India, like the British, follows the dual system of Parliamental Sovereignty and Judicial Supremacy. Even the laws in India are substantially similar to those in the United Kingdom.
Traditionally, the dispute resolution system in India was known to be extremely slow and at times resulted in denial of justice. The problem was compounded by the fact that there was no in built mechanism many of the archaic laws were not effective in handling the complex challenges posed by the rapidly developing world.
However, with the advent of liberalization of the economy and technological advancement especially after India attaining the status of a technological superpower, it was only logical to revamp the existing laws and introduce new laws to address the problems to the changing scenario.
Keeping the above in mind, some crucial changes were brought about in the Civil Procedure Code, 1908 to simplify the general procedure of the civil courts and improve their working which would most certainly result in the speedy disposal of cases.
In addition, important changes were also introduced in some other major laws, such as the Companies Act, the Trade Marks Act, Arbitration & Conciliation Act etc. |