Friday, February 26, 2010

Chapter: 1 Overview of Indian Legal System

Objective

After completing this unit, you will have idea about the various courts existing in India, their functions and powers.

Judicial System in India

Courts can be broadly divided into criminal courts and civil courts.

Criminal courts deal with determining the guilt or innocence of individuals accused of committing crimes.

Civil coward deal with disputes such as those relating to property, land, tenancy, monetary gains, compensation for wrongs done to people or property and matrimonial disputes and remedies.

The Judicial system comprises of Supreme Court, High Courts, District Courts and other Alternative Dispute Forums. The Supreme Court is the highest court in the country. The High Court stands at the head of the state's judicial administration. Each state is divided into judicial districts presided over by a district and sessions judge, who is the highest judicial authority in a district. Below hi-m, there are courts of civil jurisdiction, known in different states as munsifs, subjudges, civil judges and the like. Similarly, criminal judiciary comprises chief judicial magistrate and judicial manic If smirch BAA class.

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