Judicial reforms in India

Judiciary of India needs judicial reforms for speedy disposal of cases and ensuring accountability. According to a survey conducted by the National Judicial Academy only four out of 100 people had access to justice.
Main components of judicial reforms
* Make judges declare assets
* Make them accountable for misconduct
* Reduce the huge pendency of over 3 crore cases in trial courts and the high courts
* Speed up the snail paced justice delivery system
Pendency of cases
With over 30 lakh cases pending in various Indian high courts and over 2.5 crore cases in subordinate courts, the economic consequences here could be anybody's guess.
Property rights
The All-India Bar Association estimates that about 40 per cent of all litigations filed in lower courts and state high courts put together are related to land ownership, rent and other property related disputes. The reason being the land titles in India are poorly recorded, and 111 various laws apply to land and property disputes.
Judicial Accountability Bill
The government is working on Judicial Accountability Bill to provide a mechanism to rein in errant judges. At present the CJI sets in motion an internal inquiry the recommendations of which are at best a transfer.
Efforts
The Law Minister said 5,000 Gramin nyayalaya (rural courts) will be established with a cost of Rs 5,000 crore.

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