Writing a petition; from statutory elements to online drafting

Whenever you want something from a civil court — money, eviction, performance of an obligation, damages — the case starts with a dadkhast. It differs from a shekvaiyeh: the complaint asks the prosecution office to pursue a crime; the petition asks a civil court to enforce a right.

One dispute can carry both: a bounced cheque supports a criminal complaint and a civil payment claim. Choosing the right track is itself a legal decision.

The law is explicit. The petition must be in Persian on the prescribed form (today, the electronic form) and contain: the names, particulars and addresses of claimant and respondent; the relief sought and its value (unless valuation is impossible); the obligations or grounds of entitlement; what you ask the court to order; the list of evidence; and a signature.

Two elements carry the case: the relief, which must be exact and unambiguous, and the grounds, which must tie to a contract, a document, or a statutory article.

A vague relief clause or unrelated claims bundled into one petition; failing to state the claim value in financial claims (both the court fee and appealability depend on it); missing the respondent's exact address, which derails service; and unattached evidence.

A defect means a deficiency notice from the court clerk with a short cure window — and dismissal if not cured. Every defect adds weeks.

Before anything, you need a Sana (judicial e-registration) account — case notifications arrive there, and not seeing them is no excuse.

You take the petition and evidence to a judicial e-service office (or register the ready text there), pay the court fee and office tariff, and the case is assigned to a branch. Arriving with a precise ready text removes both drafting fees and registration errors.