Judicial Backlog NJDG— 2.9 3 cr in Sub-ord court, 49 lakh in HCs, 58000 in SC— 3.5 cr ( 88% in lower jud) Reasons for Backlog Understaffed— 20 judges/ml ( 120th LC -50 judges/ml) + 38% vacant in HCs Less working hours— Judges Vacation + Frequent Adjournments Lack of court management system-- Lack of modernisation and digitisation Malimath committee— Reason for backlog are— Archaic laws requiring judicial interpretation Litigation explosion-- PILs Unnecessary adjournments Indiscriminate resort to writ petition Increased Constitutional awareness + New rights granted to Public-- RTI, PILs SC entering into Uncharted territory— SLP, J.A Burden of Govt cases— Centre & State Govt responsible for 46% backlog Low Budgetary Allocation leads to poor Infra— only 0.09% of GDP Impacts of Judicial Backlog Soli Sorabjee— “Justice delayed will not only be justice denied, it will be the rule of law destroye...