Legal system reform: Kerala HC's '24x7 ON Court' an important early step

We may hope for deeper process transformation over many years through the journey of political economy, consultation, and scientific research

The judicial branch is fundamental to a good society. The promise of liberal democracy is predicated upon a well-functioning judiciary, to ensure that competition between parties is free of coercion. The promise of a market economy requires a well-functioning judiciary, to make contracting work, to limit state power, and to ensure that competition between firms is free of coercion. There is widespread discomfort with the Indian judiciary on the three dimensions of correctness, predictability, and speed.

Improving the legal system is a complex journey of political economy, consultation, and an operations research perspective applied to data. There are