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Source: The post is based on the article “Justice system plagued by low budgets: India Justice Report 2022” published in Indian Express on 6th April 2023
What is the News?
The India Justice Report (IJR) 2022 has been released.
What are the key findings of the report?
Low spending on judiciary: India’s justice system as a whole remains plagued by low budgets. This could be due to the fact that except for two union territories, Delhi and Chandigarh, no state spends more than 1% of its total annual expenditure on the judiciary.
Justice Delivery: Out of the 18 large and medium-sized states having a population of over 1 crore each, Karnataka ranked first in “justice delivery” followed by Tamil Nadu, Telangana, Gujarat and Andhra Pradesh.
Judges per million population: India had only 19 judges per one million people (when calculated against the sanctioned strength), which falls behind the Law Commission’s 1987 target of reaching 50 judges per million population in a decade.
Police stations and prisons: Prisons are over-occupied at over 130% with more than two-thirds or 77.1% of the prisoners still awaiting the completion of investigation or trial.
– Moreover, around 25% of the police stations in India do not have a single CCTV.The representation of women in prison staff is also only 13%.
– The share of jails with video conferencing increased to 84% as opposed to the previous 60% in 2020.
Police: The report flags the issue of inadequate women representation in the police, which currently stands at 11.75%, despite their numbers doubling in the last decade.
– The police-to-population ratio is 152.8 per lakh whereas the international standard is 222.
Diverse representation: Karnataka remains the only state to consistently meet its quota for SC, ST and OBC positions both among Police officers and the constabulary.In judiciary, at the Subordinate/District Court level, no state met all three quotas.
What are the suggestions given by the report?
