The reason for Indian democracy’s downslide is collapse of judiciary | Scroll Adda
The reason for Indian democracy’s downslide is the collapse of judiciary
Few people know more about India’s courts than Indira Jaising. In a career spanning more than half a century, Jaising has practised both at the Bombay High Court and the Supreme Court.
On this episode of ‘Scroll Adda’, she speaks to Shoaib Daniyal on the ills plaguing the judiciary. Dynasty has taken over the courts, she says, leading to a lack of intellectual development. Bright young lawyers without family contacts are forced to leave litigation.
The judiciary is not doing its job of being a check on the executive…
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