Evolution of Indian Judiciary

Judicial institutions evolved in India in the context of India's social, economic and political conditions and because of the reception of legal concepts and institutions known to English and Scottish judges, lawyers and administrators. Modern Indian judiciary bears the hallmarks of its genesis and evolution during the British rule but it has progressively gone for beyond the colonial confines after the republican Constitution came into force. The theme of fundamental Rights and the role of the Supreme Court and the High Courts as vigilant custodians of fundamental rights are at the heart of India's constitutional democracy. We owe a deep debt of gratitude to our apex judicature, the higher judiciary and the country's bar in the evolution of the common law of the Constitution. It constitutes by common consent a remarkable chapter in our national life.The Constitution of India is not the last word in human wisdom, but it was certainly a glorious achievement of national consensus and national commitment. The higher Indian judiciary can be said to have broadly fulfilled its constitutional ethos. There have been aberrations, notably during the Emergency and in some cases, of overstating and unduly enlarging the scope of judicial power. More seriously, there are grave and growing problems of inefficient case management, arrears, delays, corruption and incompetence. Those issues have to be addressed urgently, effectively and comprehensively if the Indian judiciary is to emerge as a fit instrument for Rule of Law for the teeming millions in the largest democracy in the world and if the Indian judiciary is to flourish in the twenty-first century holding its head high as an institution of freedom, liberty and balance, with a commitment to the constitutional goals and aspirations of We the People of India.______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________Contents1. A Brief on Legal Aid — Pgs. 72. Child Labour: An Unfulfilled Constitutional Mandate — Pgs. 103. Redeeming the Rights of the Child — Pgs. 144. Legal Aid Provision in Advocates (Amendment) Bill, 1970 — Pgs. 205. History of Legal Aid Service in India — Pgs. 386. Legal Aid Movement: Challenges — Pgs. 597. First International Colloquium on Legal Aid and Legal Services — Pgs. 648. National Legal Aid Plan — Pgs. 949. The Representation of Public Interest in the Indian Legal System — Pgs. 9710. Free Legal Aid Service — Pgs. 11011. Social Responsibility of the Legal Profession — Pgs. 14512. The Significance of Legal Profession — Pgs. 15813. The Importance of Jurors — Pgs. 18114. The Importance of Lawyers — Pgs. 19215. Denial of Justice — Pgs. 20716. Commonwealth Legal Education Association:An Introduction — Pgs. 21617. The Indian Law Institute Frontiers — Pgs. 21918. Fourth Commonwealth and Empire Law Conference — Pgs. 22419. Human Rights — Pgs. 23020. Role of Jurors Assessors and Lawyers — Pgs. 23921. The Supreme Court of India — Pgs. 24722. Administrative Law in India — Pgs. 25223. Role of Bar Association and Human Rights — Pgs. 26624. Judicial Independence — Pgs. 27125. The Legal Aspect of War — Pgs. 27226. Justice Delayed is Justice Denied — Pgs. 30827. A Questionnaire on Reform of Criminal Justice System — Pgs. 31328. A Brief History of World Judiciary — Pgs. 32629. The Law of Libel — Pgs. 33730. Independence of Justice System — Pgs. 34531. Universal Declaration on the Independence of Justice — Pgs. 34732. The Evolution of Indian Judiciary:A Vigilant Custodian of Fundamental Rights — Pgs. 362