The first requisite of civilization is that of justice.
SIGMUND FREUD
The failure of the State to halt the increasing crime and violence in the society seems to be, at least to some extent, due to its inability to evolve a mechanism which can ensure justice in a prompt and effective way. The overburdening of the judiciary and the consequent delay in the delivery of justice, is leading to a situation similar to anarchy. Though this realisation has been there for long, there is hardly any serious attempt to remedy the malady. Hence we feel sometimes, that the lethargy and inaction on the part of the concerned authorities is deliberate.
Unless those indulging in crime and violence are made to feel that the law will catch up with them surely and promptly, there will be no fear of the law.
Though it is true that lasting solution to crime and violence involves the larger issue of changes in the economic and political sphere, judicial reform is important because compared to other reforms it is easier to achieve in the immediate future. What is coming in the way of reform is the indifference of those who are supposed to initiate the process.
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