Role Of The Judiciary Video Lecture | Social Studies (SST) Class 8

in this module
learn about the Indian judiciary
you might have seen this statue in
movies or in a book
this is just easier
the goddess of justice that personifies
judicial systems across the globe
in India the judiciary is an independent
body that plays a critical role in the
functioning of the country it has the
sole right to make or break decisions
without the interference of the
government which includes the
legislature and the executive
this separation of powers ensures
impartial equal justice to all citizens
of India
it also prevents influential people like
politicians and members of parliament to
manipulate the judiciary
from resolving all disputes between
citizens and the government at various
levels the judiciary is also the final
interpreter of the Constitution
it is also responsible for upholding and
enforcing the fundamental rights for
every citizen of the nation
at any given time you feel your
fundamental right which includes freedom
of speech or religion to name a few is
violated
you can approach the court
the Indian judiciary is a three-tiered
system with the Supreme Court at its
helm officiated by the chief justice
the High Court at the head of state
followed by the district and Sessions
Court the high courts were established
in the presidencies of Bombay Calcutta
trois in 1862 well before the Supreme
Court the de India became a republic on
26th January 1950 was when the Supreme
Court was first established
lots are connected with each other
through the appellate system that exists
in India
that if a person feels they have not
been given justice in a lower court like
the sessions or District Court
towards the high court to relook at the
case
still not met
the case is taken to the Supreme Court
where the final judgment is made
most of the cases fall into two broad
categories of the legal system
criminal and civil law
criminal law deals with cases of assault
theft
murder
diary and harassment
whereas civil law deals with land
disputes property deals divorce and rent
agreements
though the judicial structure in India
seems well laid out and accessible to
all
is it really easily accessible for all
citizens in India not really
while it's easier for educated people
like us
it's the poor that suffer the most
there's a lot of paperwork and money
involved in court cases making it close
to impossible for a poor family to
approach a court for justice
to this
a court hearing can spill over many
years till a final judgment is made
making it impractical for a layman to
approach a court
however
to combat this situation and increase
the accessibility to justice
Supreme Court introduced the public
interest litigation or PIL in the 1980s
this enabled a person who needed justice
to file a PIL directly to the High Court
or Supreme Court
the midday meal that children get in
government schools is a result of a PIL
filed
despite some of the problems of the
judicial system in India
as an independent body
it has played a key role in the
functioning of the country and
protecting the fundamental rights of the
citizens
we have now reached the end of this
module on the Judiciary
in this module we learned that
shuri is an independent body that plays
a critical role in the functioning of
the country
it is the final interpreter of the
Constitution and responsible for
upholding and enforcing the fundamental
rights for every citizen of the nation
the Indian judiciary is a three-tiered
system with the Supreme Court at its
helm
the High Court at the head of state
followed by district and Sessions Court
the appellate system exists in the
Indian judicial system
the legal system is broadly divided into
two categories civil and criminal law