India is reeling under ‘bail burden’. Denial begins at district courts and clogs high courts
Over the past eight years, bail cases filed across high courts in India have increased by about 35 per cent. Amid innumerable Supreme Court declarations emphasising bail as a ‘default’ practice, district courts routinely deny it.
Government Litigation And The Need For A Robust Litigation Policy/Act
In its 2021-21 edition, the Economic Survey of India highlighted the sheer scale of ‘wasteful litigation’ being fought by the Government of India. To be sure, this was not the first time that a government report underlined this issue.