Supreme Court directs its Registry to refrain from referring to trial courts as lower courts

A bench of Justices Abhay S Oka and Ujjal Bhuyan passed the direction while hearing a criminal appeal filed by convicts in a murder case.

Justices Abhay S Oka and Ujjal Bhuyan

The Supreme Court of India recently directed its registry to refrain from referring to trial courts as 'lower courts' in any communication or reference [Sakhawat vs State of Uttar Pradesh].

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