restructuring Indian Judiciary (A Comparative Study)

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Description
The modified traditional British Judicial system being followed in India has not been able to dispense justice to the people of the nation despite the ever-expanding jurisdiction of its constitutional and subordinate courts. The authors having surveyed judicial systems functioning satisfactorily in other democratic countries of the world, particularly USA and UK, and in European countries working on common laws, which have modernized their systems with scientific techniques to meet the demands of justice, advocate in Restructuring Indian Judiciary a reorganisation of the entire judicial system of India from its foundation for better administration of justice both qualitatively and quantitatively
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Contents
Chapter 1. Internationally Recognized Human Rights and Their Enforcement
Chapter 2.  Shortcomings of the Criminal Justice System
Chapter 3. The French Model
Chapter 4. The American and British Models
Chapter 5. England: Prompt Prosecution Service
Chapter 6. Administrative Reforms in UK
Chapter 7. India-Need for a Jury System
Chapter 8. Sentencing
Chapter 9. Guidelines on Sentencing
Chapter 10. In USA, a New Jury for Sentencing
Chapter 11. Failures of the Juvenile Justice System in India
Chapter 12. Courts' Delay and Long Pendency
Chapter 13. The Civil Justice System in India with
Chapter 14. Subordinate Judiciary
Chapter 15. All India Judicial Service
Chapter 16. Judicial Appointments
Chapter 17. Restructuring Functioning of the Supreme Court
Chapter 18. Role of Lawyers
Chapter 19. Legal Education
Chapter 20. Concept of Open Court and the Role of Media
Chapter 21. Overactive Role of Media
Chapter 22. Corruption in Judiciary
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Author Details
JUSTICE D.M. DHARMADHIKARI is a former judge of the Supreme Court and Chief Justice of the Gujarat High Court. After 20 years as an advocate, he became a judge of the MP High Court, working in that capacity for 11 years. He also worked as chairman of the Legal Services Authority in the High Court of MP. He was appointed as a judge of the Supreme Court of India in March 2002. Retiring in August 2005 Justice Dharmadhikari took over as chairperson of the MP Human Rights Commission, Bhopal, the same year. He has delivered several lectures apart from presenting a paper at the World Conference on Right of Freedom of Religion and Faith organised by Brigham Young University, USA. He has also headed committees for effecting the merger of erstwhile Air India and Indian Airlines and for solving transfer-related issues of the staff in the power sector companies of the newly formed states of Telangana and Andhra Pradesh. After retirement, Justice Dharmadhikari has been associated with judicial training institutes, academic institutions, and several social and religious organisations.
SIDDHARTH SHARMA is a lawyer practicing on the civil, criminal and writ side primarily in the Madhya Pradesh High Court, Principal Bench, Jabalpur. He has been also working for various governmental departments such as the Municipal Corporation, Jabalpur; Board of Secondary Education; and the Pollution Control Board. He has been appointed as an Amicus Curiae by the High Court in a large number of criminal cases including death penalty matters.