The individual pitted against the state
“At his own expense, he must challenge the vast panoply of state power, with all its resources in personnel, money and legal talent ….”
A clerk of the Central Public Works Department is fatally injured in a road accident by an Army vehicle used by the Chief of Army Staff in 1994. Rajwati, his wife, has to file a suit against Army Head Quarters and the Defence Ministry for compensation, which she is awarded 14 years later, in March 2008. more..
This article is cited as a reference in the globalintegrity.org report for 2009 while answering the question - "In practice, are judicial decisions enforced by the state?"
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