Primary causes behind Law’s Delays: The first and the biggest problem is about the delay in the disposition of cases.
a) The hopelessly inadequate number of judges and also courts in the country is undoubtedly one of the major reasons for such delay.
b) If the inadequate number of judges is one reason behind delay in judicial process another reason is the incompetence and inefficiency of judges.
(c) The habit of taking adjournment by the lawyers is another reason behind the delay.
(d) Endless amendment of laws is another reason behind the delay.
(e) Absence of work culture in the courts is another reason behind the delayed.
(f) Inadequate quality of justice not only promotes peace in the society but also weaken internal security of the country.
Some of the principal causes are:
(i) Litigation explosion;
(ii) Accumulation of first appeal;
(iii) Inadequacy of staff attached to the High Court i.e. vacancy Crisis in Indian Judiciary
(iv) Inordinate concentration of work in the hands of some members of the Bar’
(v) Lack of punctuality among judges;
(vi) Granting of unnecessary adjournments;
(vii) Indiscriminate closure of Courts;
(viii) Indiscriminate resort to writ jurisdiction;
(ix) Inadequacy of classification and granting of cases;
(x) Inordinate delay in the supply of certified copies of judgments and orders etc
Remedies To Overcome Delay (Suggestions):-
There is need to establish more courts and to increase number of judges according to population. While the population of the country and the number of cases has increased manifold, the judgment services appears to be understaffed. Same is the position of the courts, where number of courts are less in comparison to the need. As it is estimated that India has, only about II Judges per million population, which is among the lowest ratios in the world. Obviously, there is an urgent need to increase the number of judges specially at the local level for giving access to the ordinary people.
“Little drops of
Water, little grains of sand
Make the mighty ocean
And the pleasant land,
Little deeds of kindness,
Little words of love
Help to make earth happy
Like the heaven above.”
Duties of corporate lawyers include handling proceedings with mergers, acquisitions, liability disputes, patents, legal compliance, and more