Narender Kumar Malhotra points out that there are approximately 2.5 crores of cases pending in the judicial courts of India and an average duration for the disposal of a case is approximately 7-10 years in the trial court and it may take 15-20 years for its disposal in the appellate courts i.e. session courts, High courts and supreme court. It is relevant to mention here that this data partly reflects the no. of cases pending in the revenue courts; this fact has been concealed to put up a rosy picture to the masses. So, practically speaking the Indian judicial system justifies the dictum that “Justice delayed is justice denied”. This is the prevalent predicament of our legal system which has caused havoc for millions of peoples throughout the length and breadth of India.

The Govt. of India have made certain amendments on 1^st July 2024 in the IPC, CRPC and Indian Evidence Act. Through these amendments, a clarion call has been made that now the new changes provide for a time-bound disposal of criminal and civil cases. These amendments (even the names of all the three acts have been changed) have raised new hopes in Indians that the justice disposal process will gain momentum, which is simply a big farce. It is because of the reason that until and unless the infrastructure is not provided to the institution of judiciary, it is merely a wishful dream to think about speedy disposal of justice in India.