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Foreword
v
List of Tables
xiii
List of Figures
xvii
Table of Cases
xxiii
Introduction
Harish Narasappa
xxvii
Section One
Rule of Law Project
1.
Decoding Delay: Analysis of Court Data
Kishore Mandyam,
Harish Narasappa,
Ramya Sridhar Tirumalai,
Kavya Murthy
3
2.
Bringing the 'E' to Judicial Efficiency: Implementing the e-Courts System in India
Atul Kaushik
25
3.
Reaping the Benefits of the e-Courts System
Kishore Mandyam
41
Section Two
Administering the Judicial System
1.
A Case of Self-Selection: Judicial Accountability and Appointment of Judges
Raju Ramachandran
47
2.
Accountability in Judicial Administration
Arun Sri Kumar
55
3.
Karnataka High Court: People, Processes, Pendency
M.V. Sundararaman
Varuni Mohan
65
4.
Budgeting for the Judiciary
Surya Prakash B.S.
75
5.
International Experiences in Judicial Administration
Sandeep Suresh
83
6.
Judicial Efficiency and Causes for Delay
Alok Prasanna Kumar
93
7.
Evaluating Judicial Performance: A Comparative Perspective
Vasujith Ram
103
Section Three
BAR, BENCH, AND BEYOND
1.
Wielding the Gavel: View from the Other Side
Gautam Patel
113
2.
Never a Restful Moment: A View from the Bar
Arun Kumar K
121
3.
Playing the Waiting Game: A Lawyer’s Day in Court
Anupama Hebbar
125
4.
Behind the Bench: Perspectives of Court Clerks
Shiva Hatti
129
Section Four
ACCESS TO JUSTICE
1.
Access to Justice Survey: Introduction, Methodology, and Findings
Harish Narasappa
Kavya Murthy
Surya Prakash B.S.
Yashas C. Gowda
137
In the Temple of Justice: A Survey Experience
Ramya Sridhar Tirumalai
155
2.
Paths to Justice: Impact of Access to Justice Surveys on Judicial Reform
Krithika Gururaj
161
3.
Institutional Dimensions of ‘Access’ and ‘Justice’
Chandan Gowda
171
4.
Indian Judiciary and Access to Justice: An Appraisal
of Approaches
Aparna Chandra
181
5.
Institutionalising Justice: Gram Nyayalayas and Consumer Courts
Ashwini Obulesh
195
Appendix: Data Availability in High Courts
205
About the Editors and Authors
207
Index
211