High Courts via HCServicesClient¶

from bharat_courts import get_court

court = get_court("delhi")     # or "bombay", "calcutta", "madras", ...
print(court.name)              # "Delhi High Court"
print(court.state_code)        # "26"

from bharat_courts import HCServicesClient
from bharat_courts.captcha.ocr import OCRCaptchaSolver

async with HCServicesClient(captcha_solver=OCRCaptchaSolver()) as client:
    ...

import asyncio
from bharat_courts import get_court, HCServicesClient


async def main():
    court = get_court("delhi")
    async with HCServicesClient() as client:
        benches = await client.list_benches(court)
        # e.g. {"1": "Principal Bench at Delhi", ...}
        for code, name in benches.items():
            print(f"{code}: {name}")

        case_types = await client.list_case_types(court)  # default bench_code="1"
        # e.g. {"134": "W.P.(C)(CIVIL WRITS)-134", ...}
        for code, name in case_types.items():
            print(f"{code}: {name}")


asyncio.run(main())

import asyncio
from bharat_courts import get_court, HCServicesClient


async def main():
    court = get_court("delhi")
    async with HCServicesClient() as client:
        cases = await client.case_status_by_party(
            court,
            party_name="state",
            year="2024",            # mandatory — omitting it returns ERROR_VAL
            status_filter="Both",   # "Pending", "Disposed", or "Both"
        )
        for c in cases:
            print(f"{c.case_number}  {c.petitioner} vs {c.respondent}")
            print(f"  status: {c.status}  next hearing: {c.next_hearing_date}")


asyncio.run(main())

import asyncio
from bharat_courts import get_court, HCServicesClient


async def main():
    court = get_court("delhi")
    async with HCServicesClient() as client:
        cases = await client.case_status(
            court,
            case_type="134",
            case_number="1",
            year="2024",
        )
        for c in cases:
            print(f"{c.case_number}  CNR={c.cnr_number}")
            print(f"  {c.petitioner} vs {c.respondent}  status={c.status}")


asyncio.run(main())

import asyncio
from bharat_courts import get_court, HCServicesClient


async def main():
    court = get_court("delhi")
    async with HCServicesClient() as client:
        orders = await client.court_orders(
            court,
            case_type="134",
            case_number="1",
            year="2024",
        )
        for order in orders:
            print(f"{order.order_date}  {order.judge}")
            if order.pdf_url:
                pdf = await client.download_order_pdf(order.pdf_url)
                with open(f"order_{order.order_date}.pdf", "wb") as f:
                    f.write(pdf)


asyncio.run(main())

import asyncio
from bharat_courts import get_court, HCServicesClient


async def main():
    court = get_court("delhi")
    async with HCServicesClient() as client:
        pdfs = await client.cause_list(
            court,
            civil=True,
            causelist_date="24-06-2026",   # DD-MM-YYYY; omit for today
        )
        for entry in pdfs:
            print(f"{entry.serial_number}  {entry.bench}  {entry.cause_list_type}")
            print(f"  {entry.pdf_url}")


asyncio.run(main())