India, Sept. 14 -- India does not merely need faster courts for land disputes. It needs a different procedure for deciding them. Land and property disputes account for roughly two-thirds of all civil litigation in India. Behind these numbers lie disputes over boundaries, inheritance, sale deeds and possession that can become a family's engagement with the courts for a generation. Land remains locked, investment is postponed and relationships deteriorate. By the time a decree arrives, possession may have changed, physical features may look different and original witnesses may no longer be available. Judicial vacancies and heavy dockets are part of the explanation. But there is a deeper structural problem. The Code of Civil Procedure, 1908 ...