Is colonial architecture the hidden bottleneck in India’s legal system?

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India's court complexes, designed during colonial times for smaller caseloads, now face severe overcrowding. The Supreme Court has 86,000 pending cases with 34 judges; high courts have 6.3 million pending cases. Poor architecture creates inefficient workflows, with lawyers unable to move between courts for simultaneous hearings. New court complexes in Assam, Maharashtra, and Telangana offer opportunities to redesign courts around all stakeholders, improving case disposal rates and justice perceptions.

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