Published: 11:06 PM, 11 September 2026
Law and Life: A Cycle of Reciprocal Impacts
Law is a vital wing in proper deliverance of governance around the globe. As we are all passing off through a tumultuous process in our life, hence we feel the importance of law in each phase of our life. On account of the above reason, we find that there are several legal lapses within us. It might take prolonged timing, whereas in some cases we find that everything becomes a procedure-oriented action.
In order to delve more into the subject, let me state what actually the term, ‘Law’ is referred to in common parlance. Thus, the said term, is referred to as such, it is a set of norms through which we are able to govern authority to regulate conduct, maintenance of discipline which ends with protection of individual rights. Having been backed by various enforcement mechanisms along with penalties, which ultimately shapes societal norms. It finally resolves within a community.
Law and legal lapses are closely intertwined. Thus, the term, ‘legal lapses’ are referred to as such, which means a temporary failure, slip or break in continuity. The term also refers to a small mistake which is the result which indicates the result of inattentiveness or forgetfulness, or a period of time that passes off between two events. This is one way; lapses are interpreted from social and legal angles.
The said terms are traceable all around the globe. But while we turn our minds towards the South Asian Sub-Continent then we find it a terrible phenomenon. In the countries under European and American continents, we find that the situation is terrible. But when we turn up our mind towards the South Asian Subcontinent, things look a terribly crazy state of affairs. While we analyze the situations in the South Asian Subcontinent, except India, we find that other nations are in terrible and ghastly states of affairs. The years 2024-2026, these two years have been termed as a havocking one. The impact of Bangladesh has been largely felt upon India. Pakistan has deteriorated a long time back. Sri Lanka and Nepal were in trouble. But sincerity and dedication steer the above two nations to an area of prosperity, success and plentiful opportunities. In these nations, we find that legal lapses are of regular occurrences. There are no initiatives taking place to stop the dreary part of legal lapses. Whenever legal lapses take place, we find our governance and social systems drowned in severe turmoil.
Before we delve into intricate details, legal lapses have become a dreary issue. But we have to find out why there are legal lapses in our life. Whether it might be flaws from the side of citizens or by the side of our rusty governance. Still, we find the reason behind legal lapses within us. Among all some of the common ones are stated as follow:
Legal lapses are divided into different parts,
Human and cognitive factors:
Human and cognitive factors are that by which citizens perceive, process and react to the occurrence of diverse environments. It is through this pattern of study, focusing is made on memory, attention and mental workload. This discipline tries to optimize daily tasks, reduction of human error thereby advancing systems design across high stakes issues like healthcare, aviation and finally user experience in diverse scientific disciplines.
There are diverse factors available within us to comprehend on account of diverse human capabilities and limitations which spans over various mental processes through various decades. These are stated as follow:
Perception-This means several of various sensory organs. Good designs (interpretations like clear traffic signals or user interfaces) thereby maximise natural bottom-up processing and finally utilization of proper and methodical visual hierarchy.
Cognitive Load-It is such a legal process, which paved the way towards development of thinking, learning, remembering and finally utilisation of diverse thoughts. It also highlights how our grey matter posse’s information, understanding the globe which finally turns experience into knowledge.
There are in all seven types of cognitive dissonance, which are stated as such, visuospatial, naming, attention, language, abstraction, delayed recall which finally ends with orientation.
Now arriving at the key aspects, we have to introspect why there are legal lapses in life. Human life, on the basis of current dilapidated situations, are in the midst of coercions between different segments of societies. My task in relation to interpretation of this column, is indeed a tough proposition to deal with. Before I delve into details, pertaining to my subject, let me introspect why there are legal lapses in our life.
Now arriving at the crux of the matter, let me find out why legal lapses occur in human life. We are well aware that legal lapse is a regular occurrence in human life. India's legal systems are of a complex pattern. When cases are filed for criminal, social, municipal and civil ones, there are severe delays in initiating proper judgement. Hence too much time is taken to come up with proper judgement for the cases filled up by the concerned legal advisers. When judgement is brought out by the lawyers, then the cost of legal procedures become too costly. Despite the surge in costs, we find clients of lawyers’ land up into utterly dire straits of affairs. Despite the hardships being faced by the citizens of India, the cost incurring legal expenses surge up so high, legal lapses in this vast nation, becomes terribly unbearable by the citizens to bear. Henceforth the legal lapses are a regular feature which no doubt paves the way towards the occurrence of the above. The action initiated by the legal professional becomes terribly weak.
Legal lapses in India because of its deep-rooted social traditions. It is due to weak and fragile infrastructure, along with wide economic gaps which quite often move faster than modern legislative procedures. Despite India’s progress in technology and economics, our social fabric of our societies still remains in its fragile point. To delve into details pertaining to the above points. Still trying to trace out the key points behind the points stated below:
Old traditions over new laws:
Caste and patriarchy: Ancient social hierarchies and gender biases still augur for social discrimination all over this vast nation.
Community pressure: Local customs and caste councils quite often dominate power over citizens apart from having formal state laws.
Resistance to change: Updated society of the modern age accepts new legislations, but due to traditional mindsets there are quite many among the citizens who are reluctant to accept innovative and new rights. In this regard, one point always strikes our mind for our growth and development, humanity across this vast nation, always try for development from multifarious aspects.
Weak enforcement systems:
Police shortages: The department of police under the ministry of home affairs in both national and state levels, lack sound manpower to monitor the law-and-order situation on state and national level.
Delays by the court on the ground of solutions towards all criminal issues, in most of the cases retard the peaceful law and order processes in both levels.
Court delays: Courts, meaning judiciaries all around the nation deliberately delays the processes of initiating legal verdicts.
Corruption: Bribes along with political influence are fully responsible for unfair investigations and finally proper judgment.
Economic inequality: It is an umbrella term for three concepts, income equality, how the total sum of money paid to people is distributed among them.
Summing up my hypothesis, one point is crystal clear in our mind, that if humanity moves ahead on a straight path, then we may evince a feeling of peace and calmness. This also gets reflected in our mind along with expression. Also, Healthwise also we remain safe and sound. If we don’t have transparencies upon us then we have to face legal lapses on a continuous process. That is the reason we should always be truthful and sanctimonious then only we will be in a position to refrain from all sorts of legal lapses in life.
Sujayendra Das is a columnist
based in Calcutta, India.
