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The Supreme Court’s mundane burden – The Hindu (Aug 12, 2016)

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The Supreme Court’s mundane burden – The Hindu (Aug 12, 2016)

Shortage of judges, inadequate infrastructure and resource constraints are perennial problems of the judiciary. For further reading,visit “The Hindu”.

Word List:

  1. Mundane (adjective) – usual, common, ordinary, everyday.
  2. Perennial (adjective) – everlasting, continuing, never-ending, permanent.
  3. Lamentation (noun) – weeping, wailing, crying, moaning.
  4. Appeal (noun) – the process in which an appellant who brings a case to a high court for a formal change of the decision of a subordinate/lower courts. (Appellant is the one who brings a case to a high court).
  5. Appellate (adjective) – (of a court) dealing with cases on appeal to review the decision of a lower court.
  6. Tribunal (noun) – court, court of justice, court of law; a kind of court that has authority in a specific area.
  7. Flag (verb) – mark out, indicate, identify, point out; draw attention to.
  8. Bog down (phrasal verb) – hamper, hinder, obstruct, impede; overburden.
  9. Litigation (noun) – legal proceedings/actions/dispute, law suit. (Litigant is the one who involves in a law suit; opponent, complainant, petitioner, appellant, respondent).
  10. Special leave Petition (SLP) – a petition filed for an appeal. The Constitution of India under Article 136 vests the Supreme Court of India with a special power to grant special leave, to appeal against any judgment or order or decree in any matter or cause, passed or made by any Court/tribunal in the territory of India. (Courtesy: Wikipedia).
  11. Provision for (noun) – preparations, planning, prearrangement, precautions.
  12. Statutory (adjective) – mandatory, necessary, essential; enforced, demanded.
  13. Borne (past participle of bear) – endure, experience, tolerate, manage.
  14. Sparingly (adverb) – in small quantities; barely, economically, meagrely.
  15. Interpretation (noun) – explanation, clarification, definition; analysis, evaluation, examination.
  16. Ought to (model verb) – must, should.
  17. Decriminalise (verb) – make something as legal (by the law).
  18. Uphold (verb) – confirm, justify, approve, validate, ratify.
  19. Defamation (noun) – libel, character assassination; disparagement, denigration.
  20. Oust (verb) – (of law) take away/bar/remove a court’s jurisdiction.
  21. Jurisdiction (noun) – authority, control, power, sovereignty.
  22. Provision (noun) – term, clause, requirement; condition, qualification, restriction, reservation.
  23. Cassation Benches – Regional Benches can be established (by dividing the Supreme Court of India) to deal with all appeals coming from the high courts.
  24. Rely on (verb) – depend on, lean, hinge; resort to.
  25. Constitutional court – it is a court that deals primarily with constitutional law.
  26. Final Arbiter (noun) – someone who has ultimate authority/power.

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