At the Nyaya Nirmaan 2025 dialogue hosted by the General Counsels’ Association of India (GCAI), Sanjeev Sanyal, Member of the Economic Advisory Council to the Prime Minister (EAC-PM), made a bold and thought-provoking statement — he called India’s judicial system the single biggest roadblock to the nation’s ambition of becoming a developed economy.
Sanyal emphasized that for India to unlock its full economic potential, judicial efficiency and accountability must evolve alongside economic reforms. He urged the legal community to develop a “cultural acceptance” of the system’s flaws, instead of maintaining what he described as a “self-congratulatory tone” at professional gatherings.
His remarks have reignited the debate on judicial backlog, delayed verdicts, and the need for modern reform in India’s legal infrastructure — issues that directly affect business confidence, investor trust, and economic momentum.
Experts at the event agreed that economic progress is inseparable from judicial performance, and that sustainable development requires a justice system that is transparent, timely, and technologically empowered.
As Sanyal noted — without legal reform, economic growth risks getting stuck in procedural paralysis.
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