Tag #Legalreform

What is the impact of the Jammu and Kashmir High Court's decision to ban the use of 'divorced' to describe women in court documents?

The High Court of Jammu and Kashmir has banned the use of "divorced" or similar terms to refer to women in court documents. The court deemed this practice hurtful and ordered all lower courts to use women's full names instead. A 20,000 rupee fine was imposed on a petitioner for using the term.