Court Hierarchy in India
Highest court in India
What is the Supreme Court of India?
Trial led to the conviction of Sanjay Dutt under the Arms Act
What is the 1993 Bombay Bombings trial?
the term for a written order issued by a higher court to a lower court in India
What is a writ?
the head of the judiciary in a High Court in India
Who is the Chief Justice of the High Court?
Court that is directly below the Supreme Court in India's judicial hierarchy
What is the High Court?
landmark case led to the decriminalization of homosexuality in India
What is the Navtej Singh Johar v. Union of India case?
the term used for the person who files a case in court
Who is the petitioner?
government representative in criminal cases in India
Who is the Public Prosecutor?
Courts handle civil and criminal cases at the district level in India
What are the District Courts?
trial is known as the longest-running case in Indian history
What is the Ayodhya land dispute case?
the term for the official recording of court proceedings in India
What is the court transcript?
ensures the maintenance of law and order in the courtroom
Who is the court officer or bailiff?
The court that deals with cases involving constitutional issues in India.
What is the Constitutional Bench of the Supreme Court?
high-profile case in 2012 led to the establishment of fast-track courts for crimes against women
What is the Nirbhaya case (Delhi gang-rape case)?
the term for a court order to prevent a person from doing something
What is Prohibition?
authority to issue a death sentence in India with consultation of High court judge
Who is a Sessions Judge?
Court that deals with matters related to family law, such as divorce and child custody
What is the Family Court?
trial resulted in the conviction of Indira Gandhi’s assassins
What is the trial of Satwant Singh and Kehar Singh?
the term for the final decision given by a court in a legal dispute
What is a judgment?
provides expert opinions based on specialized knowledge in Indian courts
Who is the expert witness?
case established the basic structure doctrine in India, preventing any amendment from altering the basic structure of the Constitution
What is the Kesavananda Bharati v. State of Kerala case?