LawZ Magazine - May 2017

In this issue

To the ordinary citizen, the image of long pendency has
become synonymous with the judiciary. In order to
reduce the delay in courts and to reduce the heavy burden of
courts, the concept of plea bargaining was introduced in Indian
judiciary in 2005. It is noticed that matters which are petty
and take up the invaluable time of the judiciary, not allowing
more serious matters to come to light and henceforth avoid
faster dispensation of justice. Plea bargaining hopes to help in
reducing such backlogs in Indian judicial system. It is hoped
that people become aware of such radical changes in the Indian
judiciary.
We often see legal aid as an infrequent or alien concept however
in the constitution it is clearly mentioned how it is an essential
aspect of the Indian Judiciary. It is primarily the duty of the
members of the Bar and those who are of the Legal Fraternity.
Any scheme launched by the government cannot be effective
unless the people relating or compromising of the Judicial
System do not take initiative. The poor litigants in India are
looking towards the members of the Bar that they will give a
helping hand to uphold the noble tradition of the profession.
Thus, we need to understand how essential legal aid is to the
Legal community and how we need to help those who are
looking at us for aid.
Lastly, the Finance Bill, recently passed by Parliament has
raised numerous questions mainly on the basis that it did
not strictly relate to the aspect of ‘Money’ thus, undermining
the institutional checks and balances. Both the taxation and
non-taxation measures in the Finance Bill especially after
demonetization aim at streamlining the financial system and
increasing the rate of investment in India. In this backdrop,
while from political view point it may appear to be a step to
bypass the opposition to some extent, constitutionally it is valid
and may be in the national interests.