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Indian Judicial System is the strongest institution of the world’s largest democracy. Its purpose is to give justice to innocent and punish the guilty. Yet pendency of thousands of cases is the matter of serious concern. Shortage of judges and infrastructure has been highlighted as one of the major reasons for the same. Undeniably corruption and counsel-side delays are other prominent reasons for prolonged delay. To mitigate such delays, there is a need for more accountable and transparent judicial system. This paper aims to overcome the current loopholes in Indian Judicial System with an application of blockchain system. The paper discusses sample issues faced by common man in court along with the alternatives available and provides blockchain solution as the substitute. This approach implicitly limits the advocates, agents, and court officials to exploit judicial system for the benefit of individual and culprits. The proposed system will help regain the trust of common man in the Indian Judicial System.
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Khairwal, N., Shah, R. (2020). Current Indian Judicial System: Issues and Blockchain Solutions. In: Patel, D., et al. IC-BCT 2019. Blockchain Technologies. Springer, Singapore. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-15-4542-9_19
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