Lok Sabha Question No. 1749 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2019-02-13
Subject: Computerization of Courts
Ministry: LAW AND JUSTICE
Asked by: KALIKESH NARAYAN SINGH DEO

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

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION No . 1749 TO BE ANSWERED ON WEDNESDAY, THE 13 th  FEBRUARY, 2019

## Computerization of Courts

## 1749. SHRI KALIKESH N. SINGH DEO:

## Will the MINISTER OF LAW AND JUSTICE be pleased to state:

- (a) whether the Government plans to undertake the computerization of district and subordinate courts, if so, the details thereof;
- (b) whether  the  Government  plans  to  undertake  initiatives  to train judicial officers in case of computerization of judiciary, if so, the details thereof; and
- (c) the  details  of  budget  allocated  for  computerization    of judiciary?

## MINISTER OF STATE FOR LAW & JUSTICE AND

## ANSWER CORPORATE AFFAIRS (SHRI P. P. CHAUDHARY)

(a) to  (c):  Yes,  Madam.  The  Government  is  implementing  the  e-Courts Mission  Mode  Project  for  Information  and  Communication  Technology enablement  of  district  and  subordinate  courts,  across  the  country,  in association with the eCommittee of  Hon'ble Supreme Court of India. The steps being taken by the Government to promote the use of technology in the working of the district and subordinate courts  are as under:

- (i) The  eCourts  Mission  Mode  Project  Phase-I  was  implemented  till 2015. At the end of Phase-I, out of the total target of computerisation of  14,249  district  and  subordinate  courts,  sites  for  all  14,249  courts (100%) were made ready for computerisation, out of which LAN was installed  at  13,643  courts,  hardware  was  provided  in  13,436  courts and software was installed in 13,672 courts. Laptops were provided to 14,309 judicial officers and change management exercise was completed  in  all  the  High  Courts.  Video  Conferencing  facility  was operationalised between 488 court complexes and 342 corresponding jails.
- (ii)        Over  14,000  Judicial Officers were trained in the use of UBUNTULinux Operating System and more than 4,000 court staff have been trained as System Administrators in Case Information System (CIS).
- (iii)    The eCourts Mission Mode Project Phase-II is being implemented for a  period  of  four  years  (2015-19)  or  until  the  project  is  completed, whichever is later. Against the financial outlay of Rs.1, 670 crores in the  second  phase,  Rs.1,154.66  crores  have  been  released,  including Rs.931.3 crores to High Courts. Rs.632.30 crore have been utilised by the High Courts.
- (iv)    Computerisation  of  16,845  district  and  subordinate  courts  has  been completed,  through  provisioning  of  computer  hardware,  Local  Area Network (LAN), and installation of standard application software in district  and  subordinate  courts.  The  details  of  computerised  district and subordinate courts under various High Courts are at Annexure-I.
- (v) One of the important eCourts project components is establishment of Wide Area Network (WAN) connecting all  District and Subordinate court  complexes,  spread  across  the  country.  The  eCommittee  of Supreme  Court  of  India gave  approval to  award  the  eCourts'  WAN project to BSNL. Work order to the tune of Rs. 169 crores has been awarded  to BSNL  for  establishing Wide  Area  Network  (WAN) connecting  2992  district  and  subordinate  court  complexes  across  the country, including 547 court complexes with no connectivity.
- (vi) All  the  district  and  subordinate  courts  computerized  under  eCourts project have been linked to National Judicial Data Grid (NJDG), which is a common repository of case records across the country . The portal also provides online information to citizens including litigants such as details  of  case  registration,  cause  list,  case  status,  daily  orders,  and final judgments.
- (vii) E-Courts  mobile  app  with  the  facility  of  QR  Code  was  launched  on 22.07.2017  for  use  of  litigants  and  lawyers.  Services  under  different captions viz. Search by CNR, Case Status, Cause List and My Cases are available on this application. Furthermore, the facility of providing case information services through SMS has also been implemented and the process of disseminating system-generated SMSs is operational.
- (viii)  During the Phase II, till date, 174.47 crore electronic transactions have been recorded for eCourts through eTaal portal. The eCourts

transactions  have  thus  emerged  as  one  of  the  topmost  accessed services of the Government of India.

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## ANNEXURE-I

| S. No.   | Name of the High Court    | Number of computerised district and subordinate courts   |
|----------|---------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------|
| 1.       | Allahabad                 | 2,072                                                    |
| 2.       | Andhra Pradesh &Telangana | 1,078                                                    |
| 3.       | Bombay                    | 2,079                                                    |
| 4.       | Calcutta                  | 811                                                      |
| 5.       | Chhattisgarh              | 357                                                      |
| 6.       | Delhi                     | 427                                                      |
| 7.       | Gauhati                   | 496                                                      |
| 8.       | Gujarat                   | 1,108                                                    |
| 9.       | Himachal Pradesh          | 119                                                      |
| 10.      | Jammu And Kashmir         | 218                                                      |
| 11.      | Jharkhand                 | 351                                                      |
| 12.      | Karnataka                 | 897                                                      |
| 13.      | Kerala                    | 486                                                      |
| 14.      | Madras                    | 1,032                                                    |
| 15.      | Madhya Pradesh            | 1,293                                                    |
| 16.      | Manipur                   | 37                                                       |
| 17.      | Meghalaya                 | 39                                                       |
| 18.      | Orissa                    | 534                                                      |
| 19.      | Patna                     | 1,025                                                    |
| 20.      | Punjab And Haryana        | 1,018                                                    |
| 21.      | Rajasthan                 | 1,094                                                    |
| 22.      | Sikkim                    | 19                                                       |
| 23.      | Uttarakhand               | 186                                                      |
| 24.      | Tripura                   | 69                                                       |
|          | Total                     | 16,845                                                   |