Covid-19: Is Online Dispute Resolution A Compelling Option?

More often than not, the road to justice can prove to be long and expensive in Indian courts. By one estimate, at the subordinate court level, a case remains pending for five years on an average or more. At the high court level, it’s anywhere between two and five years. And then there are appeals. In 2016, it was estimated that judicial delays cost India more than Rs 50,000 crore annually, which is around 0.5% of the GDP.These number...