Governance

Judicial Sluggishness

Slow court systems, massive case backlogs

Justice delayed is governance denied — backlogs mean contracts, rights, and accountability all move at court speed, not market speed.

What keeps this stuck

  • Too few judges relative to population and case volume
  • Government as the largest litigant (~half of pending cases)
  • Adjournment culture (“tareekh pe tareekh”)
  • Severe underfunding of district courts where most cases are heard
Is this a root problem worth fixing first?

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