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In Your Opinion, What is the Most Effective Way to Improve the Speed of Delivering Justice in India?
Leads:
- Leveraging Technology
- Strengthening Judicial Infrastructure
- Implementing Legal Reforms
"Justice delayed is justice denied — and in the world’s largest democracy, speeding up justice means modernizing minds, methods, and machinery."
1. Leveraging Technology
- E-courts, virtual hearings, and digital filing systems can drastically reduce delays due to physical logistics.
- Projects like National Judicial Data Grid (NJDG) help monitor case backlogs and improve transparency.
- AI-based tools can assist in legal research, case categorization, and even predictive justice to reduce judge workload.
- However, digital literacy, infrastructure gaps in rural areas, and cybersecurity concerns need to be addressed.
✅ Impact: Boosts efficiency, cuts down procedural delays, and enables real-time tracking of justice delivery.
2. Strengthening Judicial Infrastructure
- India has over 4 crore pending cases, partly due to lack of courtrooms, staff, and judges (judge-to-population ratio still low).
- Many district courts operate from dilapidated buildings with poor facilities, causing frequent adjournments and slow proceedings.
- Improving physical infrastructure and filling judicial vacancies promptly can have a direct impact on speed and access to justice.
✅ Impact: Reduces case pile-up, ensures timely hearings, and makes the justice system accessible to all.
3. Implementing Legal Reforms
- Outdated laws and procedures (e.g., colonial-era IPC/CrPC provisions) create unnecessary complexity and loopholes.
- Introducing time-bound trials, curbing frivolous litigation, and encouraging alternate dispute resolution (ADR) can speed up case resolution.
- Recent reforms like the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS) aim to modernize criminal laws, but need swift and effective implementation.
✅ Impact: Simplifies judicial processes and promotes clarity, efficiency, and consistency in justice delivery.
Conclusion
While infrastructure and technology are essential enablers, it is legal reforms that set the foundation for systemic transformation. A balanced approach — reforming laws, digitizing processes, and upgrading infrastructure — is key to achieving timely and accessible justice for all.
