# SooperKanoon > Indian legal research platform: judgments, bare acts, citations, legal drafts, and AI-assisted workflows for advocates, judges, and law students. SooperKanoon (LegalCrystal Data Systems) has indexed Indian case law since 2008 - Supreme Court, High Courts, tribunals, Privy Council decisions, central and state bare acts, law reporter citations, and 500+ legal draft templates. Important notes: - Basic case search, citation search, bare acts, dictionary, latest cases, and reading judgment pages work without an account (including search pagination). - Bonus features (favorites, notes, tags, organizer, LexPulse, CiteSignal, Research Crew, MootForge) require a free account and an active subscription or trial. - AI Studio (Brief, case chat, Verdict Lens, Devil's Bench, DocMind, Semantic AI Search) and DraftPilot are subscription bonus features with monthly quotas. - Judgment URLs use `/case/{id}/{slug}` - e.g. `https://sooperkanoon.com/case/12345/example-case-title`. - Do not scrape authenticated or private user areas; see [robots.txt](https://sooperkanoon.com/robots.txt). ## Core research - [Home](https://sooperkanoon.com/): Main entry point and site search - [Case search](https://sooperkanoon.com/cases): Search Indian judgments by keyword with court, year, and phrase filters - [Advanced search](https://sooperkanoon.com/advanced-search): Multi-field search by judge, party, act section, case number, journal, and date range - [Citation search](https://sooperkanoon.com/cases/citationsearch): Look up judgments by SCC, AIR, SCR, and other law reporter citations - [Citations hub](https://sooperkanoon.com/citations): Citation search landing page with reporter-specific forms - [Legal topic hubs](https://sooperkanoon.com/topics): Curated AEO pages on bail, Section 482 CrPC, Article 226, arbitration, and more - [Latest cases](https://sooperkanoon.com/latest): Recently added judgments from major Indian courts - [Privy Council](https://sooperkanoon.com/privy): Pre-1950 Privy Council decisions cited in Indian law ## Legislation and reference - [Bare acts](https://sooperkanoon.com/acts): Browse central and state acts; list judgments under any section - [Law dictionary](https://sooperkanoon.com/dictionary): Legal terms, Latin maxims, and definitions used in Indian courts - [Find lawyers](https://sooperkanoon.com/lawyers): Browse advocates by state, city, and locality across India - [Judge pages](https://sooperkanoon.com/judges/): Judgment listings indexed by judge name from public court records (pattern: /judges/{slug}) - [Advocate pages](https://sooperkanoon.com/advocates/): Court appearance listings by advocate name from public records (pattern: /advocates/{slug}) - [Lawyer places manifest](https://sooperkanoon.com/lawyers/places.json): Indexable locations with lawyer counts for AI crawlers - [Legal infographics](https://sooperkanoon.com/infographic): Charts of case trends, judge statistics, and court data ## Lawyer directory (by location) - URL pattern: `/lawyers/in/{state}/{city}/{locality}` - e.g. `/lawyers/in/karnataka/bengaluru/jayanagar` - URL pattern: `/lawyers/in/{state}/{town}` - e.g. `/lawyers/in/karnataka/chintamani` - Alias: `/advocates-in-{place}` redirects to the canonical location page - Profile URL: `/lawyers/profile/{slug}` ### Top lawyer locations - [Karnataka (9943 advocates)](https://sooperkanoon.com/lawyers/in/karnataka): state - [Bengaluru (8723 advocates)](https://sooperkanoon.com/lawyers/in/karnataka/bengaluru): city - [City Court Unit (5113 advocates)](https://sooperkanoon.com/lawyers/in/karnataka/city-court-unit): city - [Nagar (2199 advocates)](https://sooperkanoon.com/lawyers/in/karnataka/city-court-unit/nagar): locality - [High Court Unit (1657 advocates)](https://sooperkanoon.com/lawyers/in/karnataka/high-court-unit): city - [Magistrate Court Unit (1533 advocates)](https://sooperkanoon.com/lawyers/in/karnataka/magistrate-court-unit): town - [Gujarat (1366 advocates)](https://sooperkanoon.com/lawyers/in/gujarat): state - [Maharashtra (1063 advocates)](https://sooperkanoon.com/lawyers/in/maharashtra): state - [Uttar Pradesh (1037 advocates)](https://sooperkanoon.com/lawyers/in/uttar-pradesh): state - [Himachal Pradesh (935 advocates)](https://sooperkanoon.com/lawyers/in/himachal-pradesh): state - [Nagar (800 advocates)](https://sooperkanoon.com/lawyers/in/karnataka/high-court-unit/nagar): locality - [Delhi (800 advocates)](https://sooperkanoon.com/lawyers/in/delhi): state - [Delhi (722 advocates)](https://sooperkanoon.com/lawyers/in/delhi/delhi): city - [Nagar (705 advocates)](https://sooperkanoon.com/lawyers/in/karnataka/nagar): town - [Mayohall Court Unit (675 advocates)](https://sooperkanoon.com/lawyers/in/karnataka/mayohall-court-unit): city - [Andhra Pradesh (605 advocates)](https://sooperkanoon.com/lawyers/in/andhra-pradesh): state - [Tamil Nadu (562 advocates)](https://sooperkanoon.com/lawyers/in/tamil-nadu): state - [Bihar (547 advocates)](https://sooperkanoon.com/lawyers/in/bihar): state - [Kerala (536 advocates)](https://sooperkanoon.com/lawyers/in/kerala): state - [Punjab (532 advocates)](https://sooperkanoon.com/lawyers/in/punjab): state ## Legal drafts - [LegalDraft Studio](https://sooperkanoon.com/forms): 500+ legal templates - generate, review, compare, and download drafts - [DraftPilot](https://sooperkanoon.com/forms/draft-pilot): AI drafting copilot with split-screen workspace and Word export ## AI and productivity - [AI Studio](https://sooperkanoon.com/ai-studio): Hub for AI Brief, case chat, Verdict Lens, Devil's Bench, DocMind, and Semantic AI Search - [AI Brief](https://sooperkanoon.com/ai-studio/brief): 18-section structured case analysis from any judgment - [Verdict Lens](https://sooperkanoon.com/ai-studio/verdict-lens): Upload a judgment PDF for AI extraction and analysis - [Devil's Bench](https://sooperkanoon.com/ai-studio/devils-bench): Adversarial review - stress-test arguments against a judgment - [DocMind](https://sooperkanoon.com/ai-studio/doc-mind): Chat with uploaded legal documents - [Semantic AI Search](https://sooperkanoon.com/ai-studio/semantic-search): Natural-language case search with AI query rewriting - [LexPulse](https://sooperkanoon.com/lex-pulse): Daily alerts when new case law matches your saved phrase - [CiteSignal](https://sooperkanoon.com/cite-signal): Notifications when a new order cites a judgment you watch - [Research Crew](https://sooperkanoon.com/research-crew): Collaborative shared research notebooks - [MootForge](https://sooperkanoon.com/moot-forge): Moot court sandbox - upload a problem and draft memorials with AI - [Organizer](https://sooperkanoon.com/organizer): Client files, hearings, and document tracking (login required) ## Help guides - [Help center](https://sooperkanoon.com/help): Curated how-to guides for every SooperKanoon feature - [Help manifest (JSON)](https://sooperkanoon.com/help/index.json): Machine-readable index of modules, articles, and search metadata ### Getting Started Create an account, run your first search, and learn what is free vs paid. - [Create Your Account](https://sooperkanoon.com/help/getting-started/create-your-account): Sign up for a free SooperKanoon account and unlock a 7-day AI Preview of bonus features. - [Your First Case Search](https://sooperkanoon.com/help/getting-started/your-first-case-search): Find a Supreme Court or High Court judgment in under a minute - no account required. - [Free vs Paid Features](https://sooperkanoon.com/help/getting-started/free-vs-paid-features): Understand what you can do without logging in, with a free account, and on a paid subscription. - [Using the Help Center](https://sooperkanoon.com/help/getting-started/using-the-help-center): Find step-by-step guides at /help and in-product tip boxes across SooperKanoon. - [Dark Mode](https://sooperkanoon.com/help/getting-started/dark-mode): Toggle dark mode from the header for comfortable long reading sessions. ### Case Search Find Supreme Court, High Court, and tribunal judgments by keyword. - [Search by Keyword](https://sooperkanoon.com/help/case-search/search-by-keyword): Use keywords, party names, and section numbers to find relevant Indian case law. - [Search Tips: Autocomplete, Spellcheck & Filters](https://sooperkanoon.com/help/case-search/search-tips-autocomplete-and-filters): Use search suggestions, spelling fixes, sticky filters, and phrase-first ranking. - [Filter Results by Court](https://sooperkanoon.com/help/case-search/filter-results-by-court): Narrow case search results by Supreme Court, High Court, tribunal, or year. - [Cross-Search in Other Modules](https://sooperkanoon.com/help/case-search/cross-search-in-other-modules): Jump from case search to acts, forms, dictionary, or citations without retyping your query. - [How to Search Indian Judgments](https://sooperkanoon.com/help/case-search/how-to-search-indian-judgments): Find Supreme Court, High Court, and tribunal judgments by keyword, act, or party on SooperKanoon. ### Advanced Search Combine fields, courts, and date ranges for precise research. - [Your First Advanced Search](https://sooperkanoon.com/help/advanced-search/your-first-advanced-search): Build a targeted query using multiple fields, courts, and date ranges. - [Advanced Search Field Guide](https://sooperkanoon.com/help/advanced-search/advanced-search-field-guide): Reference for every Advanced Search field - what it matches and when to use it. - [Find Judgments by Advocate or Judge](https://sooperkanoon.com/help/advanced-search/find-judgments-by-advocate-judge): Search Indian judgments by judge or advocate name using advanced search and entity pages. ### Citation Search Look up judgments by SCC, AIR, SCR, and other law reporter citations. - [Citation Search Overview](https://sooperkanoon.com/help/citation-search/citation-search-overview): How Indian law reporter citations work and how to look them up on SooperKanoon. - [Search SCC & AIR Citations](https://sooperkanoon.com/help/citation-search/search-scc-air-citation): Look up a judgment using Supreme Court Cases (SCC) or All India Reporter (AIR) citations. - [What Is a Legal Citation?](https://sooperkanoon.com/help/citation-search/what-is-a-legal-citation): Understand SCC, AIR, SCR and other law reporter citations and how to search them on SooperKanoon. ### Reading Judgments Navigate judgment pages, CiteSignal, AI Studio, and downloads. - [Read a Judgment Page](https://sooperkanoon.com/help/reading-judgments/read-a-judgment-page): Navigate headings, citations, act references, and related cases on a judgment page. - [Judgment Tools Drawer](https://sooperkanoon.com/help/reading-judgments/judgment-tools-drawer): Open Tools on any judgment page for PDF, Print, tags, notes, favorites, CiteSignal, and research links. - [Use AI Studio](https://sooperkanoon.com/help/reading-judgments/use-ai-summary): Get an 18-section AI Brief and ask questions scoped to a single judgment. - [Download a Judgment](https://sooperkanoon.com/help/reading-judgments/download-judgment): Save a judgment as PDF for offline reading or filing. - [How to Read a Court Judgment](https://sooperkanoon.com/help/reading-judgments/how-to-read-a-court-judgment): Navigate judgment pages: summary, parties, legal references, full text, and related searches. ### Bare Acts Browse central and state acts and find cases under a section. - [Find Judgments Under an Act Section](https://sooperkanoon.com/help/bare-acts/find-judgments-under-act-section): Open a bare act section and browse all cited judgments for that provision. - [Search Judgments by Act and Section](https://sooperkanoon.com/help/bare-acts/search-judgments-by-act-section): Find court judgments citing a specific bare act or section on SooperKanoon. ### LegalDraft Studio 500+ AI-ready templates - generate, review, compare, and download legal drafts. - [LegalDraft Studio - Search, AI & Compare](https://sooperkanoon.com/help/legal-drafts/search-and-download-forms): Effortlessly craft professional legal documents with 500+ industry-standard templates. Generate with AI, review uploads, compare side-by-side, and download. ### Law Dictionary Look up Latin maxims, legal terms, and definitions used in Indian courts. - [Look Up Legal Terms](https://sooperkanoon.com/help/law-dictionary/look-up-legal-terms): Search Latin maxims, legal definitions, and terms used in Indian judgments. ### Latest Cases Browse recently added judgments from major Indian courts. - [Browse Latest Judgments](https://sooperkanoon.com/help/latest-cases/browse-latest-judgments): See the most recently added Supreme Court and High Court decisions. ### Legal Infographics Visual charts of case trends, judge statistics, and court data. - [Use Legal Infographics](https://sooperkanoon.com/help/legal-infographics/use-legal-infographics): Explore visual charts of case volumes, judge statistics, and legal trends. ### Find Lawyers Search advocates by city, court, and practice area and book a consultation. - [Find and Contact a Lawyer](https://sooperkanoon.com/help/find-lawyers/find-and-book-lawyer): Search or browse the advocate directory by place and practice area, then contact lawyers directly. - [List or Claim Your Lawyer Profile](https://sooperkanoon.com/help/find-lawyers/lawyer-public-profile): Free public advocate profile on SooperKanoon - apply, claim an existing listing, or manage your profile after approval. - [Browse Lawyers by Place](https://sooperkanoon.com/help/find-lawyers/browse-lawyers-by-place): Drill into the advocate directory by state, city, locality, and practice area using browse URLs and filters. ### Privy Council Search pre-1950 Privy Council decisions cited in Indian law. - [Search Privy Council Cases](https://sooperkanoon.com/help/privy-council/search-privy-council-cases): Find pre-1950 Privy Council decisions that remain authoritative in Indian law. ### AI Studio AI Brief, Ask, Verdict Lens, Devil's Bench, DocMind, and Semantic AI Search - one bonus feature. - [What is AI Studio?](https://sooperkanoon.com/help/ai-studio/what-is-ai-studio): Overview of SooperKanoon's built-in judgment workspace - 18-section AI Brief plus case-scoped chat. - [Getting Started with AI Studio](https://sooperkanoon.com/help/ai-studio/getting-started): Open AI Brief & Ask on any judgment, read the 18-section AI Brief, and ask case-scoped questions. - [AI Brief and Ask the Judgment](https://sooperkanoon.com/help/ai-studio/ai-brief-and-chat): Use the full 18-section AI Brief and case-scoped chat in AI Brief & Ask. - [Open AI Brief & Ask from Search Results](https://sooperkanoon.com/help/ai-studio/open-from-search-results): Use the Brief & Ask button on case search, advanced search, and Latest results. - [Semantic AI Search](https://sooperkanoon.com/help/ai-studio/semantic-ai-search): Use the Semantic AI Search toggle on supported search bars to refine natural-language queries, review the results banner, and preserve existing ranking. - [Activate AI Studio on Your Plan](https://sooperkanoon.com/help/ai-studio/activate-on-your-plan): Choose AI Studio at signup and confirm activation on your Dashboard. - [AI Studio Troubleshooting](https://sooperkanoon.com/help/ai-studio/troubleshooting): Fix locked AI Studio, slow brief generation, and verification issues. - [Advocate Workflows with AI Studio](https://sooperkanoon.com/help/ai-studio/advocate-workflows): Hearing prep, memo drafting, and client updates using AI Studio. - [Use AI Studio (formerly Ask AI)](https://sooperkanoon.com/help/ai-studio/use-ask-ai): This section moved to AI Studio help guides. - [Verdict Lens](https://sooperkanoon.com/help/ai-studio/verdict-lens): Outcome prediction and confidence scores from a dispute brief. - [Devil's Bench](https://sooperkanoon.com/help/ai-studio/devils-bench): Counter-arguments, rebuttals, and weak spots from the opposing counsel perspective. - [DocMind](https://sooperkanoon.com/help/ai-studio/docmind): Upload documents or link judgments for Q&A. ### Bonus Features All 11 bonus features: AI Studio, LexPulse, CiteSignal, Research Crew, MootForge, and productivity tools. - [Save a Judgment to Favorites](https://sooperkanoon.com/help/bonus-features/save-a-judgment-to-favorites): Bookmark judgments for quick access from any device. - [Add Notes to a Judgment](https://sooperkanoon.com/help/bonus-features/add-notes-to-judgment): Write private notes on any judgment for your research or client matter. - [Tag Judgments](https://sooperkanoon.com/help/bonus-features/tag-judgments): Organise saved cases with custom tags like client name, matter type, or research topic. - [Use Organizer](https://sooperkanoon.com/help/bonus-features/use-organizer): Manage client files, hearing dates, documents, and reminders in one place. - [Annotate Judgments](https://sooperkanoon.com/help/bonus-features/annotate-judgments): Highlight passages and add shared annotations for team research. - [Search History](https://sooperkanoon.com/help/bonus-features/search-history): Review and rerun your past searches across cases, acts, and other modules. ### Account & Billing Choose a plan, manage subscription, and activate bonus features. - [Choose a Plan](https://sooperkanoon.com/help/account-billing/choose-a-plan): Compare SooperKanoon subscription plans and pick the right one for your practice. - [Request a University Domain for AI Scholar](https://sooperkanoon.com/help/account-billing/ai-scholar-university-domain): How law students add their university email domain to the AI Scholar signup list when it is not already approved. - [Activate Bonus Features](https://sooperkanoon.com/help/account-billing/activate-bonus-features): Enable favorites, notes, tags, organizer, and other bonus features on your account. - [Bonus Feature Quotas](https://sooperkanoon.com/help/account-billing/bonus-feature-quotas): Daily limits and active caps for AI Studio tools, LexPulse, CiteSignal, Research Crew, and MootForge. - [Manage Billing and Upgrades](https://sooperkanoon.com/help/account-billing/manage-billing-upgrades): Upgrade plans, switch to annual billing, add features, and renew from the dashboard. - [BenchCircle for Judges](https://sooperkanoon.com/help/account-billing/benchcircle): Apply for complimentary one-year SooperKanoon access with all bonus features for serving judges and judicial officers. ### API Integrate SooperKanoon search and case data into your applications. - [API Getting Started](https://sooperkanoon.com/help/api/api-getting-started): Authenticate and make your first case search request using the SooperKanoon API. ### Workflows End-to-end research paths for common legal tasks. - [Research a Legal Issue](https://sooperkanoon.com/help/workflows/research-a-legal-issue): A step-by-step workflow from identifying the legal question to finding leading judgments and saving your research. ### Troubleshooting Fix search issues, subscription problems, and feature activation. - [Fix No Search Results](https://sooperkanoon.com/help/troubleshooting/fix-no-search-results): What to do when a case search returns zero results or unexpected matches. - [Subscription Not Working](https://sooperkanoon.com/help/troubleshooting/subscription-not-working): Resolve payment succeeded but features still locked, or subscription not reflecting. - [Bonus Feature Not Activated](https://sooperkanoon.com/help/troubleshooting/bonus-feature-not-activated): Fix favorites, notes, organizer, or other bonus features showing as unavailable. ### LexPulse Daily phrase alerts when new case law matches your query. - [What is LexPulse?](https://sooperkanoon.com/help/lex-pulse/what-is-lex-pulse): Daily digest emails when new case law matches your research phrase. - [Create a phrase alert](https://sooperkanoon.com/help/lex-pulse/create-a-query-alert): Set up LexPulse from the dashboard or from case search results. - [Relevance levels explained](https://sooperkanoon.com/help/lex-pulse/relevance-levels): Chill, Focused, and Surgical matching for LexPulse alerts. - [LexPulse daily email](https://sooperkanoon.com/help/lex-pulse/daily-email-digest): Schedule, content, and limits of LexPulse digest emails. - [Pause, edit, or unsubscribe](https://sooperkanoon.com/help/lex-pulse/manage-pause-unsubscribe): Manage LexPulse alerts from the site or email token links. ### CiteSignal Know when a new court order cites your watched judgment. - [What is CiteSignal?](https://sooperkanoon.com/help/cite-signal/what-is-cite-signal): Watch judgments and get daily emails when new orders cite them. - [Watch a judgment for citations](https://sooperkanoon.com/help/cite-signal/watch-a-judgment): Add a CiteSignal watch from a judgment page or favorites. - [Citation alert emails](https://sooperkanoon.com/help/cite-signal/citation-alert-email): What triggers CiteSignal emails and what they contain. - [CiteSignal troubleshooting](https://sooperkanoon.com/help/cite-signal/troubleshooting): Fix no alerts, false positives, and activation issues. ### Research Crew Crew up on research topics with collaborators anywhere. - [What is Research Crew?](https://sooperkanoon.com/help/research-crew/what-is-research-crew): Async collaborative research workspaces with invites and public explore. - [Create a research topic](https://sooperkanoon.com/help/research-crew/create-a-crew): Start a new Research Crew workspace. - [Invite collaborators](https://sooperkanoon.com/help/research-crew/invite-collaborators): Email invites and accept flow for Research Crew. - [Add research points & comments](https://sooperkanoon.com/help/research-crew/add-research-points): Entries linking judgments and notes in a crew. - [Public crews & community](https://sooperkanoon.com/help/research-crew/public-crews-explore): Browse public Research Crews read-only. - [Research Crew troubleshooting](https://sooperkanoon.com/help/research-crew/troubleshooting): Fix activation, invites, and access errors. ### MootForge Moot court sandbox - upload your problem, forge your memorial with AI. - [What is MootForge?](https://sooperkanoon.com/help/moot-forge/what-is-moot-forge): Moot memorial wizard with optional AI nudges. - [Upload your moot problem](https://sooperkanoon.com/help/moot-forge/upload-moot-problem): Paste or upload txt/doc/pdf for MootForge. - [Memorial wizard & AI nudges](https://sooperkanoon.com/help/moot-forge/memorial-wizard): Step flow for issues, arguments, and memorial sections. - [MootForge troubleshooting](https://sooperkanoon.com/help/moot-forge/troubleshooting): Upload failures, AI limits, and feature gate. ## Optional - [About](https://sooperkanoon.com/about): Company background and mission - [Features](https://sooperkanoon.com/features): Full product feature overview - [Pricing](https://sooperkanoon.com/pricing): Subscription plans and bonus feature activation - [API signup](https://sooperkanoon.com/api): Register for programmatic case search access - [API documentation](https://sooperkanoon.com/api/documentation): JSON endpoints, authentication, and integration examples - [BenchCircle](https://sooperkanoon.com/benchcircle): Community program for early-career lawyers - [Contact](https://sooperkanoon.com/contact-us): Support and sales enquiries - [Privacy policy](https://sooperkanoon.com/privacy-policy): Data handling and privacy terms - [Terms of service](https://sooperkanoon.com/terms): Usage terms - [Disclaimer](https://sooperkanoon.com/disclaimer): Legal disclaimer for research use - [Blog](https://sooperkanoon.com/blog): Articles on legal research and product updates - [Q&A community](https://sooperkanoon.com/ask): Public legal Q&A forum - [Sitemap](https://sooperkanoon.com/sitemap.xml): Index of public pages (not a substitute for this file)