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'In principle, the courts are accessible to all'. State the reality.

Answer

In principle, all citizens of India can access the courts in this country. This implies that every citizen has a right to justice through the courts. 

(i)While the courts are available for all, in reality access to courts has always been difficult for a vast majority of the poor in India.

(ii)Legal procedures involve a lot of money and paperwork as well as take up a lot of time.

(iii)For a poor person who cannot read and whose family depends on a daily wage, the idea of going to court to get justice often seems remote.

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V. Imp.

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