In Indian legal research, 'AMICUS CURIAE' (friend of the court) refers to:

1. AMICUS CURIAE (Latin: 'friend of the court') is a person, organisation, or jurist who is not a party to the case but assists the court by providing information, expertise, or perspective. 2. INDIAN PRACTICE: 3. (i) Courts may APPOINT senior advocates as amicus in PIL matters or where parties are unrepresented; 4. (ii) NGOs and academic institutions may be HEARD as amicus; 5. (iii) Amicus may file written submissions or argue; 6. (iv) Amicus role recognised in Order 1, Rule 13A (Supreme Court Rules 2013); Order 27, Rule 8B (CPC); 7. (v) Senior counsel often appointed amicus for indigent accused. 8. EXAMPLES: amicus appointed in T.N. Godavarman v UoI (1997) for forest matters; M.C. Mehta v UoI for environmental matters; Aruna Shanbaug for euthanasia. 9. The amicus serves PUBLIC INTEREST, particularly where the parties' arguments don't cover all relevant issues. 10. Hence option B is correct. _Source: Legal Research Methodology + Jurisprudence — Amicus Curiae practice_