Justice Delayed Is Justice Denied

There are countless and innumerable arrears in High courts and Supreme Court, and one crore and more in lower courts pending disposal. It is beyond dispute that credibility in courts to administer justice is almost shaken. The impending causes of the backlog of cases are in built arising out of wastage of time at several stages of the legal procedure at different levels of the hierarchal system. This can be overcome to a larger extent "…

…of all--the government. The Central and state governments are responsible for the vast majority of appeals in the High Courts and Supreme Court. It is not uncommon for the state to go on appeal even in trivial cases where a government employee has won the case in a lower court. If this can be dealt with in a focused way, that itself will make a significant difference to the dispensation of justice in the country.