1. ADDL. DISTRICT & SESSIONS JUDGE E-Mail: talwant@yahoo.comIn
Delhi District Courts BY
TALWANT SINGH
ADDL. DISTRICT & SESSIONS JUDGE
DELHI
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2. INTRODUCTION
Independent, effective, just and efficient judicial system – a must in Democratic System.
Modernization, streamlining and improved efficiency in court systems are paramount to increase Citizens’ faith and confidence in the Judicial System and State.

3. Objectives
To help the Judicial Administration in streamlining its day-to-day activities
To provide web based information and query counter for the benefit of litigants
To provide transparency of information
To cut short delays in all time critical applications

4. COURT COMPLEXES IN DELHI

5. Volume of the Project
The ICT Project covers 300 Courts spread across the four Court Complexes i.e. Tis Hazari, Patiala House, Karkardooma and Rohini Courts
Ranging from District Judge to Metropolitan Magistrates/Civil Judges
About 1500 Desktop Computers with 25 Duel processor Servers and 600 printers

6. Hardware
Database servers & Application servers are installed in computer centres in Four Court Complexes
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.

8. 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

9. Additional Hardware
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

10. View of Nazarat Branch

11. Computerisation in Library

12. Computerised Filing Counter

13. 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

14. Court with Video Conferencing facility

15. Management Information Systems
Application Areas Contd...
Management Information Systems
Case Filing & Monitoring
Digitally signed Certified Copies
Automatic Notices
Statistical Information
Automatic Cause Lists
Transfer & Disposal of Cases
File Movement Monitoring

16. Public Interface Applications
Cause Lists on Internet
Judgements/ Daily Orders on Internet
On-Line Enquiry Counter
Access to High Court’s Judgements
Facilitation Centres
District Courts User Manual on Net
Telephone Help Lines

17. 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

19. 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

21. Statistical Information
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.

23. 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.

24. 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.

26. Public Interface Applications
Facilitation Counter provides :
Status of a pending case
Copies of already pronounced orders / judgements
Copy of Cause List
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

27. One of the Facilitation Centre in District Courts of Delhi

28. Case Status on Internet:
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.

29. 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.

30. 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:

32. Advantages gained Reduces case processing time
Automatic generation of notices
The Judges get precedents instantaneously
Transparency of Information
Implementation of routine activities as per the established procedure
Timely information to the litigant public

33. Advantages gained contd..
Generation of accurate statistics
Cause lists, judgments, case status on Internet
Reduces delay tactics
Access to precedents, court events, law points, etc.
Availability of requisite information to judges for expeditious case disposal

34. 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.

35. View of the Training Room

36. FUTURE PLANS
Direct Connectivity with Delhi High Court, Police Stations, Labs and Jails
Interactive Voice Response System
Automated Attendance Marking System
Digitization of Disposed Records

37. SMS Enquiry Facility for Lawyers/Litigants
FUTURE PLANS CONTD..
SMS Enquiry Facility for Lawyers/Litigants
Automatic Staff Posting System
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

38. COURTS IT PROGRESS YESTERDAY TODAY Inquiries Tricky Manual Filing
Paper Based Trials
No IT Infrastructure
Manual Data Handling
Manual Recording
Paper based Orders
TODAY
Word Processing
Internet & Intranet
Video Conferencing
Digital Signatures
Standard IT Structure
E- Data Exchange
E-Orders

39. Miles To Go Before I Sleep…..
THANKS
Presented by:
TALWANT SINGH
ADDL DISTRICT & SESSIONS JUDGE
DELHI