Contents
pagevForeword
List of Tables
List of Figures
Table of Cases
Contents
Introduction
Harish Narasappa
Section One
RULE OF LAW PROJECT
1. Decoding Delay: Analysis of Court Data
Kishore Mandyam
Harish Narasappa
Ramya Sridhar Tirumalai
Kavya Murthy
2. Bringing the ‘E’ to Judicial Efficiency: Implementing the e-Courts System in India
Atul Kaushik
3. Reaping the Benefits of the e-Courts System
Kishore Mandyam
Section Two
ADMINISTERING THE JUDICIAL SYSTEM
4. A Case of Self-Selection: Judicial Accountability and Appointment of Judges
Raju Ramachandran
5. Accountability in Judicial Administration
Arun Sri Kumar
6. Karnataka High Court: People, Processes, Pendency
M.V. Sundararaman
Varuni Mohan
7. Budgeting for the Judiciary
Surya Prakash B.S.
8. International Experiences in Judicial Administration
Sandeep Suresh
9. Judicial Efficiency and Causes for Delay
Alok Prasanna Kumar
10. Evaluating Judicial Performance: A Comparative Perspective
Vasujith Ram
Section Three
BAR, BENCH, AND BEYOND
11. Wielding the Gavel: View from the Other Side
Gautam Patel
12. Never a Restful Moment: A View from the Bar
Arun Kumar K.
13. Playing the Waiting Game: A Lawyer’s Day in Court
Anupama Hebbar
14. Behind the Bench: Perspectives of Court Clerks
Shiva Hatti
Section Four
ACCESS TO JUSTICE
15. Access to Justice Survey: Introduction, Methodology, and Findings
Harish Narasappa
Kavya Murthy
Surya Prakash B.S.
Yashas C. Gowda
16. In the Temple of Justice: A Survey Experience
Ramya Sridhar Tirumalai
17. Paths to Justice: Impact of Access to Justice Surveys on Judicial Reform
Krithika Gururaj
18. Institutional Dimensions of ‘Access’ and ‘Justice’
Chandan Gowda
19. Indian Judiciary and Access to Justice: An Appraisal of Approaches
Aparna Chandra
20. Institutionalising Justice: Gram Nyayalayas and Consumer Courts
Ashwini Obulesh
Appendix
About the Editors and Authors
Index