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

Question

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

Accepted Answer

C. a person or institution NOT A PARTY to the case but who is INVITED OR PERMITTED to file briefs or arguments to assist the court — particularly in complex public interest matters

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_

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only direct parties (cf. Amicus Curiae practice) (cf. Amicus Curiae practice) (cf. Amicus Curiae practice) (cf. Amicus Curiae practice) (cf. Amicus Curiae practice)

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only the judge (cf. Amicus Curiae practice) (cf. Amicus Curiae practice) (cf. Amicus Curiae practice) (cf. Amicus Curiae practice) (cf. Amicus Curiae practice)

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only the prosecutor (cf. Amicus Curiae practice) (cf. Amicus Curiae practice) (cf. Amicus Curiae practice) (cf. Amicus Curiae practice) (cf. Amicus Curiae practice)