Accessibility of Courts in India: An Evaluation of Lucknow District Courts in India

India, the world’s biggest democracy, has granted its people a wide range of social, economic, political, and legal rights. Almost all the people of the country have the knowledge regarding their rights and exercise them judiciously. Whenever any of the rights are hampered, legal procedures are used to exercise them. Courts are one of the means to gain access to these rights. Indian Courts are of highest integrity and are always honoured. Despite this, sometimes people have low faith in the working of Indian Judiciary. The sole objective of the study was to analyse how the citizens of the society perceive courts as a means of justice delivery mechanisms. The study shall comprise of Lucknow District and Sessions Courts, Uttar Pradesh, in which the respondents will be local residents of Lucknow City. According to the survey, the privileged sectors of society have considerably easier access to the courts. India must give the SDGs of peace, justice and strong institutions its full attention if it is to restore public confidence in these institutions.