Our subordinate court judges need case administrators, not court managers
The release of a convict by the Allahabad HC last month after 48 years of entangled criminal proceedings represented a broader crisis - the inherent complexity of judicial proceedings in India, and the difficulty of any one actor, including our subordinate court judges, in dictating the time and pace of cases. Would introducing case administrators in our courts, similar to Canada, the US and UK, which would free up the workload of subordinate court judges, be the saving grace?
Dr Shivaraj Huchhanavar is an associate professor of law at the O.P. Jindal Global University, Sonipat. Dr Huchhanavar holds a PhD in judicial conduct regulation. He teaches comparative constitutional law and researches judicial governance issues.