National Litigation Policy & Pendency Crisis

Knowledge Themes

Structural Subtopics

• Current status of judicial pendency across Supreme Court
• High Courts
• and District Courts
• Analysis of judge-to-population ratio and Law Commission recommendations
• Impact of judicial vacancies and the collegium-executive tussle on pendency
• Role of the government as a 'compulsive litigant' and the need for National Litigation Policy reforms
• Implementation and phases of the e-Courts Mission Mode Project
• Use of Artificial Intelligence and Big Data in judicial case management and triage
• Alternative Dispute Resolution (ADR) mechanisms including Lok Adalats
• mediation
• and arbitration
• Constitutional right to a speedy trial under Article 21 and related judicial precedents
• Effectiveness of Fast Track Special Courts (FTSCs) and specialized tribunals
• Structural reforms including the proposed National Judicial Infrastructure Authority of India (NJIAI) and All India Judicial Service (AIJS)
• Procedural inefficiencies in the Code of Civil Procedure and Code of Criminal Procedure leading to adjournments
• Economic impact of judicial delays on GDP and ease of doing business
• Issues of frivolous and vexatious litigation and the use of Special Leave Petitions
• Role of the Supreme Court e-Committee and the "National Policy and Action Plan" of 2005