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Effective judiciary

Sir, — Mr. V.R. Krishna Iyer in his article `Democracy of judicial remedies' (Jan. 7) has explained how an effective judiciary is an important corner stone of democracy. Unfortunately, in our country, the judiciary does not seem to be as effective as desirable. As the old saying has it `Justice must not only be done, but also seen to be done'. It has also to be speedy if it is not to be rendered meaningless.

C.V. Krishna Moorthy,
Sandur, Karnataka

Sir, — A popular saying in the judicial circle runs like this: Rich rule the law, law grinds the poor. This holds good in our country today. Even though Jerome Frank is right in saying that in a democracy the courts belong not to the lawyers and judges but to the citizens, his statement unfortunately does not hold good in our country, the biggest democracy. There are nearly four crore cases pending before our courts. It is said justice delayed is justice denied. In fact, the executive is responsible for this sorry state of affairs by not giving the judiciary the much-needed economic autonomy.

P. Satish Mallya,
Udupi, Karnataka

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