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New Delhi : In another major initiative the eCommittee Supreme Court has prepared the draft vision document for Phase III of the eCourts Project under the auspices of the Supreme court of India. E-Courts Project is a mission mode project undertaken by the Department of Justice, Government of India.
The eCommittee Supreme Court of India on April 3, 2021, released the Draft Vision document for Phase III of the aforementioned e-Courts Project. The press release from ecommittee on April 4, 2021, stated that the draft vision document is hosted on the ecommittee website https://ecommitteesci.gov.in/document/draft-vision-document-for-e-courts-project-phase-iii/ and the Chairperson of eCommittee has requested all the stakeholders, i.e Advocates, Litigants, common citizens, Law students, Technical experts to come forward to give valuable suggestions and feedback as the knowledge, insight, concerns, and experience of the stakeholders will help refine the vision document of the next phase of the ecourts Project and plan its implementation, according to a PIB release.
In this regard, on April 3, 2021, the Chairperson of eCommittee Dr Justice Dhananjaya Y Chandrachud, Judge, Supreme Court of India, also addressed various stakeholders, including all chief justices of the High courts, Legal luminaries, Law schools, IT experts, welcoming the inputs, suggestions and comments on the Draft Vision documents.
Some of the key extracts of the letter of the Chairperson Dr Justice Dhananjaya Y Chandrachud are :
The eCommittee of the Supreme Court has been overseeing the implementation of the eCourts Project conceptualised under the “National Policy and Action Plan for Implementation of Information and Communication Technology (ICT) in the Indian Judiciary-2005”. The eCommittee has evolved in terms of its roles and responsibilities over the last fifteen years.
A solid foundation for the objectives of the eCommittee has been substantially achieved in the first two phases of the Project. The objectives of the eCommittee include : Interlinking of all courts across the country; ICT enablement of the Indian judicial system; Enabling courts to enhance judicial productivity, both qualitatively and quantitatively; Making the justice delivery system accessible, cost-effective, transparent and accountable; and Providing citizen-centric services. As Phase-II will soon conclude, the Committee initiated steps for preparing a vision document for Phase-III.
Phase III of the eCourts Project in India is rooted in two central facets—access and inclusion. Phase III of the eCourts Project envisions a judicial system that is more easily accessible irrespective of geographical distances, efficient and equitable for every individual who seeks justice, makes more efficient use of human and other resources, and absorbs the latest technology for a positive environmental impact.
Successful operationalization of the goals of Phase III will require careful planning around sequencing, budgeting, procurement, contract management, adoption and change management, and a robust monitoring and evaluation framework. This Draft Vision Document provides the blueprint for such operationalisation. The feedback, inputs, suggestions can be sent to the ecommittee email id ecommittee@aij.gov.in within 2 weeks.