Lok Sabha Question No. 3549 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2016-12-07
Subject: Computerization of Courts
Ministry: LAW AND JUSTICE
Asked by: M. I. SHANAVAS

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF LAW AND JUSTICE (DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE)

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION No. 3549 TO BE ANSWERED ON WEDNESDAY, THE 7 TH DECEMBER, 2016

## Computerization of Courts

3549.

SHRI M.I. SHANAVAS

Will the Minister of LAW AND JUSTICE be pleased to state:

- a) the  objectives  and  goals  of  the  central  sector  scheme  of National  Mission  for  Justice  Delivery  and  Legal  Reforms  and the details of achievements and landmark development made under the said scheme till date, State-wise;
- b) the status of computerization of the District and Subordinate Courts till  date  with  funds  allocated  per  State  and  the  funds expended till date; and
- c) the details of States that have achieved cent percent computerization  and  that  are  lagging  behind  in  achieving automation and computerization due to administrative or other hassles till date?

## ANSWER

MINSTER OF STATE FOR LAW AND JUSTICE AND ELECTRONICS AND INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY

(SHRI P.P. CHAUDHARY)

(a) As a central sector scheme of the Government, the Department of  Justice  is  implementing  eCourts  Mission  Mode  Project.  The objective  of  the  eCourts  project  is  to  provide  the  designated services  through  the  universal  computerisation  of  district  and subordinate courts as well as the upgradation of ICT infrastructure of  the  Supreme  Court  and  the  High  Courts  and  to  facilitate automation of case management.

National Mission for Justice Delivery and Legal Reforms is a centrally  sponsored  scheme,  implemented  by  the  Department  of Justice, which was set up in August, 2011 with the twin objectives of increasing access by reducing delays and arrears in the system

and  enhancing  accountability  through  structural  changes  and  by setting  performance  standards  and  capacities.  The  Government has  adopted  a  co-ordinated  approach  to  assist judiciary for phased liquidation of arrears and pendency in judicial systems in general,  which,  inter-alia,  involves  better  infrastructure  for  court including computerization, increase in strength of judicial officers / judges,  policy  and  legislative  measures  in  the  areas  prone  to excessive litigation and emphasis on human resource development.  As  a  result  of  the  concerted  efforts  made  by  all stake-holders the increasing trend of pendency  of cases in subordinate courts has been checked.

- (b) and (c)  The national e-Courts portal (http://www.ecourts.gov.in) is one of the outputs of the project, which provides online services such  as  case  registration,  cause  lists,  case  status,  daily  orders and  final  judgements.    As  per  the  information  available  on  the National Judicial Data Grid, there are 16,934 computerised courts in the country as on 1 st  Dec, 2016. Currently litigants can access case  status  information  in  respect  of  over  7  crore  pending  and decided cases and more than 3 crore orders/judgements pertaining to  these  computerised  district  and  subordinate  courts.  Funds  to the tune of Rs.430.05 crore has been released to high Courts under Phase-II  of  the  project  (July  2015  -  March  2019)  and  the  High Courts  are  at  different  stages  of  procurement.  Details  of  High Court-wise funds released is as under:

| S. No.   | High Courts                 |   Total Release (In Rs.Cr) |
|----------|-----------------------------|----------------------------|
| 1        | Allahabad                   |                      52.02 |
| 2        | Bombay                      |                      59.13 |
| 3        | Calcutta                    |                      21.31 |
| 4        | Chhattisgarh                |                       9.28 |
| 5        | Delhi                       |                      11.28 |
| 6(a)     | Guahati (Arunachal Pradesh) |                       5.84 |
| 6(b)     | Guahati (Assam)             |                       5.19 |
| 6(c)     | Guahati (Mizoram)           |                       0.71 |
| 6(d)     | Guahati (Nagaland)          |                       0.77 |
| 7        | Gujarat                     |                      29.24 |

| S. No.   | High Courts                | Total Release (In Rs.Cr)   |
|----------|----------------------------|----------------------------|
| 8        | Himachal Pradesh           | 4.43                       |
| 9        | Jammu & Kashmir            | 5.54                       |
| 10       | Jharkhand                  | 8.05                       |
| 11       | Karnataka                  | 26.59                      |
| 12       | Kerala                     | 11.45                      |
| 13       | Manipur                    | 1.08                       |
| 14       | Madhya Pradesh             | 24.32                      |
| 15       | Meghalaya                  | 0.70                       |
| 16       | Madras                     | 25.55                      |
| 17       | Orissa                     | 15.28                      |
| 18       | Patna                      | 26.03                      |
| 19       | Punjab & Haryana           | 28.06                      |
| 20       | Rajasthan                  | 21.82                      |
| 21       | Sikkim                     | 0.53                       |
| 22       | Telangana & Andhra Pradesh | 17.27                      |
| 23       | Tripura                    | 12.96                      |
| 24       | Uttarakhand                | 5.64                       |
| Total    | Total                      | 430.05*                    |

*As of now, utilisation certificates against the funds released have not become due.