‘Fast and Secured Transmission of Electronic Records’ (FASTER) programme.

Why in news?

• On 31st March 2022, the Chief Justice of India (01), NV Ramana virtually launched the ‘Fast and Secured Transmission of Electronic Records’ (FASTER) programme.
• It is a digital platform to communicate interim orders, stay orders, bail orders etc., of the Supreme Court to authorities concerned through a secured electronic communication channel.
• It allows court orders to be transmitted in a quick and secure electronic format.
• Objective-To eliminate the situation in which inmates’ release is delayed even after the Supreme Court grants them bail.

About ‘Fast and Secured Transmission of Electronic Records’ (FASTER) programme: 

• The FASTER program was created in response to a news report published in July 2021, regarding prisoner release delays.
• lt is developed on war footing by the Registry in collaboration with the National Informatics Centre (NIC).
• All nodal officers have been connected through a specific Judicial Communication Network (JCN) by creating a secured pathway.
• Every proceeding will have digital signatures of authorized Nodal Officers of the Supreme Court as well as institutional digital signatures.
• Such directives would be received by all parties affected on time, allowing them to take the necessary actions.