Write short note on IT in Judiciary
IT in Judiciary
- The judiciary is a system of courts that interpret and apply the law. The role of the courts is to decide cases by determining the relevant facts and the relevant law and applying the relevant facts to the relevant law. The Indian Judiciary administers a common law system in which customs, securities, and legislation, all codify the law of the land.
- Technology has proven its role in enhancing efficiency, improving access, as well as encouraging transparency, accountability, and adherence to timelines in dealing with legal matters.
- India has taken a variety of measures to automate processes within the judiciary with an aim to improve efficiency and eliminate the time lost in unproductive work. Some of the initiatives are: easy accessibility to online case records and previous judicial pronouncements, reducing dependency on stenographers by utilizing voice recognition software, usage of video conferencing facilities to increase the reach of courts, case management systems, e-registry of court, automated preparation of cause-lists, phasing out physical records through e-filing and e submission of documents, etc
Judicial application in IT
- In 1990 a project named COURTS (Court Information System) was launched for the benefit of the entire legal community. This project was commissioned for streamlining registries of the community. This project was commissioned to streamline registries of various courts, Subsequently, all High Courts have been computerized and Web-enabled both locally and nationally through NICNET.
- The following applications have been successfully implemented at the Supreme Court and also 18 High Courts in the country. The end result of these applications has been a lot of convenience, improvement, and speed of legal service for the litigants who are common people of India.
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