Covid-19 pandemic exposed India's justice delivery comorbidities

The pandemic highlighted the need for speedier introduction of technology into the justice system

Despite ameliorative steps, structural issues in the justice system proved to be the biggest challenge to justice delivery during the pandemic-induced lockdowns, finds the latest edition of India Justice Report, an initiative of Tata Trusts.

Using pre-Covid data, the report highlights how the “comorbidities” in the four pillars of justice delivery system, namely police, judiciary, prisons and legal aid, stalled access to justice in pandemic times. The report, in its second edition, ranks states and union territories on their capacity to deliver justice, and assess their progress in capacity creation.

“The pandemic has highlighted the need for speedier incorporation of technology into