Forum Shopping
Recently, the Chief Justice of India said that he will not permit forum shopping.
About Forum Shopping
- When litigants or lawyers attempt to deliberately move their case to a particular judge or Court where they think the judgment could be more favourable, they are said to be forum shopping.
- Another term associated with forum shopping is “bench hunting”.
Ways of Forum Shopping
- Filing multiple lawsuits in different courts on the same or similar issues, hoping that one of them will grant the desired relief.
- Choosing a court or a jurisdiction that has a more lenient or favourable substantive or procedural law for ....
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