Justice, Law and Moral Responsibility in Modern Indian Writing in English

Abstract

The interdisciplinary dialogue between law and literature offers significant insights into the ethical and philosophical dimensions of justice. In modern Indian Writing in English, literary narratives frequently explore the tension between institutional law and moral responsibility. Contemporary writers portray the lived realities of marginalized communities who remain unheard within legal frameworks. This paper examines how modern Indian writers interrogate the limitations of legal systems while foregrounding ethical consciousness rooted in Indian philosophical traditions. Through selected works of Arundhati Roy, Rohinton Mistry, and Kiran Desai, the study argues that literature functions as a moral critique of law and reveals the deeper philosophical foundations of justice in contemporary Indian society.a