ICT
In
Delhi District Courts
BY
TALWANT SINGH
ADDL. DISTRICT & SESSIONS JUDGE
DELHI
E-Mail: talwant@yahoo.com
Web-Site: www.delhicourts.nic.in
INTRODUCTION
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Independent, effective, just and efficient
judicial system – a must in Democratic
System.
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Modernization, streamlining and improved
efficiency in court systems are paramount
to increase Citizens’ faith and confidence in
the Judicial System and State.
Objectives
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To help the Judicial Administration in
streamlining its day-to-day activities
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To provide web based information and
query counter for the benefit of litigants
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To provide transparency of information
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To cut short delays in all time critical
applications
COURT COMPLEXES IN DELHI
Volume of the Project
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The ICT Project covers 300 Courts spread
across the four Court Complexes i.e.
Tis
Hazari,
Patiala
House,
Karkardooma and Rohini Courts
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Ranging
from
District
Judge
to
Metropolitan Magistrates/Civil Judges
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About 1500 Desktop Computers with 25
Duel processor Servers and 600
printers
Hardware
•
Database servers & Application
servers are installed in computer
centres in Four Court Complexes
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Every courtroom is provided with 4
computer
systems and Laser
printers connected on LAN.
•
TFT Screens have been installed on
Dias for Judges to see the orders &
evidence being typed by Stenos.
Hardware Utility
Courtrooms Computers are used for :
• Typing orders/judgments
• Generating Cause lists
• Maintenance of office records
• Automatic Notices generation
• Backlog data entry of cases
• Keep track of Case Files
• Send Data to Web-Site
Additional Hardware
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Computer systems are also installed
in the Centralized Filing Counters,
Cash Branch, Personnel Section,
Library, Copying Agency, Record
Room, Process Server section, etc.
•
All these Computers are connected
through
LAN
Networking
with
Servers
View of Nazarat Branch
Computerisation in Library
Computerised Filing Counter
Applications implemented
The types of software applications are:
 Management Information Systems
 Public Interface Applications
 Financial & Stores Management
 Personnel Management
 Digitization of Record Rooms
 Video Conferencing Facility
Court with Video Conferencing facility
Application Areas Contd...
Management Information Systems
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Case Filing & Monitoring
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Digitally signed Certified Copies
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Automatic Notices
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Statistical Information
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Automatic Cause Lists
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Transfer & Disposal of Cases
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File Movement Monitoring
Public Interface Applications
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Cause Lists on Internet
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Judgements/ Daily Orders on Internet
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On-Line Enquiry Counter
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Access to High Court’s Judgements
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Facilitation Centres
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District Courts User Manual on Net
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Telephone Help Lines
Case Filing and Monitoring System
• Automatically registers fresh cases
• Produces receipts to the litigants
• Gives Unique Case Number to Litigant
• Generates List of cases filed in a day
• Posts cases to concerned courts
• Transfers Data to respective Courts
Summons / Notices
•
All routine summons / notices to
Parties, Advocates & Witnesses
etc. are prepared automatically by
the computer system as it has the
formats of various notices and details
required for generation of notices
•
Progress of notices’ delivery is also
tracked automatically
Statistical Information
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Whenever a new case is filed or a
case is disposed or adjourned, etc.,
the court clerk updates the database.
•
Using the updated information
accurate statistical information such
Institution, Disposal and pendency
statements, etc., are generated
instantaneously.
Digitally signed Certified Copies
The Facilitation Counter generates hard
copies
of orders and judgements as
certified copies. As soon as the orders are
signed by the judges, the same after
digitally signing will be made available on
LAN.
It will help in generating the certified copies
without delay.
There will be no need to physically move
files to copying agency anymore.
Personnel Information System
•
Through this the Court employees
are accessing personal details like
Leave position, Loan details,
availability of LTC, Circulars,
Notices, etc. from any computer
system installed in the Courts.
•
Salary Slips are sent electronically.
Public Interface Applications
Facilitation Counter provides :
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Status of a pending case
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Copies of already pronounced
orders / judgements
•
Copy of Cause List
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Complete history of a pending case
•
Advocate information
•
File tracing information
•
Name of the Court where a case is
pending by giving only party name
One of the Facilitation Centre in District Courts of Delhi
Public Interface Applications Contd...
Case Status on Internet:
•
The entire District Court case
status information will be made
available on Internet.
•
Litigant can find out the status of
their pending cases along with the
latest orders of the court from any
computer system connected to
Internet.
Public Interface Applications Contd…
Orders on Internet
•
Daily orders of the court are
available on Internet for information of
the litigants. No need to approach the
court for getting a copy of an order.
•
Final Judgements are also available,
which can be downloaded for
information purpose.
District Courts’ web site
•
A web-site for the Delhi District Court is
created. It contain its history, jurisdiction,
rules, judges profile, Location map, types
of courts, contact details, Guidelines, Bar
associations, etc.
•
In addition to this the site also has links to
case-status, judgments, Orders, etc.,
applications. The site can be accessed at:
www.delhicourts.nic.in
Advantages gained
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Reduces case processing time
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Automatic generation of notices
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The Judges get precedents instantaneously
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Transparency of Information
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Implementation of routine activities as per
the established procedure
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Timely information to the litigant public
Advantages gained contd..
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Generation of accurate statistics
•
Cause lists, judgments, case status on
Internet
•
•
Reduces delay tactics
•
Availability of requisite information
to judges for expeditious case disposal
Access to precedents, court events, law
points, etc.
Training
Full-fledged Training Centers have been
established in each court complex with:
•
15-20 computers
•
Printers
•
Audio-visual Projector
•
LAN with Internet facility
All the Judges & court officials have been
trained in use of computers & software
NIC provided regular training on each
module to all related employees.
View of the Training Room
FUTURE PLANS
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Direct Connectivity with Delhi High
Court, Police Stations, Labs and Jails
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Interactive Voice Response System
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Automated Attendance Marking System
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Digitization of Disposed Records
FUTURE PLANS CONTD..
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SMS Enquiry Facility for Lawyers/Litigants
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Automatic Staff Posting System
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Minute to Minute progress of Cause Lists on
Internet, Mobile Phones & Electronic Display
Boards
Full- Fledged E-Filing via Internet
Digital Signatures for all Judges
COURTS IT PROGRESS
YESTERDAY
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Inquiries Tricky
Manual Filing
Paper Based Trials
No IT Infrastructure
Manual Data Handling
Manual Recording
Paper based Orders
TODAY
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Word Processing
Internet & Intranet
Video Conferencing
Digital Signatures
Standard IT Structure
E- Data Exchange
E-Orders
Miles To Go Before I Sleep…..
THANKS
Presented by:
TALWANT SINGH
ADDL DISTRICT & SESSIONS JUDGE
DELHI
talwant@yahoo.com