Prepare questions when a court order has not been followed

If available: the exact operative order, directions and dates it set, letters or applications showing steps you took, and later orders you know of.

Copy the operative part of the order word for word, then list beside it what was done, by whom, and when.

Note questions: Has the order been breached, or is time still running? Is the Contempt of Courts Act, 1971 relevant, or another application? Whom to approach first?

Take this to your own advocate, or see the NALSA legal-aid page, which lists certified copies of orders among legal-aid services; eligibility is decided there.

A comparison of the order and later events gives the lawyer a clear basis for assessing the concern.

If you hold only an uncertified or partial copy, say so and ask how to obtain the certified order before drawing conclusions.