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• The famous 1984 riots case where about 2800 people lost their lives has now
become a quest for hunger. Hunger for justice. There are so many families
who still await justice.

• The Nirbahya case is one of the latest examples. The whole country stood in
support of the victim to get her immediate justice but sadly it took the
government a year to give judgement for the case. Had there been an
immediate death sentence for the rapists, there would have been an example
set before the criminals. They would have known the power of law!

• In 2016, only 0.2% of the budget was dedicated to the law ministry. This is the
lowest allocation in the world!
• In 2015, of the total pending cases, about 15.8% cases were criminal cases
that were pending for more than 5 years. That means the criminals can roam
about freely in the country for years, till the judgement remains pending!
• Indian law is complicated and has a number of procedural formalities and
technicalities. In a poor country like ours, where people are not aware much
and do not have adequate resources, it becomes difficult for them to get timely
justice.

What can be done?
• We need an adequate number of judges for fast delivery of case judgements.
The government should plan on filling the vacancies fast.
• There have been suggestions for Lok Adaalats and other such bodies for
speedy judgements on basic civil cases.
• People in India are not aware of their rights. Awareness and educational
programmes for spreading knowledge amongst the people about their rights
and powers should be conducted. They should know what does their law
promise them
• Transparent systems need to be introduced where justified reasons are given
for the delay in judgements.
• There should be a simplification of procedures so that people can understand
the system.

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