Lest We Forget: What did District Courts Prioritise During COVID-19 Pandemic?
A recent study conducted by Vidhi Centre for Legal Policy shows that in spite of the directions of the Court, the process of decongesting the prisons remained slow and cumbersome across almost all States.
This opinion was published in Bar and Bench on January 11, 2023.
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Atishya was a Research Fellow with the JALDI team at Vidhi. She completed her B.A. LL.B (Hons.) from the National University of Advanced Legal Studies, Kochi in 2018 and went on to pursue her LLM in Human Rights Law from the University of Nottingham in 2019, for which she was awarded the Developing Solutions Master Scholarship. Her areas of interest include gender rights, diversity, and inclusion. Her experience includes working with governmental organisations like the National Human Rights Commission and the Department of Justice. Prior to joining Vidhi, Atishya was a Director at IDIA Charitable Trust. In her free time, Atishya can be found baking, reading or binging Netflix.
Shreya works across content, technology and partnerships, and leads the development of content, case tracking and referral systems for SARAL AI. She graduated with a B.B.A. LL.B. from the National Law University Odisha. Her areas of interest include judicial reform, human rights and accessibility in the justice system. Before joining Nyaaya, Shreya worked with Vidhi’s JALDI team on issues of judicial diversity, court infrastructure and judicial budgeting. She has led several data-driven projects to understand systemic challenges within the judiciary, including delays, representation and resource allocation, and identify practical solutions to improve access and efficiency. She is particularly interested in making the legal system more inclusive and accessible for all. She is an enthusiastic collector of cookbooks and loves trying out recipes from around the world.