*🛡️Fast-track Courts*
♟️ *Purpose* Established to address the backlog of criminal cases, especially heinous crimes against women and children.
♟️ *Challenges:* Resource limitations, inefficient investigations, insufficient staff, and limited scope of jurisdiction.
♟️ *Performance* Despite initial increase in functional courts, many states struggle to maintain them due to financial and administrative constraints.
♟️Need for Reform: States must prioritize their operation, ensure necessary resources, improve investigations, and leverage technology.
*💎Visual Summary Analysis*
♟️Chart 1: Shows the increasing burden on the judiciary due to the rising number of criminal cases.
♟️Chart 2: Indicates the initial enthusiasm but subsequent decline in the establishment and maintenance of fast-track courts.
♟️Chart 3: Depicts the uneven distribution of functional courts across different states, highlighting the disparity in access to justice.
Forwarded fromIndian Judiciary Preparation PCS J
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