The ongoing pilot project of computerization
and networking of city courts in the four major metros of Delhi,
Chennai, Kolkata and Mumbai will have facility for filing of complaints
to courts through e-mail by payment of court fees and stamp duty
by credit card. Besides, video conferencing link of courts with
jail will also be set up. In addition, Interactive Voice Response
System (IVRS) based telephonic enquiries will be provided. Added
to this, electronic court display system for finding out the current
order of court hearings and listing of cases will also be there.
In Delhi, the project is scheduled
to be completed by March 31, 2003 and in the other three metros
it is likely to be completed during the year 2003.
The computerization and networking
of courts in four metros will serve as a model for the use of
information technology in courts in the rest of the country.
The project,
when fructified, will help expedite disposal of cases in
the metro courts. The gap between institution and disposal of
cases would also reduce considerably.
