Hundreds of our citizens face problems now, as the courts are forced to spend their time on issues of national importance at the expense of their duty to serve the common person. Historically, our society has loved litigation. This has generally been associated with the division of ancestral wealth and stories of long drawn-out legal battles between brothers or with uncles remain an important facet of our society. Citizen groups and other socially accepted bodies decide such cases. This habit of getting into litigation for even little issues is embedded in our national psyche and being replicated on a national level.
Every day there are more cases being filed in courts across the country.
The world s largest economy can get away with being fond of the courtroom, but too many instances of legal battles in our case may not give the right signal to business and foreign investors. Fighting things out in court must be taken more seriously than it is now and be only the last resort. To reduce the instances of the legal mess, it is important that before any act is promulgated a thorough study be made to anticipate and iron out provisions that might prove contentious. For instance, there is a case pending which will decide whether the two percent Tourism Service Charge is applicable also to Nepali citizens, because domestic tourists do not come within the ambit of the legal definition of tourists. All that is needed to avoid such situations is proper homework.