# AdvocateFlow

> AdvocateFlow is a practice-management web app for Indian advocates and small chambers: court diary, matters, process and certified-copy tracking, e-filing paper books, drafting, research and GST invoices in one place. Its AI runs on Surge Software's own server, so client files never go to an outside AI company. The first 3 months are free with every feature on; after that you pay only for what you use, at our cost.

- Private practice platform for Indian advocates, free for 3 months. AdvocateFlow is a case-management and practice platform for advocates in India: court diary, matters, eCourts status, cause lists, process and certified-copy tracking, e-filing paper books, drafting, legal research with cited answers, GST invoices, limitation and MACT calculators, and an offline phone app. All AI runs on Surge Software's own server. Free for 3 months, then pay only for what you use.
- Price: free for your first 3 months (90 days from sign-up) with everything unlocked and no card. After that, pay only for what you use, at our cost with no markup, from a prepaid wallet. Monthly plans: coming soon.
- Made by Surge Software Solutions Private Limited, Bengaluru, India (https://surgesoftware.co.in). Founder: Venu Gopal Reddy Muvva. Contact: corp@surgesoftware.co.in.

Website: https://advocateflow.in
Video: [AdvocateFlow — how it works in 65 seconds](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=suXOUIu13mg)

## Court diary and matters

- Today board: What is listed, which past hearings still need a next date, and every task due. One line after a hearing updates the diary.
- Chamber diary: Week view for the advocate, juniors and clerks, with court holidays, and a calendar feed for Google or Apple Calendar.
- eCourts status by paste: Paste the eCourts case-status page: CNR, stage, court, next date and case history are read in. No CAPTCHA bypass.
- Cause-list matcher: Paste a published cause list to find your matters and item numbers.

## Process the registry runs on

- Process tracker: Service on every party, process fee due dates, orders awaited, certified-copy applications and registry defects.
- E-filing desk: Paper book with index, continuous page numbers, bookmarks and volume split to the court's size limit; pre-filing defect checker.
- Urgent listing desk: Mentioning memo, the junior who will mention, and the request tracked until the matter is listed.
- Section 138 bulk mode: Spreadsheet import of cheque cases; notice, payment and complaint deadlines; bulk notices and synopses.

## Private AI on our own server

- Case brief: A one-page summary of the whole file: where it stands, what is pending, suggested next steps.
- Ask the case file: Questions answered from the matter's own documents, citing the passage used.
- OCR, summaries and translation: Scans and phone photos read in English and Hindi; orders summarised, directions turned into tasks; translation into 12 Indian languages.
- Research with cited answers: Judgments imported from Indian Kanoon or PDFs, answers cited paragraph by paragraph from your own library.

## Tools, billing and the chamber

- Limitation calculator: Limitation Act articles with s. 12(2) certified-copy time and s. 4 court holidays, every step shown.
- Calculators: Interest (simple or compound), motor accident compensation by the multiplier method, days between dates; old-to-new criminal law mapper.
- GST invoices and timesheets: Invoices from appearances, time and fixed items, reverse charge for business clients, fee ledger and dues.
- Alerts and reports: Morning brief by SMS and email, WhatsApp updates to consenting clients, conflict check, chamber reports, full data export.

## Feature pages

- [Court diary and Today board](https://advocateflow.in/features/court-diary): The whole chamber's listings, the past dates that still need a next date, and every task due, on one screen each morning.
- [eCourts case status](https://advocateflow.in/features/ecourts-case-status): Copy the eCourts case-status page and paste it into the matter: CNR, stage, court, next date and the full case history are read in.
- [Process, service and certified copies](https://advocateflow.in/features/process-tracking): Service on every party, process fees, orders awaited, certified-copy applications and registry defects, each with its due date and who is handling it.
- [E-filing paper book and defect checker](https://advocateflow.in/features/e-filing-paper-book): Combine the petition, annexures and vakalatnama into one paper book with an index, continuous page numbers and bookmarks, split into volumes under the court's size limit, then check it for common registry defects before filing.
- [Urgent listing desk](https://advocateflow.in/features/urgent-listing): Draft the mentioning memo, assign the junior who will mention, and track the request until the matter is listed, declined or mentioned again.
- [Section 138 bulk mode](https://advocateflow.in/features/cheque-bounce-bulk): Import a spreadsheet of dishonoured cheques; AdvocateFlow computes the notice, payment and complaint deadlines under section 138 and drafts notices and complaint synopses in bulk.
- [AI case brief and case-file questions](https://advocateflow.in/features/ai-case-brief): One-page AI brief of a matter, and answers to questions from the matter's own documents, citing the passage each answer comes from. All AI runs on Surge Software's own server.
- [Legal research with cited answers](https://advocateflow.in/features/legal-research): Find and import judgments from Indian Kanoon or PDFs, then ask questions and get answers cited paragraph by paragraph, only from judgments in your own library.
- [Drafting from templates](https://advocateflow.in/features/drafting): The chamber's own templates filled from the matter's parties, case number, court and dates; anything unknown is marked for confirmation instead of guessed.
- [Fees, GST invoices and timesheets](https://advocateflow.in/features/gst-billing): Invoices built from appearances, recorded time and fixed items, with reverse charge for business clients, exemption for individuals, SAC 998212 and the amount in words. The ledger shows every client's dues.
- [Client status page and WhatsApp updates](https://advocateflow.in/features/client-updates): A read-only status page for each client in their language, and WhatsApp hearing updates to clients who consented.
- [Team, tasks, reports and conflict check](https://advocateflow.in/features/chamber-management): Roles for advocates, juniors and clerks, a day list split between counter and desk work, chamber reports, conflict checks and a full data export.

## Free tools (no sign-up)

- [Limitation period calculator](https://advocateflow.in/free-tools/limitation-calculator): Last day for appeals, revisions, reviews, SLPs, execution and consumer appeals, with certified-copy time excluded.
- [Section 138 cheque bounce calculator](https://advocateflow.in/free-tools/section-138-calculator): Notice, payment window, cause of action and complaint deadlines under the NI Act.
- [IPC to BNS converter](https://advocateflow.in/ipc-to-bns): Old IPC, CrPC and Evidence Act sections and their BNS, BNSS and BSA equivalents.
- [MACT compensation calculator](https://advocateflow.in/free-tools/mact-calculator): Fatal motor accident claims by the multiplier method (Sarla Verma, Pranay Sethi).
- [Interest and days calculator](https://advocateflow.in/free-tools/interest-calculator): Simple or compound interest on decrees and claims, and days between dates.

## Guides

- [Limitation periods for appeals, revisions and reviews in India](https://advocateflow.in/guides/limitation-period-for-appeals-in-india): The limitation periods advocates use most under the Limitation Act, 1963, and how to count them, with section 12 and section 4 explained.
- [Cheque bounce under section 138 NI Act: timeline and procedure](https://advocateflow.in/guides/section-138-ni-act-cheque-bounce-procedure): Every deadline in a cheque dishonour case: the 30-day notice, the 15-day payment window, the one-month complaint period and where to file.
- [Certified copies and limitation: section 12(2) explained](https://advocateflow.in/guides/certified-copy-and-limitation-section-12): How the time to obtain a certified copy is excluded from limitation, what counts and what does not, with worked examples.
- [eCourts CNR number: what it is and how to track a case](https://advocateflow.in/guides/ecourts-cnr-number-case-status): How the 16-character CNR number works, how to find case status on eCourts, and how to keep your diary in step with it.
- [GST on advocates' fees: reverse charge and exemptions](https://advocateflow.in/guides/gst-on-advocate-fees-reverse-charge): When an advocate's services attract GST, who pays it under reverse charge, and what an advocate's invoice should say.
- [How motor accident compensation is calculated in death cases](https://advocateflow.in/guides/mact-compensation-calculation-death-cases): The multiplier method used by Motor Accidents Claims Tribunals: income, future prospects, deduction, multiplier and conventional heads.
- [IPC, CrPC and Evidence Act to BNS, BNSS and BSA: which law applies](https://advocateflow.in/guides/ipc-to-bns-which-law-applies): How the new criminal laws apply to offences and proceedings before and after 1 July 2024, with the key section changes.
- [Running an advocate's case diary digitally: a practical checklist](https://advocateflow.in/guides/case-diary-app-for-advocates): What a case diary must capture for an Indian chamber, and how to move from a paper diary without losing a date.

## Pricing and comparisons

- [Pricing](https://advocateflow.in/pricing): free for 3 months, then pay per use at cost
- [All comparisons](https://advocateflow.in/vs)
- [AdvocateFlow vs Provakil](https://advocateflow.in/vs/provakil)
- [AdvocateFlow vs Legodesk](https://advocateflow.in/vs/legodesk)
- [AdvocateFlow vs MyKase by Manupatra](https://advocateflow.in/vs/mykase)
- [AdvocateFlow vs the eCourts Services app](https://advocateflow.in/vs/ecourts-app)
- [FAQ](https://advocateflow.in/faq)

## Markdown versions of every page

- [Case management for Indian advocates, free for 3 months](https://advocateflow.in/index.md): Court diary, matters, process tracking, e-filing, drafting and GST invoices for Indian advocates. Free for 3 months, then pay only for what 
- [Free for 3 months. Then pay only for what you use.](https://advocateflow.in/pricing.md): AdvocateFlow pricing: free for your first 3 months with everything unlocked, then pay per use at our cost, no markup.
- [AdvocateFlow compared with other tools for advocates](https://advocateflow.in/vs.md): Honest comparisons with Provakil, Legodesk, MyKase and the eCourts app, including when the other tool is the better pick.
- [AdvocateFlow vs Provakil](https://advocateflow.in/vs/provakil.md): AdvocateFlow vs Provakil: what each covers, price and who should pick which.
- [AdvocateFlow vs Legodesk](https://advocateflow.in/vs/legodesk.md): AdvocateFlow vs Legodesk: what each covers, price and who should pick which.
- [AdvocateFlow vs MyKase (Manupatra)](https://advocateflow.in/vs/mykase.md): AdvocateFlow vs MyKase by Manupatra: what each covers, price and who should pick which.
- [AdvocateFlow vs the eCourts Services app](https://advocateflow.in/vs/ecourts-app.md): AdvocateFlow vs the eCourts Services app: what each covers, price and who should pick which.
- [AdvocateFlow features](https://advocateflow.in/features.md): AdvocateFlow is a case-management and practice platform for advocates in India: court diary, matters, eCourts status, cause lists, process a
- [Court diary and Today board](https://advocateflow.in/features/court-diary.md): The whole chamber's listings, the past dates that still need a next date, and every task due, on one screen each morning.
- [eCourts case status](https://advocateflow.in/features/ecourts-case-status.md): Copy the eCourts case-status page and paste it into the matter: CNR, stage, court, next date and the full case history are read in.
- [Process, service and certified copies](https://advocateflow.in/features/process-tracking.md): Service on every party, process fees, orders awaited, certified-copy applications and registry defects, each with its due date and who is ha
- [E-filing paper book and defect checker](https://advocateflow.in/features/e-filing-paper-book.md): Combine the petition, annexures and vakalatnama into one paper book with an index, continuous page numbers and bookmarks, split into volumes
- [Urgent listing desk](https://advocateflow.in/features/urgent-listing.md): Draft the mentioning memo, assign the junior who will mention, and track the request until the matter is listed, declined or mentioned again
- [Section 138 bulk mode](https://advocateflow.in/features/cheque-bounce-bulk.md): Import a spreadsheet of dishonoured cheques; AdvocateFlow computes the notice, payment and complaint deadlines under section 138 and drafts 
- [AI case brief and case-file questions](https://advocateflow.in/features/ai-case-brief.md): One-page AI brief of a matter, and answers to questions from the matter's own documents, citing the passage each answer comes from. All AI r
- [Legal research with cited answers](https://advocateflow.in/features/legal-research.md): Find and import judgments from Indian Kanoon or PDFs, then ask questions and get answers cited paragraph by paragraph, only from judgments i
- [Drafting from templates](https://advocateflow.in/features/drafting.md): The chamber's own templates filled from the matter's parties, case number, court and dates; anything unknown is marked for confirmation inst
- [Fees, GST invoices and timesheets](https://advocateflow.in/features/gst-billing.md): Invoices built from appearances, recorded time and fixed items, with reverse charge for business clients, exemption for individuals, SAC 998
- [Client status page and WhatsApp updates](https://advocateflow.in/features/client-updates.md): A read-only status page for each client in their language, and WhatsApp hearing updates to clients who consented.
- [Team, tasks, reports and conflict check](https://advocateflow.in/features/chamber-management.md): Roles for advocates, juniors and clerks, a day list split between counter and desk work, chamber reports, conflict checks and a full data ex
- [Guides for advocates](https://advocateflow.in/guides.md): Limitation periods, section 138 procedure, certified copies, eCourts CNR, GST on legal fees, MACT compensation and the new criminal laws, ex
- [Limitation periods for appeals, revisions and reviews in India](https://advocateflow.in/guides/limitation-period-for-appeals-in-india.md): The limitation periods advocates use most under the Limitation Act, 1963, and how to count them, with section 12 and section 4 explained.
- [Cheque bounce under section 138 NI Act: timeline and procedure](https://advocateflow.in/guides/section-138-ni-act-cheque-bounce-procedure.md): Every deadline in a cheque dishonour case: the 30-day notice, the 15-day payment window, the one-month complaint period and where to file.
- [Certified copies and limitation: section 12(2) explained](https://advocateflow.in/guides/certified-copy-and-limitation-section-12.md): How the time to obtain a certified copy is excluded from limitation, what counts and what does not, with worked examples.
- [eCourts CNR number: what it is and how to track a case](https://advocateflow.in/guides/ecourts-cnr-number-case-status.md): How the 16-character CNR number works, how to find case status on eCourts, and how to keep your diary in step with it.
- [GST on advocates' fees: reverse charge and exemptions](https://advocateflow.in/guides/gst-on-advocate-fees-reverse-charge.md): When an advocate's services attract GST, who pays it under reverse charge, and what an advocate's invoice should say.
- [How motor accident compensation is calculated in death cases](https://advocateflow.in/guides/mact-compensation-calculation-death-cases.md): The multiplier method used by Motor Accidents Claims Tribunals: income, future prospects, deduction, multiplier and conventional heads.
- [IPC, CrPC and Evidence Act to BNS, BNSS and BSA: which law applies](https://advocateflow.in/guides/ipc-to-bns-which-law-applies.md): How the new criminal laws apply to offences and proceedings before and after 1 July 2024, with the key section changes.
- [Running an advocate's case diary digitally: a practical checklist](https://advocateflow.in/guides/case-diary-app-for-advocates.md): What a case diary must capture for an Indian chamber, and how to move from a paper diary without losing a date.
- [Free tools for advocates](https://advocateflow.in/free-tools.md): Free limitation, section 138, MACT compensation, interest and IPC to BNS tools for advocates in India. No sign-up, every step shown.
- [Limitation period calculator](https://advocateflow.in/free-tools/limitation-calculator.md): Last day for appeals, revisions, reviews, SLPs, execution and consumer appeals, with certified-copy time excluded.
- [Section 138 cheque bounce calculator](https://advocateflow.in/free-tools/section-138-calculator.md): Notice, payment window, cause of action and complaint deadlines under the NI Act.
- [MACT compensation calculator](https://advocateflow.in/free-tools/mact-calculator.md): Fatal motor accident claims by the multiplier method (Sarla Verma, Pranay Sethi).
- [Interest and days calculator](https://advocateflow.in/free-tools/interest-calculator.md): Simple or compound interest on decrees and claims, and days between dates.
- [IPC to BNS converter](https://advocateflow.in/ipc-to-bns.md): Old IPC, CrPC and Evidence Act sections and their BNS, BNSS and BSA equivalents.
- [Court glossary](https://advocateflow.in/glossary.md): Plain-English meanings of the terms used in Indian courts and chambers.
- [Advocate software in India: what each kind covers](https://advocateflow.in/compare.md): Case diary apps, practice-management suites and AI research platforms compared, and where AdvocateFlow fits.
- [About AdvocateFlow](https://advocateflow.in/about.md): AdvocateFlow is a case-management and practice platform for advocates in India: court diary, matters, eCourts status, cause lists, process a
- [Privacy](https://advocateflow.in/privacy.md): How AdvocateFlow handles chamber, client and case data.
- [AdvocateFlow हिंदी में](https://advocateflow.in/hi.md): भारतीय अधिवक्ताओं के लिए प्रैक्टिस प्लेटफ़ॉर्म, 3 महीने मुफ़्त।
- [Create your free AdvocateFlow account](https://advocateflow.in/signup.md): Name, email and password. The first 3 months are free, no card needed.
- [AdvocateFlow FAQ](https://advocateflow.in/faq.md): Answers to what advocates ask most about AdvocateFlow.
- IPC to BNS section pages: https://advocateflow.in/ipc-to-bns/<section>.md

## Frequently asked questions

### Is it really free?
Yes, for your first 3 months (90 days from sign-up), with every feature unlocked and no cap, including SMS briefs and WhatsApp messages. No card is needed to start.

### What happens after 3 months?
You pay only for what you use, at our cost with no markup, from a prepaid wallet: ₹0.13 per AI answer, ₹0.02 per scanned page, ₹0.25 per SMS brief and ₹0.14 per WhatsApp API message (estimates). The diary, matters, invoices and email briefs stay free. We email you on day 75, 85 and 90.

### Do I need a card?
No. You sign up with your name, email and a password. You add money to the wallet only if you want the paid actions after your free period.

### Is my data safe?
Each chamber's records are separate, every member signs in with their own role, and every change is in the audit log. AI runs on Surge Software's own server; nothing is sent to an outside AI company. You can export all your records any time.

### Who is behind AdvocateFlow?
Surge Software Solutions Private Limited, Bengaluru. The founder is Venu Gopal Reddy Muvva. Write to corp@surgesoftware.co.in.

### Can I talk to a person?
Yes. Ask the assistant on this site; if it can't answer, leave your email and the founder replies, usually within 10 hours. Or write to corp@surgesoftware.co.in.

### Does it work with eCourts?
Yes, by paste. Copy the eCourts case-status page into a matter and AdvocateFlow reads the CNR, stage, court, next date and history. It does not bypass the eCourts CAPTCHA, so it cannot track courts automatically.

### Can juniors and clerks use it?
Yes. The advocate, juniors and clerks each sign in with their own role; clerks see counter work, juniors see their matters.

### Does it work in court without internet?
Install it on your phone from the browser. The next two weeks of the diary stay available offline, and outcomes you enter offline sync when you are back online.

### Is there a judgment database?
No. Research works over judgments you import from Indian Kanoon links or PDFs, with answers cited paragraph by paragraph. For a licensed database, use SCC Online or Manupatra alongside.

### What is AdvocateFlow?
AdvocateFlow is a free practice-management platform for Indian advocates and law chambers. It keeps the court diary, matters, process tracking, drafting, research and billing in one place, and works on the phone, including offline.

### Is AdvocateFlow free?
Free for your first 3 months, with everything unlocked. After that you pay only for what you use, at our cost; the diary, matters and invoices stay free.

### Does AdvocateFlow send client files to an AI company?
No. Every AI feature runs on Surge Software's own server. Nothing is sent to an outside AI provider.

### Does AdvocateFlow work with eCourts?
Yes, by paste. Copy the eCourts case-status page into a matter and AdvocateFlow reads the CNR, stage, court, next date and history. It does not bypass the eCourts CAPTCHA.

### Which courts does it support?
District courts, High Courts, the Supreme Court and tribunals. The e-filing desk has size profiles for the Supreme Court, High Courts and district courts.

### Does it calculate limitation?
Yes. The limitation calculator applies Limitation Act articles, excludes certified-copy time under s. 12(2) and moves the last day past court holidays under s. 4, showing every step.

### Does it make GST invoices for advocates?
Yes. Invoices show reverse charge for business clients and exemption for individuals, with SAC 998212 and the amount in words.

### Does it work without internet in court?
The installable phone app keeps the next two weeks of the diary offline, and outcomes entered offline sync when the phone is back online.

### What languages does it support?
The interface is in English. Client status pages and WhatsApp updates support Hindi, and documents can be translated into 12 Indian languages.

## More

- [Full text of all public pages](https://advocateflow.in/llms-full.txt)
- [Court glossary](https://advocateflow.in/glossary)
- [Comparison with other advocate software](https://advocateflow.in/compare)
- [हिंदी](https://advocateflow.in/hi)
- [Sign up free](https://advocateflow.in/signup)