eCourts Project

• The Union Cabinet has approved the third phase of the eCourts Projects with a budget allocation of 7,210 crore.

ABOUT

• The eCourts Mission Mode Project is the prime mover for improving access to justice using technology.
• As part of the National eGovernance Plan, the e-Courts Project has been under implementation since 2007 for ICT enablement of the Indian Judiciary, the Phase II of which has concluded in
• Phase III of the e-Courts Project in India is rooted in the philosophy of “access and inclusion” and aims to create a unified technology platform, which will provide a seamless and paperless interface between the courts, the litigants and other stakeholders.
• Taking the gains of Phase-I and Phase-II to the next level, the e-Courts Phase-III aims to usher in a regime of maximum ease of justice by moving towards digital, online and paperless courts.
• It includes digitization of the entire court records including legacy records and by bringing in universalization of e-Filing/ e-Payments through saturation of all court complexes with e-Sewa Kendras.
• It will put in place intelligent smart systems enabling data-based decision making for judges and registries while scheduling or prioritizing cases.
• It is being implemented under the joint partnership of Department of Justice, and eCommittee, Supreme Court of India, in a decentralized manner through the respective High Courts to develop a judicial system that would promote ease of justice.