<h1 class="ql-align-center"><strong style="color: rgb(230, 0, 0);">Kangaroo Court</strong></h1><p class="ql-align-justify"><br></p><p class="ql-align-justify"><strong>CONTEXT</strong>: A kangaroo court headed by the Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK) union secretary for the Bargur South constituency in Thogarapalli panchayat, Tamil Nadu subjected a couple to<strong> fine for their love marriage.</strong></p><p class="ql-align-justify"><br></p><h3 class="ql-align-justify"><strong>About </strong></h3><ul><li class="ql-align-justify">Oxford Dictionary defines it as “an <strong>unofficial court held by a group of people</strong> in order to try someone regarded, especially without good evidence, as guilty of a crime or misdemeanor”.</li><li class="ql-align-justify">It is used to refer to proceedings or activities where a judgment is made in a manner that is unfair, biased, and lacks legitimacy.</li><li class="ql-align-justify">It ignores acknowledged <strong>standards of law or justice.</strong></li><li class="ql-align-justify">The first kangaroo courts originated in the United States in 1849.</li><li class="ql-align-justify">It undermines the importance of the Judiciary and poses a serious challenge to the law and order situation.</li><li class="ql-align-justify">It also goes against the principle of <strong>“Rule of Law”.</strong></li></ul><p class="ql-align-justify"><br></p><h1 class="ql-align-center">PRELIMS NOTES:<a href="https://www.sunyaias.com/subscription-details/prelims-2023-sunya-notes-current-affairs" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(0, 102, 204);">CLICK HERE</a></h1>