Indian Legal system & Mysore Court house

Mr. Shivakumar is an Indian attorney. What sets him a part from the professors at SDM-IMD is that he clearly knows how to maintain our attention and was by far the most fascinating character in India, so far. His enthusiasm about India's legal system stimulated our class and provoked a whole class discussion. I would even take it as far as saying the class enjoyed him the best. He is honest about India's legal system and feels no need to sugar coat how India uses institutionalized corruption to their advantage. As Friedman published, India will become the leading economy through the flattening of the world.

The Mysore court house is reflective of its historical legal system.

The building occupies the center of the city. The main road with probably the only stop light I have seen in Mysore leads directly to the government buildings. The architecture is nostalgic and depressed simultaneously. In the court room, wooden chairs are mended with giant nails protruding through, broken windows lift up while metal bars have stayed welded for centuries.
Paralegal attorneys wore flip-flops, white button up collared shirts with paper cardboard neckties, over-sized black coat to project a uniform look; each paralegal had collections of briefs/cases for the day. Its too bad we weren't able to take photos of the experience. Dilapidated buildings only supplement the awkwardness of an Indian courtroom. Respect is always paid to the judge and then to every Ghandi photograph above the judge's chair hugged on the wall.

My initial reaction is confusion. For India to have more software engineers and knowledge commanding individuals than Silicon Valley, why do bailiffs and paralegals manually register and record legal documents in storage cabinets in this technological age? The confusion wandered around the room as other students brought up the question to hear everyones thoughts. In the states, our government buildings are impressive and lavished with the most decor; completely the opposite with India. I am not trying to generalize Mysore to all of India, but by the looks of this particular court house Indians don't secure the importance of its legal system.