In India’s overcrowded courtrooms, justice is often not denied—it is simply delayed. With over 5.2 crore cases pending across the country’s judiciary, legal redress has become a long and costly ordeal. But what if the government itself—a party to nearly half of all these cases—could step back, streamline, and stop unnecessary litigation?
In the Patna High Court, the Advocate Association has urged for holding of court hearings further on Saturday and Sunday. Currently, in the High Court, 14 judges are hearing criminal cases and only five judges are hearing civil cases who are burdened with two lakh cases.