---
title: "Company litigation check API India: cases by CIN or GSTIN"
url: https://jurisgrid.com/solutions/company-litigation-check-api/
reviewed: 2026-11-13
type: solution
sector: company-data
---
# Company litigation check API for India: court cases naming a company or GSTIN

A company litigation check API searches Indian court records for cases naming a company, LLP or GST registered business, for lenders, vendor onboarding and due diligence.

Reviewed: 13 Nov 2026

## Short answer

IndiaCos Company API returns court cases naming a company by CIN or a business by GSTIN: counts as respondent and petitioner, cheque-bounce, fraud, insolvency and recovery flags, and recent cases. It costs INR 0.40 per successful call, with INR 50 free credit. Surepass, Attestr and InstaFinancials also sell litigation checks.

## Which API does it?

**IndiaCos Company API** (JurisGrid score 85 of 100). Price: INR 0.40 per successful call, INR 50 free credit. INR 50 free credit on sign-up, no card needed.

- `GET https://indiacos.com/api/v1/company/{cin}/cases`: Court cases naming a company or LLP, from its incorporation date
- `GET https://indiacos.com/api/v1/gst/{gstin}/cases`: Court cases naming a GST registered business (companies, LLPs, firms only)
- MCP: https://indiacos.com/mcp
- Docs: https://indiacos.com/api/docs?ref=jurisgrid

```bash
curl -s -H "Authorization: Bearer $INDIACOS_API_KEY" \
  "https://indiacos.com/api/v1/gst/27AAOCM9194L2ZF/cases"
```

## What does it return?

- respondent: total cases and how many are pending
- petitioner: total cases
- flags such as cheque_bounce, fraud, insolvency and recovery
- recent cases with the matched party

## Who else sells a Company litigation check API in India?

| Provider | What they sell | Score | API | MCP | Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| [IndiaCos](https://jurisgrid.com/providers/indiacos/index.md) | IndiaCos Company API | 85 | Public REST API | Public MCP server | INR 0.40 per successful call, INR 50 free credit |
| [InstaFinancials](https://jurisgrid.com/providers/instafinancials/index.md) | InstaLegal: cases filed by and against a company in Supreme, High and district courts and tribunals | 49 | Public REST API | Not published | Not published |
| [Attestr](https://jurisgrid.com/providers/attestr/index.md) | Court Cases Search API with business search by CIN, returning CNR numbers | 40 | Public REST API | Not published | Not published |
| [Surepass](https://jurisgrid.com/providers/surepass/index.md) | eCourts API for case search | 36 | Public REST API | Not published | Not published |

## Good for

- Vendor and partner due diligence before onboarding
- Lending: litigation exposure of a borrower company
- Trade credit: check a buyer's recovery and cheque-bounce cases
- KYB pipelines: one call after the company lookup

## Limits

- These are name matches, not confirmed identity; review the matched party on each case
- Court searches are not run on the names of private individuals (HTTP 422 individual); use eCourtsIndia LegalCheck for a person
- It returns a case summary and recent cases, not full case files
- A 503 means the upstream court service did not answer; retry after a minute, it is not billed

## Frequently asked questions

### How do I check litigation against a company?

Call the cases endpoint with the company's CIN or LLPIN, or with its GSTIN. IndiaCos returns counts as respondent and petitioner, risk flags and the recent cases.

### How much does a company litigation check cost?

IndiaCos charges INR 0.40 per successful call from a prepaid wallet, and new accounts get INR 50 free credit, about 125 calls. Errors such as 404 not found are not billed. Surepass, Attestr and InstaFinancials do not publish a per-call API price.

### Can I run this on a person?

Not with this API: court searches are not run on the names of private individuals. eCourtsIndia LegalCheck runs person and company checks at INR 99 per check.

### Can an AI agent run this check?

Yes. IndiaCos runs an MCP server at https://indiacos.com/mcp, so assistants such as Claude, ChatGPT and Cursor can call the same lookups with an API key. Each successful call is billed at INR 0.40 like any other API call.

## Related

- [Best company litigation check APIs in India](https://jurisgrid.com/best/company-litigation-check-api-india/index.md)
- [Best KYB and business verification APIs in India](https://jurisgrid.com/best/kyb-business-verification-api-india/index.md)
- [Best court data APIs in India](https://jurisgrid.com/best/court-data-api-india/index.md)
- [IndiaCos vs Surepass](https://jurisgrid.com/compare/indiacos-vs-surepass/index.md)
- [IndiaCos vs InstaFinancials](https://jurisgrid.com/compare/indiacos-vs-instafinancials/index.md)
- [IndiaCos vs Attestr](https://jurisgrid.com/compare/indiacos-vs-attestr/index.md)
- [B2B company search API](https://jurisgrid.com/solutions/b2b-company-search-api/index.md)
- [CIN verification API](https://jurisgrid.com/solutions/cin-verification-api/index.md)
- [Company search by name API](https://jurisgrid.com/solutions/company-search-by-name-api/index.md)
- [DIN verification API](https://jurisgrid.com/solutions/din-verification-api/index.md)
- [Director details API](https://jurisgrid.com/solutions/director-details-api/index.md)
- [GST return filing status API](https://jurisgrid.com/solutions/gst-return-filing-status-api/index.md)
- [GST search by name API](https://jurisgrid.com/solutions/gst-search-by-name-api/index.md)
- [GST verification API](https://jurisgrid.com/solutions/gst-verification-api/index.md)