Neutral citation

Abstract: For one reason or another, it’s a good idea to cite sources that we use in our research: To show the reader exactly what you have researched and how information is obtained. The task of “legal citation” in short is to provide sufficient information to the reader of a brief or memorandum. ‘Neutral Citation System’ is an initiative of Chief Justice of India, D Y Chandrachud, aimed at evolving a mechanism for standardizing case law citations. The Supreme Court adopted a “Neutral Citation System” for its judgments. As a matter of principle, a Neutral Citation would mean that the Supreme Court will issue its own citations in different ways from those issued by regular legal reporters. There will be a citation format that has been approved by the court; it will be particular to each decision and unrelated to any particular body of law reports or other publications. The Supreme Court would have a unique citation that would make it simple to locate, reference, and retrieve it. Keywords: Citation, Neutral Citation System, Artificial Intelligence, Case Laws, Judgments, Indian Judiciary. Introduction: Artificial Intelligence (AI) has been proven as a great developing tool for the legal system of our country. Two of the major developments which have taken place are; firstly, the courts have started to provide the transcription of the hearings that takes place in the court. Secondly, the Supreme Court adopted a neutral citation system for all the Supreme Court and the High Co...

SC will have ‘neutral citation’ system, says CJI Chandrachud. What does that mean, and why is it important? Context- Chief Justice of India (CJI D Y Chandrachud on Thursday (February 23) announced that the Supreme Court will adopt a “neutral citation system” for its judgments. The CJI expressed hope that High Courts too would follow neutral citation for their judgments. The Delhi, Kerala, and Madras HCs have already introduced neutral citation. (Credits- ThePrint) To begin with, what is a “citation”? • A case citation is essentially an identification tag for a judgment. Typically, it would contain a reference number, the year of the judgment, the name of the court that delivered that judgment, and a shorthand for the journal publishing the judgment. And what is a neutral citation? • A neutral citation would mean that the court would assign its own citation — distinct from those given by traditional Law Reporters. Law Reporters are periodicals or annual digests that publish judgments, often with an editorial note to make it accessible for lawyers to refer to precedents. • For example, for the landmark Kesavananda Bharati case, the citation in ‘Supreme Court Cases’, a journal published by the Eastern Book Company, is (1973) 4 SCC 225. In the All India Reporter (AIR), the citation is AIR 1973 SC 1461. So why is a neutral system good or necessary? • Judgments mention citations while referring to precedents and often use citations from different Law Reporters. With artificial i...

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