SOCIO-ECONOMIC COSTS OF PENDING EXCISE CASE IN BIHAR: A SEARCH FOR WAY OUT

-Adil Ameen

This work is an analysis of the effect of the pendency of excise-related cases in Bihar on society and the economy also it provides possible remedies that can curb the problem of pendency. The rise in pendency is witnessed after the Blanket ban on liquor in Bihar in 2016. Since then a lot of people have been arrested and there is reporting of a huge number of cases. Pendency in the judiciary has a very serious effect but when it is attached to a state like Bihar its study becomes very essential as the state comes under one of the least developed states. The
pendency is affecting both the society and the economic condition of people as well as the government. A joint and serious effort from the administration and civil society is needed to curb the problem of pendency.

Keywords: Excise Case, Socio-Economic Cost, Pendency, Bihar, Way Out

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