Locus Standi

Today’s word ::  ‘locus standi’ (italics)


Origin:  Latin (literally means ‘place of standing’).


Pronunciation:


loa-kas standai (or) loa-kas standi


 லோகஸ்-ஸ்(t)டான்(d)டை (or) லோகஸ்-ஸ்(t)டான்(d)டி


Meaning:


A capacity to claim rights in a court of law - a legal right to deal with a matter - a right to bring an action or to appear in a court of law or before any authority on a given question - a right to represent someone, raise an issue or to be heard


தலையீட்டு உரிமை – வழக்குரிமை – குறிக்கீட்டு உரிமை – நீதிமன்றத்தில்  வழக்கிடும் வாதிடும் உரிமை


Example sentences:


A foreign government which has not been recognized by the UK government has no ‘locus standi’ in the English courts.


They don’t have the ‘locus standi’ to question or challenge us? For our pipeline is not crossing or will not cross their property as we have clearly stated in our sworn affidavit filed in the court.


The court dismissed his applicaton for impleading (including) him as party to that case for lack of ‘locus standi’.


The Supreme Court said that Subramaniam Swamy had the ‘locus standi’ to seek sanction from the Prime Minister for the prosecution of A Raja in the 2G scam.


Proverbs:


தானும் உண்ணான் பிறருக்கும் கொடான்.

He will neither eat himself, nor give to others.



(R.SAMPATH)

24/9/2020 

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