ACKNOWLEDGEMENT

It is with profound respect and gratitude that I have immense pleasure in recording my sincere thanks to my respectful guide, advisor and teacher Mrs. Neha Srivastava our Constitutional Law - I Teacher. I am thankful to my parents, teachers and all my friends who have given me necessary support and motivation since starting of the study and till the completion of the project report.

PREFACE

Before I start I would like to highlight something about the origin of the quoted line "Justice delayed is justice denied." This line was written by William Ewart Gladstone (1809 1898). He was one of the greatest of English Politicians and also former British Prime Minister. The 15th August 1947 is a red-letter day to the Indians. India got freedom on this day at midnight. The last ship carrying British soldiers left India for England. Struggle for independence was thus over on this day. But, to speak the truth, it was only the beginning of a struggle -- the struggle to live as an independent nation and to establish a democracy based on the ideas of justice, liberty, equality and fraternity. Keeping these ideals in mind the Preamble to the Indian constitution, interalia, declares that "We the people of India having solemnly resolved to constitute India into a sovereign, socialist, secular, Democratic Republic and to secure to all its citizens -- Justice, -social, economic and political .... . But sixty five years after Independence, we have endless laws but not enough justice. The founding fathers of our constitution placed "Justice" at the highest pedestal and our preamble to the constitution placed justice higher that the other features like liberty, equality and fraternity. People use to go to the judiciary in quest of justice. In the words of Dr. Cyrus Das "Justice is a consumer product and must therefore meet the test of confidence, reliability and dependability like any other product if it is to survive market scrutiny. It exists for the citizenry, 'at whose service only the system of justice must work'. Judicial responsibility, accountability and independence are in every sense inseparable. They are, and must be, -- embodied in the institution of the judiciary." Credibility of the judiciary is at stake now due to mounting arrears of cases, delays in disposal and also high cost of obtaining justice. The denial of justice through delay is the biggest mockery of law. It does not amount to mere mockery; the delay in fact kills the entire fabric of justice delivery system of the country. This Project study deals with the delay in justice and some suggestions to overcome the delay. i must express my thanks to my best friends Tarun, Sweety & Riya who inspired me and helped me. My grateful thanks are also due to my beloved Teacher Mrs. Neha Srivastava for her kind guidance.

MILU S LAL

CERTIFICATE

This is to certify that this Project had been made by Miss MILU S LAL of 3rd Semester, BBA LLB ( HONS . ) , bearing Enrollment Number A3221511022 on the Topic DECISION WITHOUT JUSTICE IS INEFFICIENT COMMENT under my

guidance and have been completed it successfully.

Yours Truly,

Neha Srivastava, Consitutional Law I Teacher, Amity Law School, Noida