Petition Builder · Experiments

A petition is a document with a shape: who it is addressed to, who sends it, what it concerns, the facts, the grounds, and what is asked for, followed by the people who put their names to it. Officials read the shape before they read the words, and a petition that lacks it is easier to set aside. This page builds the document from its parts, in the form used for a representation to a public authority, a petition to Parliament or a state assembly, a memorandum to a minister or legislator, or a petition to a court registry or a professional body. Everything stays in this browser; the shareable link carries the draft in the address itself, so it can be passed to co-signatories without a server.

Form and addressee

Kind of document Addressee: designation Addressee: office and address Through (optional; e.g. the Member countersigning, or the Registrar) Subject Reference (optional; earlier letter, file number, RTI reply)

Petitioners

Who sends it Contact for correspondence

Content one paragraph per line

Background: the facts, in order, with dates Grounds: why the authority should act (law, policy, precedent, fairness) Prayer: what exactly is asked for, numbered, with a time frame where one is reasonable Annexures (one per line; the page numbers them)

Place

Date

Signatories

add 10 blank rows for signatures by hand

Draft

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Article 350, Constitution of India"Every person shall be entitled to submit a representation for the redress of any grievance to any officer or authority of the Union or a State in any of the languages used in the Union or in the State, as the case may be." A representation may be in any language in use in the state; an authority may not refuse it for its language.

Practical points that decide whether a petition is acted on: address it to the officer who has the power to grant what is asked, not to the head of the department by habit; state facts with dates and keep opinion out of them; ask for something specific that the addressee can do; annex the documents relied on and list them; sign with name and address; deliver it in a way that leaves a record (a receipted copy, registered post, or the grievance portal's acknowledgement number); and, if there is no reply within a reasonable time, ask under section 6 of the Right to Information Act 2005 what action was taken on it. Central government grievances go through the CPGRAMS portal (pgportal.gov.in); most states run their own portals.