THE IMPACT OF JUDICIAL HIERARCHY ON THE SPEEDY TRIALS WITH RESPECT TO COMMON AND ENGLISH LAW

Abstract

This paper majorly talks about the Indian Judiciary corelating it to the English law and how the hierarchical nature of our judiciary has impacted the undue delay in the decision making of certain cases. According to Article 21 of the Indian constitution, it is the right of every citizen to demand a speedy trial irrespective of, from where do they belong. Also, Section 483 of the Code of Criminal Procedure states that high court has to continuously maintain its superintendence over Judicial Magistrates to review whether they are delivery each judgement without any unnecessary delay. Similarly, in the light of these topics, the paper discusses the dire need of speedy trials and how it is treated in the courts of India.