Topic: Structure, organization and functioning of the Executive and the Judiciary—Ministries and Departments of the Government
5. The judicial system in India is under tremendous pressure. Inadequate infrastructure has resulted in overburdened courts, which in turn has led to a massive backlog of cases. Analyse the reasons for the same and suggest corrective measures. (250 words)
Difficulty level: Moderate
Reference: The Hindu
Why the question: More than four crore cases are pending in the lower courts (District and Taluk Courts) of India, of which about 25% have been pending for over five years.
Key Demand of the question: To write about the causes for pendency of cases in India, its impact and suggest measures to overcome.
Directive word:
Analyse – When asked to analyse, you must examine methodically the structure or nature of the topic by separating it into component parts and present them in a summary.
Structure of the answer:
Introduction:
Describe the current conditions with few vital statistics to substantiate the pendencies.
Body:
First write the causes for it – The cumulative effect of persisting vacancies, strained budgets, inadequate infrastructure combined with the continuous inflow of cases inevitably impacts mounting pendency and the time taken for cases to resolve.
Next bring out the impact of it – faith in the justice system, under trial prisoners their due of justice, impact on Economic reforms and foreign investors, Judiciary becomes overworked and lose its efficiency.
Suggest measures to overcome the above.
Conclusion:
Conclude with a way forward to ensure speedy delivery of justice.
