Access to justice is essential for the rule of law to be effective. The right to access justice is recognized by the Constitution as a human and fundamental right. The concept of access to justice refers to gaining justice easily through legal processes within a reasonable amount of time. In order to promote fair, transparent, effective, and accountable justice for all, state government must take all necessary steps to ensure that delivery of justice is impartial and non-discriminatory. The provision of legal aid is a key component of strategies to improve access to justice. Individuals seeking a remedy in a civil or criminal case or collectively in a group action or constitutional challenge frequently use the term access to justice to refer to access to the formal legal system. For the rule of law to be effective, as well as enhancing access to justice, it is essential today. What does it mean to have access to justice?, It means that a person can learn about his or her rights and then express them through a neutral and nondiscriminatory process that establishes facts, applies the rule of law and enforces their rights. As a human right, access to justice includes the obligation for states to build judicial and adjudicatory mechanisms that facilitate independent and effective redress for those who seek it without discrimination.
“Justice has always evoked ideas of equality, of proportion of compensation. Equity signifies equality. Rules and regulations, right and righteousness are concerned with equality in value. If all men are equal, then all men are of the same essence, and the common essence entitles them of the same fundamental rights and equal liberty... In short justice is another name of liberty, equality and fraternity.”
― Bhimrao Ramji Ambedkar