Nandita Rao

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Nandita Rao, an activist and lawyer, has been practising at the Delhi high court since 1998. She has worked on several public interest cases.

The court’s not in order

That a country is theoretically governed by a just code of law does not necessitate rule of law or justice. It can safely be said that an accessible, affordable and quick justice delivery system is the foundation of the freedom of an individual against the excesses of a state or powerful individuals within it. It is no surprise that the first charter of liberties, the Magna Carta, guarantees in Clause 40, “To no one will we sell, to no one will we refuse or delay right or justice”.

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