Verification report

A dated record of what you checked.

When someone asks whether the authorities in your draft were verified, you have a report that shows what was checked, when, and what the judgment says.

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Citation verification reportChecked on Misaal, with the date and time in IST

Items checked: 42 verified, 2 need attention, 0 could not be checked
Draft fingerprint (SHA-256)

01fad76499c5b6c03d11fde574469ccc…

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Union of India v. K.A. NajeebFound: [2021] 1 SCR 443

K.A. Najeeb, para 73This judgment's numbered paragraphs end at paragraph 21: there is no paragraph 73.

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A sample of the report for the bail application above. Yours shows your own draft, results and time.

Citation verification report

Checked on: Date and time in IST
Draft fingerprint: SHA-256, unique to this exact text
Items checked: 3: 1 verified, 2 need attention

Verified: Union of India v. K.A. Najeeb
Found: [2021] 1 SCR 443
Needs attention: K.A. Najeeb, para 73
This judgment's numbered paragraphs end at paragraph 21: there is no paragraph 73.
Needs attention: Mohd. Irfan Qureshi v. NIA
Not found in any judgment in Misaal.

This report records whether cited material was found as cited. It doesn't say whether an authority is still good law, which remains for counsel to verify.

What's in the report

Date and time

The check's date and time, in Indian Standard Time.

A fingerprint of the draft

A SHA-256 fingerprint ties the report to that exact text. Change a letter and the fingerprint changes.

Scope

Which judgments it was checked against, and how far through the draft the check reached.

Every result

Each citation, quotation and pin, with what it was matched against.

How the check works

A plain note on the method, and what the report doesn't cover.

Table of authorities

Copy or print a table of the verified authorities too.

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Catch fake citations and misquotes before you file.

Citator and case map

See which later judgments named a case.

My matters

Diary, arguments and authorities, per client.

Questions

Can I file this with the court?

You can keep it on file or attach it. Whether a court accepts it is for that court; the report records what was checked.

Does the report certify a case is good law?

No. It records whether the cited material exists as cited. Whether it's still good law remains for counsel to verify.

Is the fingerprint my draft?

No. It's a short code calculated from the text. The draft can't be read back from it.

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