The endgame for lokpal bill is yet to be reached. But it seems reasonable to assume that some variant of the bill will be passed eventually. If the overall goal of activist groups is to tackle corruption in public life, you have to ponder about the next step.
The idea of Lokpal is borrowed from variants of the Ombudsman model of other developed countries. Holding public administrators accountable is a fine goal. But there are a lot of other parts of the system in dire need of fixing too. The judicial system should be an area of focus.
The system is famously slow, with more than 30 million cases pending in courts. Disposal of cases is inefficient. Even the most straightforward cases take forever to be resolved. Lately, the quality and integrity of judges has also come under the scanner.
Anna Hazare is suggesting that judiciary reform is the next big item on the agenda.There has been talk of a reform bill for some time now. But not much progress has been seen on that front. From the civil society's point of view, if and when the lokpal bill is resolved this ought to be the next big fight to pick.
The idea of Lokpal is borrowed from variants of the Ombudsman model of other developed countries. Holding public administrators accountable is a fine goal. But there are a lot of other parts of the system in dire need of fixing too. The judicial system should be an area of focus.
The system is famously slow, with more than 30 million cases pending in courts. Disposal of cases is inefficient. Even the most straightforward cases take forever to be resolved. Lately, the quality and integrity of judges has also come under the scanner.
Anna Hazare is suggesting that judiciary reform is the next big item on the agenda.There has been talk of a reform bill for some time now. But not much progress has been seen on that front. From the civil society's point of view, if and when the lokpal bill is resolved this ought to be the next big fight to pick.
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