Fair Justice Administration Research Paper

CORRUPTION AS A CHALLENGE TO FAIR JUSTICE ADMINISTRATION

-ARYAN BABELE

The protection of rule of law is an essential practice for any progressive society. Importance of rule of law comes into light only when there is access to justice even for vulnerable people and when they are not left behind as aggrieved victim. In India, ‘Access to Justice’ is a constitutionally enshrined fundamental right, but in absence of proper check on justice system and its instruments violations are sporadic due to a certain influence in administration. This influence is a reason for India’s problem of institutionalized corruption across all departments of the justice administration in India. Protection of rule of law includes determined legal system that revert

Notwithstanding the fact that legislative reforms like The Lokpal Act have reduced the traditional arbitrariness of administrative discretion but each government of different times managed to create a loophole in these reforms and kept the sole authority of exercising discretion. This discretion which is still there in the mechanism of government functioning provided government officials to give arbitrary decision and favor a party in a bias manner in justice administration. This abuse of discretion is a root of the plant known as corruption. Corruption takes place on the account of abuse of discretion by administrations. There is a need to infuse transparency and accountability that will lead to non discriminatory and fair decisions. It is a necessity for every third world country like India to create accountable structures for justice administrations, particularly regarding their discretions. Further, decision making powers to one authority or authorities from same background should be limited if not altogether

It blockades the process of achieving an effective justice administration and undermines the rule of law. It has done seminal damage to justice and human rights so that administration must be held accountable now for abuse of power. There are so many ways and means which in unity can help in an effective justice administration throughout India and prevent victimization. It is a necessity that corruption must be eliminated at roots only that is lower level of judiciary. Since corruption is disempowering force, the most effective way to root it out is through the empowerment of citizens both through popular self initiative and through institutional mechanisms that exist in the legal system. There is a need of movement of socioeconomic development of India, and the way ahead is to spread the notion of responsibility and accountability as