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"Justice should not only be done, but seen to have been done". The statement intend to convey the message that ______________.

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Court proceeding must be open to public
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Public participation in judicial decision making is essential for timely justice
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Court proceedings must be fairs and judgments should be based on legal reasoning
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All court cases must be publicizes and reported to the public in their own language
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The correct option is A Court proceeding must be open to public
The statement that "justice should not only be done but also seen to have been done"means that people should know that justice is done ; simply doing justice without making people aware of it is not enough. So , option (a) is correct.

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The need to scientifically determine how many cases should be listed per day cannot be stressed enough. It is not uncommon to see over 100 matters listed before a judge in a day. When a judge is pressed for time, not only does the quality of adjudication suffer but it also means that several cases will inevitably go unheard. Matters listed towards the end (usually cases near the final stage of hearing) tend to be left over at disproportionate rates and often end up getting stuck in the system.

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Courts must become more open to applying management principles to optimize case movement and judicial time. In this, external support agencies competent in strategic thinking should be allowed to work with judicial officers to understand and help the institution function better. This is already a widely-adopted practice in executive departments across the country. Courts have partially realized this need and created dedicated posts for court managers (MBA graduates) to help improve court operations. But more often than not, court managers are not utilized to their full potential, with their duties restricted to organizing court events and running errands.

Q. Which of the following is/are true as per the passage?


  1. Only I and II
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