To take my mind off the hundred and one things that were literally eating my brain, I watched the Tamil movie Karuppu, yesterday. Wrong choice!! It only added fuel and angst to my already preoccupied mind.
The movie is centred around the Indian judiciary system, or rather the inbuilt corruption and red tape that cripples the system so badly that while apparently everything is as per the process, the results are totally skewed and wrong. The process itself, is so prolonged that even when justice is served, the intermediary costs are exorbitant. The movie clearly indicates that even if God himself were to follow the legal procedure, he/she would be unable to do anything differently!
Having to undergo the same judicial trials of matters concerning various issues of the communities, in the last four years, I could very much vibe with the sentiments of the victims, as I watched the movie. The only difference being, the dozen cases that I'm involved in aren't anything serious or life-altering for me personally or for the community that I'm representing. But that is not the case for most people approaching the courts for justice. Their needs and demands are far, far, far more pressing, basic and absolutely human. A decision - if at all, one arrives at it - is enough to break a family, shatter dreams, plans and even alter the lives of individuals and families irrevocably. Besides the corruption underlying the whole system, the duration these court cases take is perhaps the most agonising and traumatic aspect.
During my 5 year tenure so far, there is only one case that has seen us walk out of the court for good. Only one. That too after 17 long years! Presently there are 11 ongoing issues, with 9 of them being initiated within the last 5 years!
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