Problems of the Judiciary

There are numerous material problems confronting the Indian Judiciary.

The number of courts in the country is hopelessly small for the size of the population compared to the advanced countries in the world. The secretarial assistance to the judges-the court staff-is insufficient and antiquated. The emoluments of the judges are inadequate. A senior advocate of the supreme court may earn about ten times a judge of the same court. The state judicial services, to which most of the lower court judges belong, are regarded as the least attractive of the state civil services. Building of the subordinate courts are dilapidated. A huge public investment is eeded to improve the quality of the Indian Judiciary at all levels.