Behind every case is a human story: a family worried about its home, a widow protecting her rights, a worker seeking what is due, or simply someone who does not know where to turn. The courthouse doors may be open, yet justice can remain beyond reach when the cost of seeking it is more than a person can bear. For someone already struggling to make ends meet, the question is not always whether the law provides a remedy, but whether they can realistically reach it.

For such people, litigation is not merely a legal process. A court visit may mean losing a day's income. A lawyer's fee may compete with food, school fees or medicines. Even knowing where to go and how to begin can become a barrier. A right guaranteed by law has limited meaning if a person lacks the means to claim it. This is where justice must move beyond the conventional contours of courts and courtrooms.

Article 37(d) of the Constitution places upon the State the responsibility to ensure inexpensive and expeditious justice. Behind this commitment lies a basic principle of the social contract: citizens look to the State not merely to make laws, but to protect rights and provide remedies when those rights are violated. Justice cannot be........

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