Judicial System – Adversarial form of adjudication – Purpose of having a judicial mechanism is to advance justice.

Judicial System  –  Adversarial form of adjudication – The judicial system that prevails is based on adversarial form of adjudication – At the same time, recognising the demerits and limitations of adversarial litigation, elements of social context adjudication are brought into the decision-making process, particularly, when it comes to administering justice to the marginalised section of the society –  Traditionally, our justice delivery system is adversarial in nature – Of late, capabilities and method of this adversarial justice system are questioned and a feeling of disillusionment and frustration is witnessed among the people. After all, what is the purpose of having a judicial mechanism — it is to advance justice.

2017 SCeJ 004