Ans.After receipt of application from the applicant, the case papers are scrutinized and if the application is complete in all respect, then the matter is sent to the Screening Committee for consideration on the merits of the case for the purpose of filing before Hon'ble Supreme Court.If the matter is recommended/approved by the Screening Committee, then the matter is assigned to the panel advocate for the purpose of filing.If the matter is not recommended, then the case papers are returned to the applicant.However, in the criminal cases wherein the sentence awarded is more than 10 years, the matter is directly assigned to the panel lawyer for filing.