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'Legal system no longer an instrument of people'

'Legal system no longer an instrument of people'

Rediff.com   6 Oct 2008

Legal educator N R Madhava Menon mentioned, "We require more democracy to solve our problems." The notorious backlog in the Indian system makes access to "timely justice hard." In more recent times, "Judicial activism is generating governance from the bench." Ultimately, in such a situation, there must be "accountability from the judiciary."