eCourts CNR number: what it is and how to track a case
How the 16-character CNR number works, how to find case status on eCourts, and how to keep your diary in step with it.
Updated 31 Oct 2026 · General information, not legal advice for a particular case.
What the CNR is
CNR stands for Case Number Record. eCourts assigns every case in the district judiciary a unique 16-character alphanumeric number, which stays the same for the life of the case even if it is transferred. Many High Courts on the eCourts platform issue CNRs in the same format.
The format is a four-letter establishment code (state and district), a two-digit court establishment number, a six-digit serial and the four-digit year, for example DLCT010012342024.
Finding case status
On the eCourts Services website or app, search by CNR, case number, party name, advocate name or FIR number, fill the CAPTCHA, and the case-status page shows the next hearing date, stage, court and judge, parties and advocates, the case history and orders.
Keeping your diary in step
Copying dates from eCourts by hand invites errors. In AdvocateFlow you paste the case-status page into the matter, and it reads the CNR, stage, court, next date and history, adding any listing you had not recorded, with eCourts shown as the source of each date.
Frequently asked questions
- How many characters is a CNR number?
- Sixteen: letters and digits.
- Does the CNR change when a case is transferred?
- No, the CNR stays with the case.
- Can I track a case without the CNR?
- Yes, by case number and year, party name, advocate name or FIR number on eCourts.