Have fast-track courts delivered on the promise of speedy justice? | In Focus Podcast
The podcast explores whether fast-track courts are an effective solution to judicial delays in India, specifically in light of new government announcements. Experts discuss the challenges of resource constraints and mounting backlogs in these specialized courts.
Why it matters
Judicial efficiency is a critical component of the rule of law, and the efficacy of fast-track courts is a subject of ongoing national debate.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s announcement to set up fast-track courts to hear paper leak cases has once again brought these specialised courts into focus and revived the debate over whether they are the silver bullet to India’s chronic judicial delays. Both the government and the judiciary have, over the years, relied on fast-track courts to expedite the trial of specific categories of high-priority cases. Following the announcement, the Delhi High Court has constituted a fast-track court at the Rouse Avenue Courts Complex to exclusively hear cases under the Public Examinations (Prevention of Unfair Means) Act, 2024.
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