Lost Wages, Legal Fees Cost Litigants Over Rs 80,000 Crore a Year, Finds Study
New Delhi: A nationwide survey conducted in 300 courtsNew Delhi: A nationwide survey conducted in 300 courts across 24 states interviewing 9,000 itigants has thrown up some startling results.
You’ve Got Five Minutes. Go!
Work pressure – it’s a much bandied about phrase. While often associated with long hours and the compulsion to deliver difficult pieces of work in impossibly short timespans, the specifics of work pressure vary vastly from profession to profession.
The Curious Case of ‘Case Management’
Recently there were reports of the announcement of a joint conference of the chief ministers and the chief justices of the various High Courts called by the Chief Justice of India.
What Makes Special Leave Petitions ‘Special’?
On March 19 2010, a division bench of the Supreme Court of India (SC) in Mathai @ Joby v George ((2010) 4 SCC 358) had referred the matter to a constitution bench to determine the kind of cases in which special leave to appeal could be granted under Article 136 of the Constitution.
What Are the Courts Working On?
It is a well-known fact that there are an enormous number of cases that have been filed before the Indian courts. It is an equally well-known fact that many of these cases have been pending before the said courts for several years.
Favourites of 2015 From the Daksh Blog Archives
Salman and Speed by Harish Narasappa discusses the issue of chronic pendency in the Bombay High Court which is in contrast to Bollywood actor Salman Khan’s speedy HC appeals process which concluded on 10 December 2015.
Judicial Independence and the Appointment of Judges – a Transcript of Daksh’s 4th Annual Constitution Day Lecture
The Fourth Annual Constitution Day Lecture hosted by DAKSH at the Indian Institute for Human Settlements (IIHS) Auditorium on Saturday, 28 November, 2015, was a gathering of members from the legal community, students, and citizens interested in governance.
Other Access to Justice Surveys-Part 1
Similar to DAKSH’s ongoing Access to Justice survey, there have been surveys conducted in various countries focusing on different aspects of the judicial system and in particular the public’s perception of the judiciary.
Are More Fresh Filings Causing Judicial Pendency?
Have the number of cases filed in courts gone up so substantially as to be the main reason for the backlog of cases in courts? In the opinion of Justice Gopala Gowda, that is indeed so.
The Need for Speed((Y) Trial, and Not Just for Salman!)
Unless you’ve been in hiding, you’ll know that yesterday, Salman Khan was cleared of all charges in the 2002 hit-and-run case, where he was the accused. Last night, on the DAKSH blog, Harish wrote a piece on the questions that the quick disposal of Salman’s case raises about the functioning of our judicial system.
