An Assessment of Transitional Development of Legal Governance in Tripura

Access to affordable and prompt justice is a fundamental right of every citizen of the nation. It is the responsibility of the state to guarantee that each and every citizen has effective access to this fundamental right. Thus after the Indian Constitution was enacted in 1950, the establishment of High Courts in every state was mandated by Article 214 of the Indian Constitution. Mean while Article 231 also stated that a common High Court for two or more states and a Union Territory may exist. As a result, the Guwahati High Court was established for the five North Eastern States (Assam, Nagaland, Manipur, Meghalaya, and Tripura) in accordance with the provision outlined in Article 231. Thus, Tripura's Guwahati High Court Agartala Bench came for the first time under the North Eastern Area (Re-organization) Act, 1971. But later discrepancies started to come like Non Accessibility of High Court, delayed execution of judgements, reluctant approach of subordinate judiciary in the State, deficit in filling Public Interest Litigation etc. Tripura felt the strong need of its own permanent High Court. Thus, the Tripura High Court ultimately arrived on 23 March 2013, after making suitable amendments in the Constitution of India and North-Eastern Areas (Re-organisation) Act, 1971with the crucial goals of eliminating the High Court's lack of accessibility, delaying the execution of decisions, and overcoming the State's subordinate judiciary's reluctance to participate, as well as making the Public Interest Litigation application procedure simple and convenient for the general public.