Access to Justice

₹ 1022 Lakhs

(2021-2022)

₹ 1084 Lakhs | 2020-2021

₹ 320 Lakhs | 2019-2020

Justice within reach

The justice system bears the full burden of catering to the needs to every last individual in the country. It aims to make legal system fair, equitable and offer speedy justice to all. We assist the system by enabling easy access to justice; one that’s data driven, innovative and that builds the human capital and capacity for equity.

₹ 1022 Lakhs

(2021-2022)

₹ 1084 Lakhs | 2020-2021

₹ 320 Lakhs | 2019-2020

Grantees

We believe that a well functioning democracy resides on an active citizenry.

The judiciary, by design, is independent, and any intervention must respect this. It is paramount that justice remain independent, and be seen so. The justice system and the judiciary is a large complex system made up of institutions, individuals, networks and services meant to assist our vast population. Any design to support it must be holistic, and must recognise the human as well as the systemic challenges within it.

We believe that by promoting the use of data as a public good, and by building narratives that are data and information driven, we can support this system. We believe philanthropy can enable more human capital to enter into the system and bring with them new and innovative methods of addressing some of its endemic issues. It is not about rebuilding the system anew; the focus of philanthropy should instead be targeted at easing choke points within the system.

NP recognises that the effectiveness of any access to justice program resides on three pillars: the effective collection of data, an informed and better narrative around the justice system and a network that adds to the systemic capacity of the justice system and the protection of rights.

Access to Justice

Good laws make good societies: Unfortunately, we now have a spate of excessive legislation that criminalises ordinary citizens

The Union Cabinet recently cleared amendments to the Maintenance and Welfare of Parents and Senior Citizens Act, 2007. The amendments, according to reports, expand the list of those responsible for looking after aged family members. Now not just biological children, but also sons-in-law, daughters-in-law, adoptive and stepchildren will be liable. Official caregivers who fail to […]

Jul 5, 2022 | Article

Strategic Philanthropy | Access to Justice

Samaaj and Bazaar: Congruence over Divergence

This is an edited version of Rohini Nilekani’s keynote talk on Samaaj and Bazaar: Congruence over Divergence at Dasra Philanthropy Week 2019 in Mumbai. We often set up Civil Society (Samaaj) and Markets (Bazaar) as opposing binaries. In this talk, Rohini proposes that they have more in common and more to gain, collectively, in collaborating […]

Jul 5, 2022 | Speech

Access to Justice

Laws and criminal justice: Where the Indian Elite can’t Secede

It is extremely important that the Supreme Court is re-examining colonial era sedition laws, which were repealed in the United Kingdom (UK) itself, but which no government in India has revoked, and in fact, each has used to stifle dissent. Sedition laws, however, are at the apex of a mountain of laws that need to be examined […]

Jul 5, 2022 |

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