In recent days, Sanjeev Sanyal’s remarks on the Indian judiciary have gone viral. The legal profession in India continues to be the most buttoned up profession - conservative, colonial and resistant to change. Infrastructure projects are often held up in litigation, while land and property disputes remain among the most common civil cases across Indian courts. His words resonate because they reflect lived experience: until courts deliver justice, India’s progress will remain incomplete. The judiciary, however, remains bound by rituals, long vacations, and delays that belong to another era.