1. E-courts
| Riju Bafna, Akash P.

2. E-courts Mission Mode Project
2.7cr pending cases in subordinate courts (as on )
43% cases pending for over two years.
E-courts
Computerization
E-Services
National Judicial Data Grid
Case information of more than 7 crore decided and pending cases and 3 crore orders and judgments available to the public
Main achievements:
92% courts computerised and on NJDG
Video Conferencing in 500 courts & 347 jails
Case status information online
SMS service for parties, lawyers. NJDG mobile app

4. 7cr cases and 3cr judgments on NJDG

5. Our Recommendations Monitoring of Courts’ working
Leveraging technology
Use of IT in records movement
Use of Video Conferencing
Services for effective justice delivery

6. Monitoring of Courts’ working
Stages in a criminal case
Judgment/ Disposal
Arguments
Cross Examination of witnesses by Prosecution
Evidence by accused
Cross examination of witness
Evidence by Prosecution
Framing of charges
Odisha
Average no of adjournments:
Civil cases - 51
Criminal cases - 33
Only this is being measured

7. Monitoring Judicial Performance
Measuring productivity
Measuring Effectiveness
Measuring
delays
Report Card for judges
No. of cases appealed, remanded
No. & length of adjournments, with reasons 1 1 1
Performance measured by granting score at every stage.
No. of cases where cost imposed on adjournments
Delay between completion of hearing & judgment 2 2 2
Improved monitoring of courts
Inputs in policy making

8. Use of IT in Records Movement
Decree
Obtaining certified copies
Filing of
appeal
Appellate Court may call for original records
Subordinate Court sends physical copy
Current
Process
Decree
Filing of appeal
Higher court enters unique case number
Subordinate Court uploads case
Proposed
Process
Reduce delays in appeal process

9. Use of Video Conferencing
eCourts project
Cost for ferrying Under trials to court: Rs. 700 (Maharashtra Police)
Proposed
Cost to Govt. for procuring doctor: Rs.10,400 (PGI Chandigarh)
Cost and time saving
Efficiency in evidence process

10. Services E-plead guilty for Motor Vehicle Act cases
Provision for pleading guilty online
Templates of judgments, automatic disposal
Government dashboard
Government biggest litigant
Monitoring of cases – whether reply filed, date of hearing
Judicial Call Centre
Parties can call and enquire status of a case
Objective is to deliver 30 services via 7 platforms. 60 lakh sms are being sent every month. E-taal hits: 5 lakh hits every day. More than 32cr hits since Aug Top 3 services.
Citizen-centric services
Transparency

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