suo motu
/ˌsuːəʊ ˈməʊtuː/adverb
उच्चारण सूओ मोटू
स्वतः संज्ञान से, स्वप्रेरणा से
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adverb
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law
(especially in India, of a court or an authority) on its own decision, without anybody asking it to act
स्वतः संज्ञान से, स्वप्रेरणा से
- The Supreme Court took suo motu cognisance of the newspaper report.
- The commission acted suo motu after hearing about the deaths.
adjective
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[only before noun] law
done by a court or an authority on its own decision, without being asked
स्वतः संज्ञान वाला
- a suo motu case on air pollution
AaSpelling
The correct form is suo motu (not 'suo moto').
सही रूप suo motu है ('suo moto' गलत है)।
§Grammar and usage
Usage: The common phrase in Indian English is take suo motu cognisance of something.
Usage में भारतीय अंग्रेज़ी का सामान्य phrase take suo motu cognisance of something है।
⌂Word origin and word building
From Latin, meaning 'on its own motion'.
यह Latin से है, जिसका अर्थ है 'अपनी ही प्रेरणा से'।