In this report we aim to analyse the socio-economic impact of judicial delay on the affected parties (such as, under-trial prisoners, corporations, government) and on the subject matter of the...
OUP has published my book “Rule of Law in India- A Quest for Reason”. I have made an effort to analyse the reasons for the dichotomy in India’s rule of law framework. On paper...
Guest post by Ahmed Pathan (an intern at DAKSH and a soon to graduate engineering student with an interest in data science). This piece was first posted on the DAKSH Blog. Early hearing of a case...
I have written a short piece on the DAKSH Blog asking why despite many Supreme Court orders and directions over the last 40 years, nothing much has changed in our criminal justice system. I...
I wrote a short piece for India Together describing how the current demonetisation process undermines the fundamental features of the Rule of Law. I argue that policy surprises and constant changing...
The State of the Indian Judiciary- A Report by DAKSH will be released on Wednesday, August 10 in Delhi. Details of the release event and a brief synopsis of the report are set out here. Look forward...
DAKSH’s Access to Justice Survey is the first systematic study in India to explore the needs and expectations of the users of the judicial system—the litigants. The survey was conducted across...
Senior Advocate Raju Ramachandran delivered DAKSH’s fourth Constitution Day Lecture on November 28 in Bangalore. The topic was Judicial Independence and the Appointment of Judges. The full...
I wrote a quick piece titled Salman and Speed on the DAKSH blog based on the pendency data that DAKSH has collected and organised. Prioritising cases based on the identity of the appellant is a...
DAKSH is looking to hire 2-3 Research Associates for its Rule of Law project. The project focuses on studying the Indian judiciary with emphasis on data. The applicants should ideally have experience...