Embedding Justice Through Multi-Branch Institutional Reform
Rudrali Deshpande, New Law College, Bharati Vidyapeeth (Deemed to be) University
ABSTRACT
This study looks into the way in which Justice in India is achieved. It argues that while Courts have expanded how we view morally how we achieve justice, the delivery of Justice is vastly unequal across the Indian Landscape due to cultural resistance, administrative deficiencies in the system, and fractured implementation of Justice from State to State. A parallel can be drawn to South Africa in addition to additional factors that affect the availability of Justice in India and the provision of Justice to the Indian Public: The essay asserts that the Justice deficit in India is a result of the failure to deliver Justice operationally rather than conceptually. Justice cannot be delivered through the use of the Courts alone; there is a need for courageous legislative leadership, an administration to execute the delivery of Justice against standards of Justice and citizen involvement through education and engagement. The future model of Civic Constitutionalism that I present will provide a clear mandate for the delivery of Substantive Justice through Relationships and the Institutionalisation of Citizenship.
