Published by Tata Trusts, the India Justice Report (IJR) is a comprehensive quantitative index assessing the capacity of Indian’s formal justice system. This third edition, released in April 2023, ranks 25 states based on indicators across four pillars: police, judiciary, prisons and legal aid. The report also introduces a new section assessing the capacity of State Human Rights Commissions, adding 17 indicators to further enhance the analysis.The IJR 2022 is a collaborative effort between DAKSH, the Commonwealth Human Rights Initiative, Common Cause, the Centre for Social Justice, Vidhi Centre for Legal Policy and TISS-Prayas. It builds upon the progress of previous editions, tracking the performance of states in areas such as budget allocation, human resources, infrastructure, diversity and workload across the justice system. This edition highlights the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic on the justice system, which faced disruptions in both access and delivery. Despite these challenges, notable improvements were seen in states like Karnataka, Madhya Pradesh and Andhra Pradesh, which improved their rankings significantly. However, states like Maharashtra and Punjab saw a fall in their rankings.The report stresses the importance of addressing chronic issues such as vacancies, underutilization of allocated funds, and the slow pace of diversity inclusion, particularly in leadership roles. It also underlines the increased reliance on technology and digital infrastructure in justice delivery, while warning against potential inequities caused by this shift...
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- Rights
- Tata Trusts
Table of Contents
- About the Partners 5
- Foreword 6
- Acknowledgements 7
- Abbreviations 9
- National Deficits 14
- National Deficits 15
- Introduction 16
- National Findings 21
- Police 43
- Police Incapacity a Continuing Challenge 46
- CCTVs in police stations 68
- Prisons 73
- Prisons Dire Straits to Breaking Point 76
- Judiciary 97
- Judiciary Judging the Numbers 100
- Legal Aid 121
- Legal Aid Justice for All a Distant Dream 124
- State Human Rights Commissions SHRC 141
- SHRCs Struggling with Capacity Deficits 144
- Other Sections 153
- The Experience of Using RTI for Data Collection for IJR 2022 A Note 154
- Challenges in Data 159
- Glossary 168
- षटरय तनषकरषट 205
- पकषलस 227
- नययपकषलक 281
- कनन सहय 305
- जय मनव अभक आयग एस एच आ स 325
- अनय ग 337
