Making Justice Accessible: Understanding the Barriers of Legal Jargon and Procedures for Common Citizens

Abhay Bansal, Dr. Khaleeq Ahmad

Abstract: This research is based on the materiality revolving around the current legal structure which orbits around common citizens, who find difficulty with the long procedures, legal jargons, and other uncooperative technicality exists with the court proceedings, which is beyond the reach of a common person. While introducing the system of PILs Justice P.N. Bhagwati thought this would transform the legal landscape of India which would demonstrate that law is not essentially a rich class mace to subjugate the poor as by making justice much expensive for them, but in actuality such methodology is not known by normal or poor class of people, as most of the person don?t even want to see the face of courts, as the system seems much problematical and not amicable to them. In this research article the author tries to demonstrate the complex technicality of the law, which is made for the common person which they can?t approach to seek justice.

Keywords: Legal Literacy, Citizens, Ignorance of law, Judiciary, Legislation