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The myth of the underfunded judiciary
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This opinion was published in NDTV Profit on October 08, 2019.
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Chitrakshi Jain
Former Research Fellow
Chitrakshi Jain was a Research Fellow with the Judicial Reforms vertical. As a member of the vertical, she worked on issues such as judicial planning, transparency in the judiciary and the way the office of prosecution works in the criminal justice system in India. A 2014 graduate of NALSAR, Hyderabad she was working as a research associate for the Centre for Social Justice, Ahmedabad prior to joining Vidhi. Interested in pursuing research that lies at the intersection of law and social sciences, she completed her Masters in Politics from the University of Delhi.
Tarika Jain
Former Senior Resident Fellow
Tarika was a Senior Resident Fellow with the Health Team at Vidhi. She has also previously worked with the JALDI initiative and the Climate & Ecosystems Team, where she researched on efficiency, accountability and transparency in the judiciary with an empirical lens. She has written for leading journals and newspapers like Economic and Political Weekly, the Economic Times and the Indian Express. Tarika graduated from Gujarat National Law University with B.A. LL.B. (Hons.) in 2017 and has completed her postgraduate studies in Public Policy from University College London in 2021. She enjoys anime and rock music.