Uniform Judicial Code

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• A petition was filed in the Supreme Court to implement a “uniform judicial code” for High Courts across the country.

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• The terminology used by different High Courts for different types of cases is not uniform. 
• This non-uniformity causes inconvenience not just to the general public but, in many cases, to the advocates and the authorities as well.

Need for Uniform Judicial Code

• Judicial equality is a matter of constitutional right, its differentiation based on the jurisdiction of courts violates the right to equality.
• All the 25 High Courts have different usage of the phrases when it comes to identifying different cases.
• Different High Courts follow different procedures in matters pertaining to virtual courts, started during the pandemic.
• Unequal court fees in different states discriminate among citizens based on their place of birth and residence. Moreover, it promotes regionalism; hence it is a clear violation of Articles 14-15.

Source: TH