The importance of petition in the field of justice is to such an extent that the process of justice cannot even start without petition. The concept of the petition has its root in the ancient and medieval period, the difference is that in present time it is in written form but during the ancient or medieval time it was oral or through some kind of other provisions like a bell of justice used by many kings in their court for enabling people to file the petition because at that time most of the laws and judicial system were uncodified. Due to an unwritten petition, there were chances that the petitioner might turn down from his/her own statement, so to resolve this problem and to bring effectiveness the concept of the written petition was introduced along with codified laws. A petition acts as a catalyst for the rights of individuals. A petition can be filed by an individual, organization or by a group of people. The concept of a petition in the history of England can be traced in the Magna Carta issued in 1215 which was used for filing a petition in front of the Crown. In the United States of America, the right to file a petition is one of the core guarantees of civil liberty. In 1789 U.S. Congress in its first session introduced the bill of right to petition and added it with other rights, later on, other states also amended their constitution and added the right to petition and have a proper procedure to act upon it. Petitions filed by the people of France played a significant role in the France revolution. This article is going to deal with all 12 kinds of petitions with their importance provided under Indian laws along with landmark judgements related to these petitions.