New Delhi, July 12 -- Chief Justice of India BR Gavai said on July 12 that the Indian legal system has been facing unique challenges and needs to be fixed. The CJI, however, said he remains cautiously optimistic that Indians will rise to the

"Even though I conclude that our legal system is badly in need of fixing, I remain cautiously optimistic that my fellow citizens will rise to the challenges," CJI Gavai said, delivering the Convocation Address at Nalsar University of Law, Hyderabad.

The CJI advised students to go abroad for studies on scholarships, not to put pressure on family finances.

"Our country and legal system are facing unique challenges. Delays in trials can sometimes go for decades. We have seen cases where someone has be...