Indian Judicial System: The infamous legacy
Indian Judiciary has come a long way from being a colonial institution to one that serves as the guardian of the Constitution of a sovereign India. The journey hasn't been easy and it's only imperative for us to judge one of the pillars of our democracy at a time when the distrust between executive and judiciary is paramount. Indian Judiciary has no doubt done a commendable job but it faces certain inherent problems, which show the weaknesses and defects of the system, and which require immediate reforms and accountability. Challenges faced by the Judiciary Judicial Backlog : A mindboggling 3 crores cases are pending at different courts in India. Over 21 lakh cases being at least 10 years old. This doesn't inspire confidence in a judiciary which is the hope to many in a country marred by corruption, inequalities and what not. Vacancies : With so many pending cases, it's only logical to believe there must be lot many vacancies in the courts which indeed i...