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Judicial Citator Methodology

Paragraph-pinpoint protocol

Reviewed by CA Nikhil Gupta and Kajri Singh · Last reviewed 28 July 2026

Record the exact paragraph supporting each proposition; summaries without pinpoints remain source-gated.

Reviewed 19 July 2026CA Nikhil Gupta and Kajri Singh

Control objective

Record the exact paragraph supporting each proposition; summaries without pinpoints remain source-gated.

Minimum release fields

FieldRequired content
AuthorityCourt/tribunal/authority, bench and jurisdiction
IdentityCase/order number, date, citation and parties
LawProvision, Rule, notification and tax period decided
PropositionRatio or official index brief, not an unsupported summary
PinpointExact paragraph and official PDF hash
Later statusAppeal, review, larger bench, amendment and current survival
PublicationIndex only after reviewer sign-off

Finin2min implementation

Every publication record carries a source status and robots directive. Pages without a captured official judgment and paragraph pinpoints remain index,follow. Official AAR/AAAR index records and current GSTAT operational pages may be indexed where the page clearly discloses the limited scope of the metadata.

Finin2min Q&A

Can the case summary replace the judgment?

No. The full official judgment, exact paragraph and later history control.

What is the amendment-survival test?

Compare the provision and Rule decided with the current text, effective date and retrospective amendments.

How should contrary High Court decisions be handled?

Apply the jurisdictional hierarchy, identify conflict, check Supreme Court treatment and disclose the competing view.

Source and review trail

Use the current official instrument, portal or regulator publication before acting. This panel separates the category authority from page-specific references.

Official starting point
www.gstcouncil.gov.in