Use the term Trial Court Record
The Record of the Trial Court should not be referred to as Lower Court Record (LCR). Instead, it should be referred as the Trial Court Record (TCR) as describing any court as a “Lower Court” is against the ethos of our Constitution, says the Supreme Court (SC) in Sakhawat & Another v State of Uttar Pradesh [2025 INSC 777].
The Registry has issued a Circular dated 28th February 2024 for giving effect to the order. The SC wants that the High Courts must take note of the above direction and act upon it.
Call District Judiciary, but not Subordinate Judiciary
Similarly, the SC, in All India Judges Association v Union of India & Others, said that the District Judiciary should not be termed as Subordinate Judiciary.
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