Prelims: Current events of national importance | Polity & Governance
Why in News?
During National conclave on technology & Judicial Education (NCTE), a Senior Judge of SC officially declared Sikkim as India’s first fully paperless state judiciary.
Venue: Gangtok, Sikkim
Highlights of the Initiative
- Aims to - Resolve hurdles caused by geographical factors in the hilly terrain of Sikkim, allowing litigants to get access to justice without traveling a long distance
- Digital Judicial ecosystem —Right from HC of Sikkim to District & Subordinate courts now operates on a digital first Model.
- End-to-End Workflow -Without movement of physical files all process, including e –filing, real time case tracking & Monitoring, issue of electronic Orders & Digital case management are done digitally.
Features
- E-Filing 3.0 – Enables filing of cases 24/7 by removing the need for physical submission of petition at court counters.
- Digital Courtroom – To ensure justice comes to the doorsteps, hearings of court proceeding are done through video Conferencing.
- Integration of AI – Tool like SUVAS (Translator of Regional Language) & SUPACE (For Legal research).
- E-Sewa Kendra Desk – Is established to give Physical assistance to citizens with low digital awareness.
Significance
- Eco-Friendly Governance - In aligned with green Judiciary Vision there is great reduction in paper consumption contributing to environmental sustainability.
- Efficiency - Reduces case pendency by routine tasks automatically & gearing up the recovery of Digital records.
- Filling gap for - Remote location like North Sikkim, ensuring that the "digital highway" connects every citizen to the judicial forum, this would promote judicial inclusivity.
- National Judicial Data Grid (NJDC) – To be updated on real time bases to ensure transparency in the legal process.
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Quick Facts
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e-Courts Mission Mode Project
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This Milestone achievement of Sikkim’s e-Court Project was successful implemented in 3 phases.
- Phase I & II- Aims on Basic e-filing & Computerization.
- Phase III – Aims on Open Data, AI & Paperless environment across all states.
- Nodal agency - Dept. of Justice under Ministry of Law & Justice
- Vision - Indian Judiciary to be transformed into a tech-driven system through "Cloud-first" architecture and advanced data analytics.
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