Law & Legal Full Forms
Full forms of courts, acts, and legal-procedure acronyms used in India.
Legal documents and news reports lean on abbreviations like FIR, PIL, IPC, and SC. Here we expand the courts, acts, and procedural terms used in the Indian legal system so the language of law is a little less intimidating. This is general information, not legal advice.
AARAuthority for Advance RulingsABJAdvocate, Barrister, and JudgeACJActing Chief JusticeADJAdditional District JudgeADVAdvocateAFTArmed Forces TribunalAGAAppeal against AcquittalAGJAdvocate General of JammuAHCAllahabad High CourtAJDAdditional Judge of DistrictAJIAll India JudicialAJOAssistant Judicial OfficerAJSAll India Judicial ServiceAJWAll India Judicial WorkersALJAllahabad Law JournalALWAll India Law WeeklyAOAArticles of AssociationAOJAssistant Officer (Judicial)AOPAssociation of PersonsAPBAll Points BulletinARBArbitrationARJApplication for Review of JudgmentASGAdditional Solicitor GeneralASJAdditional Sessions JudgeATSAnti-Terrorism SquadATUAnti-Terrorism UnitAWJAll Women JurisdictionAZBAZB & PartnersBFPBona Fide PurchaserBHCBombay High Court