More stories on this <br>Times of India : " Can Wikipedia be the basis of SC ruling? " <a href="http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/Can-Wikipedia-be-the-basis-of-SC-ruling/articleshow/6806187.cms">http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/Can-Wikipedia-be-the-basis-of-SC-ruling/articleshow/6806187.cms</a> <br>
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On Sat, Oct 23, 2010 at 4:20 PM, Anirudh Bhati <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:anirudhsbh@gmail.com">anirudhsbh@gmail.com</a>></span> wrote:<br><br>Hi,<br>
<br>
The judgment can be accessed here.[1] Please refer to para 33. There<br>
have been over 50 instances in the past where the courts of India<br>
(including the Supreme Court and High Courts) have cited Wikipedia in<br>
their judgments.[2]<br>
<br>
The Supreme Court of India has commented on Wikipedia as a source of<br>
information[3]:<br>
<br>
"Wikipedia, like all other external aids to construction, like<br>
dictionaries etc, is not an authentic source, although the same may be<br>
looked at for the purpose of gathering information. Where an express<br>
statutory definition of a word exists, a Wiki definition cannot be<br>
preferred. It cannot normally be used for the purpose of interpreting<br>
a taxing statute or classification of a product vis-a-vis an entry in<br>
statute. However, as a source of authority, Wikipedia is frequently<br>
cited by judges around the world. This is not restricted to India<br>
alone. The New York Times reports that beginning in 2004, more than<br>
100 opinion in the States have cited Wikipedia, including 13 from<br>
federal appeals courts. Is this a good thing? There's a split of<br>
authority."<br>
<br>
As for the use of Wikipedia links and summaries in courts, this<br>
practice is not exclusive to India. US judges have been citing<br>
Wikipedia in their orders and judgements all over including up to the<br>
level of the Federal Circuit Courts.[4]<br>
<br>
Mention in liveMINT: Wikipedia Justice[5]<br>
<br>
Status on WORLD DOMINATION? Almost there. :)<br>
<br>
Anirudh Bhati<br>
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00 91 9328712208<br>
Skype: anirudhsbh<br><br>[1] <a href="http://indiankanoon.org/doc/1521881/" target="_blank">http://indiankanoon.org/doc/1521881/</a><br>
[2] <a href="http://www.indiankanoon.org/search/?formInput=wikipedia%20doctypes:%20judgments&pagenum=1" target="_blank">http://www.indiankanoon.org/search/?formInput=wikipedia%20doctypes:%20judgments&pagenum=1</a><br>
[3] Supreme Court judgement in M/s Ponds India Ltd. vs Commissioner of<br>
Trade Tax (2008) <a href="http://www.indiankanoon.org/doc/1358324/" target="_blank">http://www.indiankanoon.org/doc/1358324/</a><br>
[4] <a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2007/01/29/technology/29wikipedia.html" target="_blank">http://www.nytimes.com/2007/01/29/technology/29wikipedia.html</a><br>
[5] <a href="http://www.livemint.com/2010/10/22225322/Quick-Edit--Wikipedia-justice.html?h=B" target="_blank">http://www.livemint.com/2010/10/22225322/Quick-Edit--Wikipedia-justice.html?h=B</a><br><br><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin: 0pt 0pt 0pt 0.8ex; border-left: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); padding-left: 1ex;">
<div class="im">On Sat, Oct 23, 2010 at 2:39 PM, Arun Ram <<a href="mailto:arunram25@gmail.com">arunram25@gmail.com</a>> wrote:<br>
</div></blockquote><div><br>Dear all,<br>
<br>
The following media reports of <span class="il">wikipedia</span> being quoted a recent <span class="il">Indian</span><br>
Supreme <span class="il">court</span> case may be of interest to some of you.<br>
<br>
Supreme <span class="il">court</span> Judge Justice Markandey Katju referred to some of the common<br>
tenets of the *Common Law<br>
Marriage*<<a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Common-law_marriage" target="_blank">http://en.<span class="il">wikipedia</span>.org/wiki/Common-law_marriage</a>> -<br>
quoting from a <span class="il">Wikipedia</span> entry.<br>
<br>
The judgement turned controversial with the only woman Additional<br>
Solicitor-General attached to the Supreme <span class="il">Court</span>, Indira Jaising, taking<br>
exception to the use of certain words to refer to women in the Supreme <span class="il">Court</span><br>
judgment.<br>
<br>
Links to media stories:<br>
<a href="http://www.thehindu.com/news/national/article843120.ece" target="_blank">http://www.thehindu.com/news/national/article843120.ece</a><br>
<a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/blogs/thereporters/soutikbiswas/2010/10/indias_changing_sex_mores_and_the_supreme_court.html" target="_blank">http://www.bbc.co.uk/blogs/thereporters/soutikbiswas/2010/10/indias_changing_sex_mores_and_the_supreme_court.html</a><br>
<br>
References:<br>
<a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Markandey_Katju" target="_blank">http://en.<span class="il">wikipedia</span>.org/wiki/Markandey_Katju</a><br>
<a href="http://www.supremecourtofindia.nic.in/judges/bio/sitting/mkatju.htm" target="_blank">http://www.supremecourtofindia.nic.in/judges/bio/sitting/mkatju.htm</a><br>
<br>
This is FYI.<br>
<br>
regards<br>
Arun<br>
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