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E- Court Project History
The President, Dr. A.P. J. Abdul Kalam, is launching National e-Courts Project for extensive computerisation of courts in New Delhi on Monday (July 9, 2007). The Chief Justice of India, Justice Shri K.G. Balakrishnan, the Minister for Law and Justice, Shri H.R. Bhardwaj, the Minister for Communication and Information Technology, Shri A. Raja and Judges of the Supreme Court and other senior judicial functionaries would be present at the launching ceremony. The project of computerization of courts has been devised following the Report submitted by the E-Committee on National Policy and Technology in the Indian Judiciary. The project is to be implemented in three phases spread over a period of five years at a cost of Rs. 854 crore.
Under the first phase spread over a period of two years, computer rooms and judicial service centers would be set up in all 2500 court complexes. About 15 thousand judicial officers would be provided with laptops. Digital inter-connectivity would be established between all courts from the Taluka level to the Apex Court. The other major features of the project under the first phase are creation of well structured database of all the stakeholders, Courts and cases with user friendly retrievable facilities as well as digital archiving of the Supreme Court and High Courts. The project also aims at creation of e-filling facility in the Supreme Court and High Courts. The first phase also envisages development of comprehensive and integrated customised software application for the entire judicial system with regional language support. The outlay for the first phase of the project is Rs. 442 crore. Already the Ministry of Law and Justice has made available Rs. 187.05 crore to NIC up to March 31, 2007 and the remaining amount is being provided during the current financial year. The first phase is scheduled to be completed by the end of the current financial year as a result of which there would be an improvement in capacity building of judges primarily in subordinate courts for delivery of speedy and quality justice. It would also help in creation of National Judicial Data Centre to provide litigation trends in the country for all levels and geographical locations. Digital production of under-trial prisoners and distant examination of victims through video conferencing would be possible. The phase two would also be completed in the next two years following which it would be possible to provide Information and Communication Technology (ICT) coverage of judicial processes from filing to execution level and also of all administrative activities. The third and final phase would be of one year duration. It would lead to the creation of Information Gateways between courts and public agencies and departments. The project is expected to lead to complete demystification of the adjudicatory process thereby ensuring transparency, accountability and cost-effectiveness.
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