list, so A14 and O14 are different matters.
- A range. An item can read "A9-10" when a court takes two items together.
- An asterisk. No item is showing for that court. It does not mean the court has risen. Courts show it between matters and during short pauses.
- X. The court has marked its list finished for the day.
Courts do not take the list in order. A court on item 20 has not necessarily finished items 1 to 19. The court's board also carries a disclaimer that there can be a time gap, so confirm the position at the court.
What the court's board leaves out
The court's board gives one item for each court and nothing else. An advocate waiting on a matter needs three more things, and the board has none of them:
- How long the court has been on this item.
- How fast the court is moving today.
- The video link for the court.
The Delhi board in Nyayakosh
5 courts on the board · read 11:42 am
- On itemA18
Court No. 12
AppellateJustice XXXXXXXX
W.P.(C) XXXX/2026
Since 11:38 am · 4 min
About 7 min a matter in the last hour
- On itemO22
Court No. 7
OriginalJustice XXXXXXXX · Justice XXXXXXXX
Since 11:33 am · 9 min
About 6 min a matter in the last hour
- Last itemA40
Each row carries all three:
- The time each item last changed. A row says "Since 11:38 am · 4 min". After 20 minutes without a change the row says "No change since" and stops presenting the item as live. You can tell a court that is moving from one that has been on the same item since before lunch.
- Minutes per matter. Each court shows its average over the last hour. A court at 4 minutes a matter and a court at 15 are different waits for the same number of items.
- The video link. Each row has a Join VC button for that bench's video-conference room. You do not look the link up separately.
The page reads the board again every 60 seconds, so you can leave it open. If no court has moved for 15 minutes, the page says the board has gone quiet. You can filter the board to one court.
Your matters against the board
If you are signed in and track a Delhi High Court case that is listed today, the board opens with your matters at the top.
Your matters here today
W.P.(C) XXXX/2026
Court No. 12 · Justice XXXXXXXX
Court No. 12 is on your matter, since 11:38 am.
- Plaintiff S v. Defendant TNot reached
CS(OS) XXX/2025
Court No. 7 · Justice XXXXXXXX · Justice XXXXXXXX
Court No. 7 is on item O22. Yours is item O 31. Courts do not take the list in order.
2 courts on the board · read 11:42 am
- On itemA18
Court No. 12
AppellateYour matter is onJustice XXXXXXXX
W.P.(C) XXXX/2026
Since 11:38 am · 4 min
About 7 min a matter in the last hour
Your matter, item A 18: Petitioner K v. Respondent N
- On itemO22
Court No. 7
OriginalJustice XXXXXXXX · Justice XXXXXXXX
Since 11:33 am · 9 min
About 6 min a matter in the last hour
Your matter, item O 31: Plaintiff S v. Defendant T
You do not search sixty rows for your court. Each matter gets one plain answer:
- On now. The court is on your matter. The card turns green and the Join VC button is enlarged.
- Not reached. The card names the court's current item and your item side by side.
- No item showing. The court has nothing on the board at the moment.
- List finished. The court has marked its list finished for the day.
Your item number is read from the Delhi High Court cause list, so you do not enter it. See how to find your item number without opening the PDF.
Start with your cases
Tracking a case needs a free account. Add a case by its CNR, or import your whole list from the eCourts app in one step: how to export My Cases from the eCourts app. Then open My Diary.
Other boards
The same page reads the display boards of the High Courts of Bombay, Allahabad and Madhya Pradesh. The Bombay board also shows the items each court has kept back: how to read the Bombay display board.
For room numbers and video links in the Delhi district courts, see Delhi court room numbers and VC links.
Questions
- What do A, O and C mean on the Delhi High Court display board?
- The board's legend gives A for the appellate list, O for the original list and C for the company list. Item numbers restart in each list, so the letter is part of the item.
- What does an asterisk mean on the display board?
- No item is showing for that court at the moment. It does not mean the court has risen. Courts show it between matters and during short pauses.
- How often does the Delhi High Court display board update?
- The court's board carries a disclaimer that there can be a time gap. The Nyayakosh page reads the board again every 60 seconds and shows the time each item last changed.
- Do I need an account to see the display board on Nyayakosh?
- No. The board is open to everyone. An account is needed only to track a case and see your own matters against the board.
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See where each court has reached.
The display board is open without an account, and the page reads it again every 60 seconds. Sign in to track a case.
More from the blog
- How to export My Cases from the eCourts app, and what to do with the file
- How to find your item number in the cause list without opening the PDF
- Delhi court room numbers and VC links, next to your matter
- Bombay High Court display board: serial numbers and kept-back cases
- Your court day on one screen: item number, court room, VC link and display board