Vishakha YadavAIR 6 · CSE 2019 · 182 wordsTheir whole copy
Opening · a definition
Law is the statement of reasons to achieve the common good by a sovereign.
Body · points and prose
Since the ultimate goal of the laws formulation is the public interest and welfare, its understandability and awareness form the most crucial pathways to achieve it.
A legal framework should be so compact/succint that it can be compressed and carried along. As apposed to the complex, 'Lawyer's paradise'.
It should also be very simple to understand given for a country like India where only 78% literate people are present. We can quote the global example of 'US Plain Writing Act' which mandated federal agencies to write rules, regulations in clear, succint and legible manner.
Indian constitutional and legal framework is sometimes criticised for its voluminous and complex nature. It discourages the most vulnerable sections to access to justice.
"Justice delayed is justice denied"
Example : The land titling laws and disputes, LARR 2013 is full of inconclusive clauses and opacity.
Close · a framework
Thus, to ensure Justice - economic, political and social as envisaged in Preamble and Art 46 of constitution, Govt should work towards ensuring the accessibility, readability of laws.