💥 Justice on a Clock?
India’s justice system is staggering under the weight of 5.38 crore pending cases. Yet, the people entrusted with dispensing justice — our judges — work only 196 days a year. Compare that to police, soldiers, doctors, farmers, and even firefighters — all of whom work 300+ to 365 days. Judges earn ₹2.8 lakh per month + ₹45k allowance, but citizens wait years, sometimes decades, to see their day in court.
Justice delayed is justice denied — and our system is handing out delays on an industrial scale.
🏛️ 1. The Case Avalanche: 5.38 Crore Citizens Waiting
Pending cases aren’t numbers — they’re lives on hold.
Families waiting for divorce settlements. Farmers are waiting for land disputes. Employees are waiting for wage recovery. Businesses are waiting for contract enforcement.
Each day a judge “rests,” thousands of citizens lose years of resolution.
The backlog isn’t just bureaucratic — it’s a moral failure of the justice system.
⏰ 2. Judges vs. Workers: A Stark Comparison
Let’s put it in perspective:
Police, doctors, farmers, and soldiers work 365 days.
Firefighters and employees work 300+ days.
Judges work 196 days.
In the USA, state-level judges work ~335 days a year.
Meanwhile, judges in india receive handsome pay for part-time work, while the people foot the price — in frustration, injustice, and lost lives.
💸 3. Salary Without Accountability
₹2.8 lakh salary + ₹45k allowance per month. That’s nearly ₹40 lakh a year — for 196 days of work.
Citizens toil for 300+ days a year, often for less than a fraction of this pay, and face delayed justice.
This isn’t fairness — it’s a system rewarding idleness at the cost of lives.
⚖️ 4. Justice Delayed Is Justice Denied
The backlog creates ripple effects across society:
Criminals linger unpunished.
Victims languish without closure.
Businesses and governance suffer legal uncertainty.
When judges take long vacations while cases pile up, the system becomes an accomplice to injustice.
🔥 5. Structural Reform Isn’t Optional — It’s Urgent
india needs:
More working days for judges.
Increased judicial manpower.
Accountability metrics tied to case disposal.
Digitization and streamlined procedures.
Without this, the justice system remains a cumbersome relic, failing those it is supposed to protect.
🧨 6. The Human Cost
Behind every number is a story:
A widow waiting for a settlement.
A farmer denied compensation.
A worker was cheated out of wages.
Justice is not a privilege — it is a right. And rights delayed for decades are rights denied.
🔚 FINAL WORD: Work More, Justice Faster
Judges earn more than most citizens, yet work fewer days. The imbalance is moral, social, and economic.
Justice cannot function on a part-time schedule. India’s judiciary must wake up, or citizens will continue to pay the ultimate price — a life of unresolved disputes and delayed justice.
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