Defenition
S.Sabarinadh
(Querist) 11 March 2010
This query is : Resolved
Is there anything in the General clauses act,Indian constitution,contempt of courts act, any other act,any precedent by the SC where plainly the word 'COURT' is defined?????????????????????????????
its is an appealing point that the word 'COURT' has been plainly used in many of the acts without having any sort of defenition as its backbone creating confusions!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!(Mines and minerals regulation act-ENTRY NO:90 of ninth schedule)
Raj Kumar Makkad
(Expert) 11 March 2010
A court is an institution that the government sets up to settle disputes through a legal process. People come to court to resolve their disagreements. Did Bill Jones run a red light before his car ran into John Smith's, or was the light green, as he says it was? Did Frank Williams rob the bank? Courts decide what really happened and what should be done about it. They decide whether a person committed a crime and what the punishment should be. They also provide a peaceful way to decide private disputes that people can't resolve themselves.
The "Adversary Process"
Courts use the adversary process to help them reach a decision. Through this process, each side presents its most persuasive arguments to the "fact finder" (either a judge or a jury) and emphasizes the facts that support its case. Each side also draws attention to any flaws in its opponent's arguments. The fact finder then decides the case. American judicial tradition holds that the truth will be reached most effectively through this adversary process.
Such definition seems prevalent in various Indian Acts and citations.
Guest
(Expert) 11 March 2010
The hindi word is "NYAYLAYA".... means nyay + alaya.... means Court of justice.... is defined under Indian Penal Code... simple dictionary meaning of court is....."(noun) an area wholly or partly surrounded by walls or buildings
"the house was built around an inner court"
Indian Penal Code
Section 20. "Court of Justice"
The words "Court of Justice" denote a Judge who is empowered by law to act judicially alone, or a body of Judges which is empowered by law to act judicially as a body, when such Judge or body of Judges is acting judicially.
Illustration
A panchayat acting under 19[Regulation VII, 1816, of the Madras Code,] having power to try and determine suits, is a Court of Justice
