No Stigma In The Word "Anaath" (Orphan), No Need To Change: High Court
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The plea said children who have lost their parents already face a vulnerable situation and the word 'anaath' reflects as a needy, helpless and deprived child
There is no social stigma attached to the word 'anaath', or orphan, and there is no need to change it at all, the Bombay High Court said on Thursday while dismissing a public interest litigation (PIL).
A division bench of Chief Justice Dipankar Datta and Justice Madhav Jamdar was hearing the plea filed by a non-profit, Swanath Foundation, seeking for the word 'anaath' to be changed to 'swanath'.
The plea said children who have lost their parents already face a vulnerable situation and the word 'anaath' reflects as a needy, helpless and deprived child. The word 'swanath' would mean a self-reliant and confident child.
The court, however, said this was not a case where the court ought to intervene.
