Gurumurthy Kalyanaram, Former Dean & Former NYIT and UT Dallas professor - With regard to civil disputes, individuals file lawsuits against each other and the courts adjudicate the dispute. The procedure is the same all over the world, except that in US the dispute is resolved by a jury of peers and in India it is done by a judge.
Gurumurthy Kalyanaram LawsuitWith regard to criminal complaints, individuals cannot files lawsuits. The jurisdiction lies with the State. Individuals can file a complaint or a report, and the State will decide whether to file a criminal complaint/lawsuit or not against an individual or a group or an organization.That’s so, be it US or India.
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