In India, justice is time consuming and expensive. The large pendency of court cases is a cause for concern. The total pendency in the Subordinate Courts and High Courts in the end of 2011 calendar year was over 3.1 crore cases. The pendency in the end of 2012 calendar year in the Supreme Court was over 66 thousand cases. Delay further adds to the costs. Therefore, in many ways it tantamounts to denying justice and this is against the principle of equality that is the bedrock of democracy.
The Eighteenth Law Commission had made certain suggestions in this direction. Steps to utilize full working hours of the court, more application of technology such that cases with similar points are clubbed for a combined decision, specifying a time limit for oral arguments, time limit for arriving at decision, and curtailing vacancies in the higher judiciary are some of the measures that are worth considering.
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