Justice On Trial: Analysing The Kangaroo Courts And Procedural Unfairness In The 21st Century
- IJLLR Journal
- Oct 23
- 1 min read
Abhinav Mishra, Neha Berma & Rohit Mehmi
ABSTRACT:
In the 21st century, public judgment can be instantaneous. Social media platforms let millions of people see, react to and amplify a claim in minutes. India has experienced many instances where viral stories, political claims and sensational reporting shaped public judgment. Politicians public allegations, whether about corruption, vote irregularities, or other misconduct. This is the instances where kangaroo court come into the picture. The term kangaroo court refers to mock court in which the principles of law and justice are disregarded or perverted, informal, unauthorized, and often illegal courts. Kangaroo courts are seemingly everywhere and nowhere. In the contemporary democratic framework, the integrity of judicial and quasi-judicial processes is central to maintaining public trust in governance. This paper examines the phenomenon of “kangaroo courts” in the modern political landscape, and explores how media trials, public perception, and institutional opacity can undermine procedural fairness. This article is divided into three parts; first part offers a brief description of kangaroo courts in an effort to tee up the comparisons to municipal courts and secondly, deals with international and Indian context, thirdly deals with the role of social and online media in the context of kangaroo court.
Keywords: Kangaroo Court, Justice, Bias, Legitimacy, and Procedure.
