Lok Sabha Question No. 1502 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2017-12-27
Subject: e-Courts Mission Mode Project
Ministry: LAW AND JUSTICE
Asked by: RAKSHA NIKHIL KHADSE

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

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION No. 1502

TO BE ANSWERED ON WEDNESDAY, THE 27 th  DECEMBER, 2017

e-Courts Mission Mode Project

## 1502.   SHRIMATI RAKSHATAI KHADSE:

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

- (a)
- the details of the e-courts mission mode project phase-II;
- (b) whether the Government recently launched mobile application based e-services for courts;
- (c) if  so,  the  details  of  the  services  shared  through  this application; and
- (d) the  number  of  applicants  using  this  application,  Statewise and Court-wise?

## ANSWER

MINISTER OF STATE FOR LAW & JUSTICE AND CORPORATE AFFAIRS (SHRI P. P. CHAUDHARY)

- (a)  eCourts  mission  mode  project  is  one  of  the  National  eGovernance  projects  in  its  second  phase  during  2015  -  2019. With an overall financial outlay of Rs. 1,670 crores, a sum of Rs. 921.75  crores  has  so  far  been  released  by  the  Government under Phase II. Key features of the Project include provisioning of  basic  infrastructure  for  Information  and  Communication Technology (ICT) enablement of district and subordinate courts, which consists of various modules, such as computer hardware, Local Area Network (LAN), internet connectivity and installation

of  standard  application  software  at  district  and  subordinate courts.  As  on  date,  the  Department  of  Justice  has  completed ICT enablement  of  16,089  district and  subordinate  courts across the country under the eCourts project. Judicial proceedings/ decisions of computerised district and subordinate courts  of  the  country  are  available  on  the  e-Courts  portal (http://www.ecourts.gov.in).    eCourts services such as details of  case  registration,  cause  list,  case  status,  daily  orders,  and final  judgments  are  made  available  to  litigants  and  advocates through SMS (Push and Pull), email, web, mobile application and

Judicial Service Centres.

(b) to (d)  Yes, the Government  has launched mobile application for  eCourts  services  on  22.07.2017.  In  the  mobile  application, services are given under different captions viz. Search by Case Number Record (CNR), Case Status, Cause List and My Cases. CNR is  unique  number  assigned  to  each  case  filed  in  District and  Taluka  Courts  in  the  country,  through  Case  Information System.  On  entering  the  CNR,  one  can  get  the  current  status and details of the case. Case Status can be searched by various options  like  Case  Number,  Party  Name,  Filing  Number,  FIR Number,  Advocate  Name,  Relevant  Act  of  the  Case  and  Case Type.    All  above  options  are  shown  in  the  application  with identifiable separate icons under the Case Status. Case Status Option  shows  information  of  First  Hearing  Date,  Next  Hearing Date,  State  of  Case,  Court  Number  and  Designation  of  Judge. Quick  Response  (QR)  code  facility  is  also  integrated  with  the mobile application. The mobile application is available on both Google  Play  and  Apple  Store.    As  the  mobile  application  is downloaded directly from Google Play Store or App Store, state wise  and  courts  wise  data  are  not  available.  However,  total number of downloads of the eCourts Services mobile application have crossed over 4.43 lakhs.