Former Chief Justice of India Altamas Kabir (left) with the Chief
Justice of Calcutta High Court Manjula Chellur during the book launch in
Kolkata on Saturday.- Photo: PTI
A unique dictionary of medico-legal terms, Medico-Legal
Dictionary and Jurisprudence, was launched by the Chief Justice of the
Calcutta High Court Manjula Chellur here on Saturday.
The
book consists not only of etymological meaning of medical and legal
terms but also provides elaborate legal analysis of the terms.
Authored
by senior advocate of the Calcutta High Court Tapash Gan Choudhury, the
dictionary also provides analyses of the application of these terms
from a medical perceptive.
Justice Chellur said that
medical jurisprudence played a key role in the administration of justice
and pointed out that the book would provide “valuable assistance” to
the court in this regard.
Justice Chellur also said
that with the advancement of medical science, medical jurisprudence was
no longer limited to criminal cases as it gained significance in civil
cases also.
“The role of medical jurisprudence has
now extended to civil cases such as those regarding the legal heir where
processes like DNA tests come into play,” said Justice Chellur.
Emphasising the need for wider and more in depth understanding of
medical jurisprudence, she pointed out that there were still “grey
areas” concerning to what extent the court can “place reliance” on
technologies such as brain mapping and lie detection.
Sources: http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-national/medicolegal-terms-dictionary-launched/article7928434.ece?css=print
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