The endless wait in India’s courts laid bare by former chief justice

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With more than 43-million cases and a shortage of judges cases can end up taking years, even decades, to find a resolution

New Delhi — A former chief justice of India says he won’t go to the country’s top court with his grievances because he would have to wait endlessly for a verdict, a comment that lays bare the nation’s clogged legal system.

Gogoi’s remarks calling for an overhaul of the judiciary’s capacity and efficacy highlights India’s troubles with delayed verdicts and enforcing contracts. Court systems in Asia’s third-largest economy are clogged with more than 43-million cases and a shortage of judges means that some cases can end up taking years, even decades, to find a resolution.

 

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