India Justice Report 2019
A ranking of Indian states and the robustness of their justice systems
Summary: The report, a first of its kind empirical ranking exercise for Indian states, studies the police, judiciary, prisons, and legal aid to paint a comprehensive picture of a state's justice system.
The India Justice Report 2019 is a first of its kind pan-Indian ranking amongst states on their respective capacities under the four pillars of the justice system, namely the police, the judiciary, legal aid, and prisons. The ranks have been curated on the basis of more than 70 individual metrics. Vidhi was one of the partner organisations working with Tata Trust, on this report. The chapter on the Judiciary ranklist was co-authored by Ameen Jauhar and Diksha Sanyal, along with researchers from Daksh. Dr. Arghya Sengupta was part of the steering committee of this study.
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Ameen was a Senior Resident Fellow at Vidhi, and led the Centre for Applied Law and Technology Research (ALTR). His interest and research focus lies in AI ethics, and the governance of AI. Within ALTR, he has been leading the team's collaborative research on data trusts, and artificial intelligence. Ameen has also worked on the intersection of technology and the justice system, as a senior fellow working on the JALDI mission's engagement with the Supreme Court of India's AI and E-Courts' committees. Ameen has a formal educational background in social research methods and evidence-based policy. He completed his master’s programme from the Institute of Education (University College London), focusing on the use of research evidence in policy processes, and was awarded an MSc. with an overall distinction. Before this, he completed his undergraduate legal studies from the W.B. National University of Juridical Sciences [B.A. LL.B. (Hons.)] in 2012. Prior to Vidhi, Ameen worked at J. Sagar Associates, in the firm’s regulatory and policy team. He has practised in the Supreme Court of India, the Delhi High Court, and numerous tribunals.
Diksha was a Research Fellow at Vidhi.
