Study by Centre for Media Studies, New Delhi published in 2005
KEY HIGHLIGHTS
- Value of corruption in the Judiciary in the entire country is estimated at Rs. 2630 crores per annum
- Around 13.37% of households claimed to have interacted with Judiciary in the last year. This figure is higher in urban areas (15.73%) than rural areas (12.43%).
- 6.3% of the households interviewed have claimed to pay bribes. This figure is 8.2% in case of urban households as against 5.5% in case of rural households.
- 73% of those who had been to Judiciary had visited courts for civil cases, while 26% came for criminal cases.
- More than half (57%) of those ever visiting court had visited for at least 4 times in last one year.
- 80% of those who have interacted with courts agreed that there was corruption in the Judiciary.
- 64% of those interviewed believed that corruption had increased during last one year.
- Almost 54% respondents took the alternate process like using influence or paying bribes for getting their work done.
- Of those who paid bribes, 61% had paid money to a lawyer, whereas 29% paid money to court officials, while 15% paid money to middlemen to get their work done.
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