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Bombay High Court dismisses PIL seeking change of name for orphans from ‘anath’ to ‘swanath’

The word has been used since ages and does not attach any stigma, the Bench said concluding that the Court was not required to intervene in the issue.
CJ Dipankar datta and Justice madhav jamdar
CJ Dipankar datta and Justice madhav jamdar
Neha Joshi

The Bombay High Court on Thursday dismissed a public interest litigation (PIL) seeking change of name for the orphans describing them as ’swanath’ instead of ‘anath’ observing the issue required no interference from the Court.

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Bombay High Court
Public Interest Litigation
CHief Justice Dipankar Datta
Justice Madhav Jamdar

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