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If one department of the administration system in India is badly pressed, it is the judiciary of course. Cases run for decades. People die in jail without even being tried once. And on the other hand, culprits scot-free on the pretext of false affidavits. And now the differences of apex judges have come public. All this has reaffirmed in the public that the judiciary not only needs massive and focused attention, it also needs an overhaul.
The biggest issue, of course, is a number of courts and availability of judges. A number of cases are piling up on daily basis and a very few get cleared. The entire institution needs a reform but this is not like any election where people can take a decision. The system has its own procedure and the government has a role to play.
For fair justice, the system needs to be within reach and for that you need numbers. Like hospitals and schools, a number of courts is the need to expedite the justice system. As of now, hospitals, schools, and judiciary, all are in a shape that cannot take the country forward.
Fortunately for people who can afford, education and medical services are there in private field but you cannot go anywhere for facilities like police or justice.
No doubt India has progressed overwhelmingly since independence to be able to step onto Mars and assist the world in projecting their space programs but some basics need massive correction. Judiciary has been an overburdened institution always. Being overworked, still, the system has not been able to facilitate the timely justice to the common man. The political influence and being a blindfolded structure has also hurt many cases. There have been issues where the culprit was there but just because pieces of evidence speak otherwise, the conviction gets turned into an acquisition.
Not just we need more judges and public lawyers, we also need an overhaul. People’s faith in justice has been one of the most powerful features of our culture which is fast fading. The common belief that justice can be influenced by might and money is fast prevailing in the society and this is why people shy away from lodging complains or filing cases.
This must change. Some departments must be so transparent that even a theft of a pen worth rupees 2 gets highlighted.
And for that, we need to add a huge number of court benches to the existing system. Not just judges, the staff, infrastructure, and other resources are needed to fix all that we need to get timely justice. The government can also mull over having mobile courts where justice can be made available at the spot. In most of the cases, evidence that are present at the crime scene are easily cleaned up. And Imagine how can you expect a murder would be justified after a couple of years of the incident? Not at all. People can be influenced and pieces of evidence can be cooked up. So whosoever has the might to change evidence and money to influence people can turn the decision in their favor.
A new structure in consonance with the people should be drafted where they feel empowered. Getting justice should be easy and free. There should be a fear among criminals and confidence in innocence people. Getting away after committing a crime must be most difficult.
This is possible. Ancient India had a culture of justice and we have read that a lot. This is possible. All we need is a total overhaul and inclusion of people in people’s system. And yes, it’s time we also listen to the judges who have something to say.

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