February 2021

Newsletter e-Committee, Supreme Court of

Table of Contents Justice Clock Inaugurated at the High Court of Karnataka ...... 3

“INTEGRATION OF POLICE IT WITH CIS THROUGH ICJS” ...... 4

Justice Clock Web Version Launched by the ...... 5

Scanning & Digitization of Case Records Ramped Up in the Orissa High Court ...... 6 e-Courts Project Progress by the Bench of the Gauhati High Court ...... 7

Know the Best Practices of High Court of Bombay & High Court of Chhattisgarh ...... 8

QR Code-Based Digital Entry Pass System Introduced by the ...... 9

Court Room Set-Up for Hybrid Hearings at the Delhi High Court ...... 11

Web Page for Commercial Courts Launched by the ...... 13

Accessible Punjab & Haryana High Court Website as per GIGW Guidelines...... 15

High Court of Kerala commences Digitisation of Records...... 16

High Court of Kerala’s Interim Order Uploading Module ...... 17

Procurement of Additional Biometric Machines ...... 18 e-Committee Awareness Programme through National Judicial Academy ...... 19

The Second Phase of Advocate Master Trainer -State level TOT Programme...... 20 e-Courts Project Statistics:...... 22

Number of cases dealt through Video Conferencing in High Courts/District Courts during the Lock-down as on 28 February 2021...... 22

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Justice Clock Inaugurated at the High Court of Karnataka

India). This was done in the presence The event was conducted on 6 of Hon’ble Chief Minister of the State February 2021 at the Karnataka of Karnataka, Shri B.S. Yediyurappa, Judicial Academy, where the “Justice Hon’ble Justice Mohan M. Clock” (installed in the premises of the Shantanagoudar (Judge, Supreme High Court of Karnataka) was Court of India) (who was joining inaugurated by Hon’ble Justice A.S. through video conference) and Bopanna (Judge, Supreme Court of

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Hon’ble Justice S. Abdul Nazeer M. Karjol, Hon’ble Minister for Home, (Judge, ). Law, Parliamentary Affairs and Legislation for the State of Karnataka, The event was presided by Hon’ble Shri Basavaraj S. Bommai, Shri M.B. Justice Abhay Shreeniwas Oka (Chief Nargund (Additional Solicitor General, Justice, High Court of Karnataka and Government of India), Shri Prabhuling Patron-in-Chief, Karnataka Judicial K. Navadgi (Advocate General, Academy, Karnataka State Legal Government of Karnataka), Shri A.P. Services Authority and Bangalore Ranganatha (President, Advocate Mediation Centre). It was also Association Bengaluru) and Shri attended by Hon’ble Deputy Chief Srinivasa Babu L (Chairman, Minister and Hon’ble Minister for PWD Karnataka State Bar Council) for the State of Karnataka, Shri Govind

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“INTEGRATION OF POLICE IT WITH CIS THROUGH ICJS”

At the same event, the Karnataka State of Karnataka, Shri Govind M. State Judiciary’s initiative of Karjol and Hon’ble Minister for Home, integrating the Police’s IT with CIS Law, Parliamentary Affairs and using ICJS was jointly inaugurated by Legislation for the State of Karnataka, Hon’ble Deputy Chief Minister and Shri Basavaraj S. Bommai. Hon’ble Minister for PWD for the

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Justice Clock Web Version Launched by the Orissa High Court

“Justice Clock” is a large Display In order to enable stakeholders to System showcasing e-Courts related access essential e-Courts related information for the members of information displayed in the Court’s general public and Advocates, and its Justice Clock from the comfort of physical version is installed in the their homes and offices, the web public road facing wall of the Orissa version of said “Justice Clock” was High Court. launched on 10 February 2021. The

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Scanning & Digitization of Case Records Ramped Up in the Orissa High Court

The rate of scanning and on a war footing. Nearly one lakh digitization of Orissa High Court case records have been Court’s case records was scanned in the Orissa High boosted by establishing three Court since January 2021, simultaneous Digitization Hubs taking the total tally of scanned in the High Court building and by case records to approximately enhancing the prime resources three lakhs.

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e-Courts Project Progress by the Kohima Bench of the Gauhati High Court

Out of eleven District Court Complexes, and the upgradation in the Complexes in , three District remaining four District Court Court Complexes (namely Kohima, Complexes is in progress and will be Dimapur and Peren) were brought completed latest by 20 March 2021. online and their data replication was The “Justice Clock” CIS kiosks were done daily in the NJDG portal. used by the general public, while a full- CIS training was conducted to the fledged VC room was also put for the representative court staff from all the general public. District Courts of Nagaland. Upgradation of CIS 3.1 to CIS 3.2 is done in seven District Court

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Know the Best Practices of High Court of Bombay & High Court of Chhattisgarh

As part of “Know the best practises of practices of the High Court of ” series to disseminate https://ecommitteesci.gov.in/division/h information about the e-initiatives and igh-court-of-bombay/ the best practises of the High Courts, this month in limelight are the High High Court of Chhattisgarh: Click the Court of Bombay and High Court of link to read the e-initiatives, and the best Chhattisgarh. practises of : High Court of Bombay: Click the link to https://ecommitteesci.gov.in/division/h read the e-initiatives, and the best igh-court-of-chhattisgarh/

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QR Code-Based Digital Entry Pass System Introduced by the Delhi High Court

Delhi High Court has recently introduced which came into effect on 25 January QR code-based digital Entry Pass 2021. system for entry into the court complex,

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The QR code-based digital entry passes provided with QR code readers to get the are generated one day in advance, on the details of the visiting Advocates/Parties- basis of listing of cases before the in-person. The concerned Hon’ble Benches holding physical Advocates/Parties-in-person also need hearings. They are then sent to the to carry any original ID Proof (Bar concerned Advocates/Parties-in-person Council/Bar Association (who have got their mobile number(s) Card/government ID) along with the and/or email IDs registered in the Case digital entry pass at the time of entry into Information System of Delhi High Court) the Court Block(s). in a PDF format through SMSs and emails. The PDF file can then be The concerned Advocates shall ensure downloaded on one’s that the digital entry pass is not misused Mobile/Laptop/Tablet/iPad from the by anyone, and that it is non- SMS/email. The downloaded digital transferrable. However, in case the pass can then be presented to the concerned Advocate is not a position to security personnel at the Entry Gate(s) of attend the proceedings before the Court the Delhi High Court, and also at the Exit and wants any other advocate to Gate(s). represent her/him, then they shall issue necessary authorization in writing. Such The digital entry pass is valid for the day authorized Advocate shall be permitted for which it is issued, and can be used entry only after due verification. Further, only once that day. The security the written authorization are retained for personnel deployed at Entry Gate(s)/Exit record at the time of entry. Gates(s) of Delhi High Court have been

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Court Room Set-Up for Hybrid Hearings at the Delhi High Court

For the ease of conducting court the Delhi High Court has introduced proceedings in the “Hybrid System”, new Court room set ups. For Hon’ble

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Single Benches, there will be three Advocates/Litigants appearing PCs in the Court room (PC1, PC2 and virtually are audible and visible to the PC3) along with one TV. The Hon’ble Hon’ble Judges, Court Master(s) and Judge will use PC1, where all the Advocates. Advocates/Litigants connected Similarly, for Hon’ble Division virtually (through the Cisco WebEx Benches, there will be five PCs in the software hosted and organized by Court room (PC1, PC2, PC3, PC4 and Court Master(s)) will be displayed. PC5) along with one TV. Their set-up PC1 will also be connected to the TV, will be similar to that of Hon’ble however audio will be muted on the Single Benches, with PC1 and PC2 TV. PC2 will be used by the Court being used by the Hon’ble Judges Master and PC3 by the Advocates (and being connected to the TV), PC3 appearing in person in the court room, and PC4 being used by the Court and both of them will also display all Masters and PC5 being used by the the Advocates/Litigants connected Advocates appearing physically. virtually. This will ensure that all

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Web Page for Commercial Courts Launched by the Rajasthan High Court

An exclusive web page, designed and Commercial Appellate Divisions hosted by Rajasthan High Court, for functional in Rajasthan. Links for e- Commercial Courts of Rajasthan was filing, e-Pay, Court Orders, Case made live from month of February status, Cause lists are also available 2021 and is available at following on this web page, and a user can avail URL: https://hcraj.nic.in/commercial- all e-services pertaining to court/. commercial courts in a single page. Further, digitally signed PDF copies of This web page displays live statistical Judgments/orders are also made data of all Commercial Courts and available through the web page. e-Committee Newsletter, February 2021 13

Visitors of this web page can access the Courts can directly update their all statistical information as required data on web page. The web page also under the Commercial Courts Act, conforms with the Ease of Doing 2015 and the Commercial Courts Business, Business Reforms Action (Statistical Data) Rules, 2018 (as Plan of Government of India. amended in year 2020). . All Courts have been provided separate logins and by using them,

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Accessible Punjab & Haryana High Court Website as per GIGW Guidelines

The Chairperson of the e-Committee High Court websites digitally had issued guidelines to the Chief accessible for the physically Justices of High Courts in a letter challenged person the websites of the issued in December 2020 to take Punjab & Haryana High Court urgent action to make courts (phhc.gov.in and highcourtchd.gov.in) accessible, including the digital have progressed into more accessible ecosystem, to persons with websites for individuals with disabilities, in accordance with the GIGW guidelines disabilities. As part of the e- and the guidelines issued by the Hon'ble Committee initiatives to make all the Supreme Court of India

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High Court of Kerala commences Digitisation of Records

Scanning, Digitization and Preservation records. The cost of scanning of one of Case Records is one of the objectives page is 54.45 paise. As a pilot project, under the e-Courts Project Phase-II, trial scan of four lakhs pages is approved by the e-Committee of the proposed. Training is also imparted to

Supreme Court of India. On 17.02.2021 the staff (which include Company staff the High court of Kerala commenced the and retired staff) who are handling the digitization process of disposed of process. The Committee in charge of cases. being a 'court Computerisation plans to start digitising of Record', has about thirty-three lakhs all pending files along with e-filing of

(33,00,000) of files preserved as cases

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. High Court of Kerala’s Interim Order Uploading Module

The Kerala High court has implemented Multiple sections can be assigned to SO the new Interim order uploading Module and AR. The Signature of Assistant on 22.02.2021. This application is Registrar (Sd/-) is automated. Five user configured to use through CIS (CIS-> types are assigned in this application,

Periphery-> Interim Order Ver2). So, a i.e. Personal Assistant/ Private single login serves both CIS and this Secretary to Judge (PA/PS) for application. generating typed orders, Computer It runs best with latest Google Assistant (Comp Asst) and Assistant

Chrome/Firefox browser. User mapping (Asst) generating interim orders, Section is done from Interim Order User Officer (SO) for verifying orders and

Management of CIS Periphery, where Assistant Registrar (AR) for approving role and sections can be assigned. and uploading orders.

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Procurement of Additional Biometric Machines

Machines for newly constituted Court The Implemented Complexes and the existing Court Biometric Attendance in all District Complexes in the State of Tamil Nadu and Taluka Courts Complexes from and 15 numbers of additional 01.10.2020. The Madras High Court Biometric Machines for the Madras had placed a work order to M/s. High Court both Principal Seat and its Electronics Corporation of Tamil Bench at Madurai for a sum of Nadu Limited (ELCOT), Chennai on Rs.21,28,272/- for the use of staff 23.02.2021 towards procurement of members in the High Court and 140 numbers of additional Biometric Subordinate Courts

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e-Committee Awareness Programme through National Judicial Academy

Academy was conducted for the

The e-Committee Awareness newly elevated High Court Judges

programme on eCourts services under P-1240_NJA on

through the National Judicial 06.02.2021.

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The Second Phase of Advocate Master Trainer -State level TOT Programme

ECT 002-2021-The Second phase of Trainers. The Coordinators Team at the State level training programme for State level for preparing the Regional Master trainers from various States was Language Training material was also held on 20th February 2021 on the topic formed. ECT 002-2021 received "Electronic Case Management Tools feedback grading of 47.9 % (ECMT) for the Advocates" & "Updated (Outstanding) and 44.9% (Good) and all Features of CIS" between 10.30 AM to the topics of the training were graded as 04.30 PM. The said programme covered relevant 73.1 % of participant submitted Three hundred and one (301) Master that they are confident to be trainers

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e-Courts Project Statistics:

Number of cases dealt through Video Conferencing in High Courts/District Courts during the Lock-down as on 28 February 2021

1 High Court Period High District Total Court Court 1 Allahabad 24.03.2020 to 28.02.2021 HC 91185 979392 1070577 24.03.2020 to 28.02.2021 DC 2 Andhra 26.03.2020 to 28.02.2021 HC 171755 311779 483534 Pradesh 26.03.2020 to 28.02.2021 DC 3 Bombay 23.03.2020 to 28.02.2021 HC 64813 71668 136481 23.03.2020 to 28.02.2021 DC 4 Calcutta 26.03.2020 to 28.02.2021 HC 87355 28970 116325 26.03.2020 to 28.02.2021 DC 5 Chhattisgarh 30.03.2020 to 28.02.2021 HC 39883 19785 59668 23.03.2020 to 28.02.2021 DC 6 Delhi 23.03.2020 to 31.01.2021 HC 113970 1319517 1433487 23.03.2020 to 31.01.2021 DC 7 Gauhati 23.03.2020 to 28.02.2021 HC 1364 4720 6084 (Arunachal 23.03.2020 to 28.02.2021 DC Pradesh) 8 Gauhati 26.03.2020 to 28.02.2021 HC 65163 131177 196340 () 26.03.2020 to 28.02.2021 DC 9 Gauhati 23.03.2020 to 28.02.2021 HC 1476 9182 10658 () 23.03.2020 to 28.02.2021 DC 10 Gauhati 23.03.2020 to 30.11.2020 HC 1446 1677 3123 (Nagaland) 25.03.2020 to 30.11.2021 DC 11 Gujarat 24.03.2020 to 28.02.2021 HC 186367 110472 296839 15.04.2020 to 28.02.2021 DC 12 Himachal 24.03.2020 to 28.02.2021 HC 44112 18407 62519 Pradesh 24.03.2020 to 28.02.2021 DC 13 Jammu & 01.02.2020 to 28.02.2021 HC 3628 5378 9006 Kashmir 01.02.2020 to 28.02.2021 DC 14 Jharkhand 25.03.2020 to 28.02.2021 HC 84049 466986 551035 25.03.2020 to 28.02.2021 DC 15 Karnataka 24.03.2020 to 28.02.2021 HC 222174 79545 301719 24.03.2020 to 28.02.2021 DC

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16 Kerala 30.03.2020 to 28.02.2021 HC 63377 66417 129794 24.03.2020 to 28.02.2021 DC 17 Madhya 23.03.2020 to 28.02.2021 HC 269507 405878 675385 Pradesh 23.03.2020 to 28.02.2021 DC

18 Madras 26.03.2020 to 28.02.2021 HC 506677 160206 666883 26.03.2020 to 28.02.2021 DC 19 Manipur 15.04.2020 to 28.02.2021 HC 9264 3524 12788 15.04.2020 to 28.02.2021 DC 20 23.03.2020 to 28.02.2021 HC 615 9808 10423 23.03.2020 to 28.02.2021 DC 21 Orissa 25.03.2020 to 14.02.2021 HC 131181 118874 250055 19.03.2020 to 28.02.2021 DC 22 Patna 24.03.2020 to 28.02.2021 HC 76109 667611 743720 24.03.2020 to 28.02.2021 DC 23 Punjab & 23.03.2020 to 28.02.2021 HC 211184 271532 482716 Haryana 23.03.2020 to 28.02.2021 DC 24 Rajasthan 16.03.2020 to 28.02.2021 HC 110005 81246 191251 16.03.2020 to 28.02.2021 DC 25 Sikkim 23.03.2020 to 28.02.2021 HC 347 2254 2601 23.03.2020 to 28.02.2021 DC 26 Telangana 23.03.2020 to 28.02.2021 HC 145490 74075 219565 23.03.2020 to 28.02.2021 DC 27 Tripura 25.03.2020 to 28.02.2021 HC 5092 5134 10226 25.03.2020 to 28.02.2021 DC 28 Uttarakhand 15.04.2020 to 28.02.2021 HC 50972 21662 72634 15.04.2020 to 28.02.2021 DC Total 2758560 5446876 8205436

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