Dog waits for justice since 2003

PURNIA: Dogged by judicial delays, Chhotu, an eight-year-old mongrel condemned to death by an SDO court in Purnia, Bihar, in 2003, is still fighting for justice. The cur was only three when he was ordered to be shot dead by the SDO for biting a man, Jagdish Das. Read more............................Judicial agony: A dog waits for justice since 2003

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30 million cases pending in Indian courts

Here is the state of affairs of judicial system in India.

As many as 37.1 lakh cases were pending in India's 21 high courts as of June 30,2007.

On the same day, 2.5 crore cases were pending in lower courts.

People spend a lifetime in courts. Cases often take more than a decade to be decided. The judges are overworked, the infrastructure is shabby and the judicial system is creaking at several levels, especially in subordinate courts. Judiciary — the one institution that still commands the people's respect — is straining to deliver justice. Read more...............................Timely justice at Re 1 per head per month

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'Parents' kept their child chained along side the dog.

Here is an instance from a place "Idukki" in Kerala state of India where parents of a three-year-old child kept their child chained at home along side the family's pet dog. They were charged with attempt to murder and also under juvenile justice laws and were sent to judicial custody here.

The 'parents', Benny, 35, and Manju, 34, and Benny's father Antony, 65, were arrested after a relative of theirs brought the matter to light.

Visiting the home, the relative found the child, Araomal, chained along side the family's pet dog. Read more.......'Parents' nabbed for keeping child chained

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