Judicial delays: An economic burden

Inefficiencies in the judicial process are stifling growth and investment in India

The Chief Justice of India has done well to identify delays in case resolution as denial of justice.  Judicial delays are a problem in other countries as well, but India is probably among the worst globally.  According to the World Bank Doing Business Survey, the average time taken to enforce a contract through the court in India stood at 1,445 days (almost four years) and was among the lowest five countries. Of course, the World Bank Survey has some flaws, as surveys that seek to capture global differences do tend to suffer from comparison