Policing in India
Facebook-f Linkedin-in Twitter Youtube Instagram In Episode 1 of the DAKSH Podcast we discussed policing in India. The police are at the frontline of the... Read More
Karnataka stands 14th in justice delivery: India Justice Report
Karnataka fell to 14th rank in 2020 from 6th rank in 2019 in terms of the overall justice delivery system, as per the India Justice Report released in Bengaluru on Saturday. While Karnataka topped the list in policing,
A digital legal system needed for speedy justice
India takes an average of 2,184 days to dispose a case in its subordinate courts, 1,128 days in its High Courts, and 1,095 days in the Supreme Court, bringing the total life cycle of a case in India to 12+ years
Sedition, bail law and death sentence – major issues that Indian judiciary addressed in 2022
Several government decisions and Supreme Court observations and verdicts delivered in 2022 have had, or will have, an impact on the justice system in India.
President Murmu’s comments on affordable justice: Let’s begin by bringing down legal fees
Affordable justice, much like affordable healthcare and housing, is a bedrock of modern democracies which place a premium on the welfare of their citizens
Constitution Day: Justice Gautam Patel And Cyril Shroff On What Awaits Us In The ‘Amrit Kaal’
Justice Gautam Patel and Cyril Shroff share their thoughts around 'Amrit Kaal' on the occasion of the 73rd Constitution Day.
11th Annual Constitution Day Lecture on November 25, 2022
Join us for the launch of DAKSH's book, 'Constitutional Ideals: Development and Realisation Through Court-led Justice' on May 29, 2023, at the Bangalore International Centre (BIC).
Treading through the ‘Land’mine
After 108 years, a district court in Bhojpur, Bihar, finally rendered a decision in a case involving a land dispute in May of this year. This implied, without a doubt, that the matter has been ongoing since colonial times
A Separate Bail Law Can Help Decongest India’s Jails: Experts
India has 371,848 prisoners in pre-trial detention, known locally as undertrials.
76%--three in four--of all prisoners in Indian jails are awaiting trial. This compares unfavourably with the global average, which is 34%.