Refrain From Using Terms Like 'Lower Courts', 'Subordinate Courts' To Address Trial Courts: Kerala High Court
Tellmy Jolly
16 Feb 2024 3:19 PM IST
Chief Justice, A J Desai has directed the Registry of the Kerala High Court to notify to all the staff and members to refer to the records of the Trial Court as 'Trial Court Record' (TCR) instead of 'Lower Court Record' (LCR). The direction has also prohibited the usage of terms like 'Lower Courts' or 'Subordinate Courts' while referring to the Trial Courts or the Courts in the...
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Chief Justice, A J Desai has directed the Registry of the Kerala High Court to notify to all the staff and members to refer to the records of the Trial Court as 'Trial Court Record' (TCR) instead of 'Lower Court Record' (LCR). The direction has also prohibited the usage of terms like 'Lower Courts' or 'Subordinate Courts' while referring to the Trial Courts or the Courts in the District Judiciary.
This change has been notified based on an order issued by the Apex Court in Sakhawat v The State of Uttar Pradesh directing its registry to refrain from using terms like Lower Courts or Lower Court Record.
Based on the recommendation made by the 18th report of the Law Commission of India, the Kerala High Court had also re-designated the post of Registrar (Subordinate Judiciary) as Registrar (District Judiciary).
