March 15, 2012

Why India Needs 10 Times More Budget For Judiciary?

People all over India criticize Judiciary for 3 Crore Arrears. But does anybody asks how much budget is allocated for setting up new courts and judges? How much courts are needed in India? How many judges are needed in India? Nobody will give you any specific reply.

 Because no study is undertaken by any NGO or Institute to study this aspect of Judiciary.

Out of 350 Crores cases, 150 Crores cases are about people fighting against Government for their dues or disputes. Isn't it obligatory on Government to set up new Courts and to appoint 10 times more Judges?

2G Fame Justice A.K. Ganguli said TWO  important things, about which now all of us have forgotten.
These are the Two Things which he said:

1)    Judges are working under tremendous pressures. Threats are conveyed to them through relatives of judges.

2)    When he was Chief Justice of a High Court, he show that daily 750 cases were listed before a magistrate.

What can a judge do if you bury him under 750 Cases a day? What can a Judge do if we do not insulate him against even remote threats?

We ask them to decide scams involving Lakhs of Crores. Do we give them and their families any security? Why we are not giving them any security after they retire?

After retirement what can happen to a judge if he had ordered hanging of a Boss of a Terrorist Organization?

Out there in media there is too much noise about non-issues.

Do we really deserve a good Judiciary? 
That is the question.

Please comment if you want to share your views.

Haresh Raichura