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2927 Court complexes across India have been connected so far by a high-speed Wide Area Network (WAN) under e-Courts Project

E-Courts Project

• The E-Courts Project was conceptualised on the basis of "National Policy and Action Plan for Implementation of Information and Communication Technology (ICT) in the Indian Judiciary - 2005" submitted by e-Committee of the Hon'ble Supreme Court of India
• The e-Courts National portal (ecourts.gov.in) was launched by Hon’ble the Chief Justice of India on 7th August 2013.
• This provides Case Status, daily Cause-list, Cases Filed and Cases Registered through the Case information System (CIS) Software.
• The e-Courts National portal also provides training material for judicial officers and staff, links to District Court websites and statistical reports that can be used as a judicial management information system.
• This portal is expected to play a key role in bringing about judicial reforms.

The main objectives of the e-Court Project are as follows:

• To provide efficient & time-bound citizen-centric service delivery.
• To develop, install & implement decision support systems in courts.
• To automate the processes to provide transparency of Information access to its stakeholders.
• To enhance judicial productivity both qualitatively & quantitatively, to make the justice delivery system affordable, accessible, cost-effective & transparent.

Source: PIB