Everything in the universe, being a system, works in a systematic way. Each system has its own uniqueness and peculiarities. Hence, when I am placed within a system, the rules of that system will apply to me and influence me. Even my survival may depend on that system. Hence, I must have a fairly good knowledge of the system – how it operates and applies to me. Similarly, knowing the Indian Legal System is of immense help in our day-to-today living.
Components of the Indian Legal System’ (ILS)
One is able to get things done easily and efficiently when one knows how a system operates and the inter-connectedness of its components. In the same way, ILS and its components have their own way of functioning in the justice delivery system. The practice of the court is the law of the court (Cursus Curiae est Lex Curiae). If you are compelled and dragged to the court in an inevitable litigation, you must know the rules of the game, lest you be an odd player. On the play-ground, a player cannot say that he does not know the rules of the game. In the courts, one is called upon to show that there is not only violation of law but also miscarriage of justice, whether it is in the civil, criminal, labour, revenue or administrative matters. I shall enumerate six major components of ILS around which any litigation will revolve.
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Fr Ravi Sagar SJ
