177 out of 178 ranking. What a disgrace.

"India has been ranked as second last at 177 in the list of 178 economies in enforcing contracts as the judicial systems that affects the efficiency of courts witness a lot of delays and backlog," she said.

The report brings out a wide disparity between efficiencies of different cities within India. The time to obtain a business licence ranges between 159 days in Bhubaneshwar and 522 in Ranchi. The time to register property ranges from 35 days in Hyderabad to 155 in Kolkata.

World Bank Report 2007
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After 60 years of Independence, is this what the super intelligent IAS officers, Netas and Babus can show for a country of 1.1 Billion people. It is a disgrace.

Everybody talks of reforms. Talk only.
The area that require the maximum reform is the Judicial system. It is a virtual world of delays, stagnation and time waster.
Yet where is the reform here even after 60 yars.?

I think it was ranked 177 amond 189 countries.