Inspite of all adverse reports we still believe in INDIAN JUDICIARY & ITS REJUVINATION



The BayHeresy: Indian Judiciary Fact of the Day: "Indian Judiciary Fact of the Day

As of February 2006, 33,635 cases were pending in the Supreme Court with 26 judges; 3,341,040 cases in the high courts with 670 judges; and 25,306,458 cases in the 13,204 subordinate courts. This vast backlog leads to long adjournments and prompts people to pay to speed up the process. In 1999, it was estimated: ‘At the current rate of disposal it would take another 350 years for disposal of the pending cases even if no other cases were added.’

The ratio of judges is abysmally low at 12–13 per one million persons, compared to 107 in the United States, 75 in Canada and 51 in the United Kingdom. If the number of outstanding cases were assigned to the current number of judges, caseloads would average 1,294 cases per Supreme Court judge, 4,987 per high court judge and 1,916 cases per judge in the lower courts. Vacancies compound the problem. In March 2006, there were three vacancies in the Supreme Court, 131 in the high courts and 644 in the lower courts. Judges cope with such case lists by declaring adjournments. This prompts people to pay ‘speed money’.


-Indolence in India’s judiciary, Global Corruption Report 2007, p.215"esian
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globalinfo.org - May 31, INDIA (#50630): "INDIA: BRIBERY AND CORRUPTION PLAGUE JUDICIARY SYSTEM

By Praful Bidwai MORE BY THIS AUTHOR

NEW DELHI, May 31, 2007 (IPS/GIN) -- More than three-quarters of people in India believe that the country's judiciary system is corrupt, according to a new survey.

The 'Global Corruption Report 2007' highlighted the lack of public trust in India's judiciary, which many feel is overbearing and democratically unaccountable.

Compiled by Transparency International, the report is based on a 2005 countrywide survey of 'public perceptions and experiences of corruption in the lower judiciary,' which was conducted by the Center for Media Studies. The survey found that 77 percent of respondents believe the Indian judiciary is corrupt.

It also noted that 'bribes seem to be solicited as the price of getting things done.' An estimated $580 million was paid in bribes during a 12-month period, according to the report. 'Money was paid to the officials in the following proportions: 61 percent to lawyers; 29 percent to court officials; 5 percent to middlemen,' it said.

'This is a wake-up call not just for India's legal system, but for society and the state itself,' said Upendra Baxi, a highly regarded Indian jurist. 'It confirms what we have known for years and casts a shadow on the integrity of the judiciary. It also "