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Jun 2022

Sep 18, 2023

Cabinet Approves eCourts Phase III for 4 Years

The Union Cabinet chaired by the Prime Minister Narendra Modi approved the eCourts Project Phase III as a Central Sector Scheme spanning four years (2023 onwards) with financial outlay of Rs. 7210 crore. This initiative aims to leverage technology to enhance the efficiency and accessibility of the courts.
One of the central objectives of the eCourts Phase III project is to transition towards a digital, online, and paperless court system. This ambitious endeavour seeks to digitize the entire spectrum of court records, including legacy documents. This digital transformation is poised to streamline court processes, reduce administrative overhead, and expedite access to critical legal information.
The eCourts project traces its roots back to 2007 and operates as a centrally sponsored scheme under the National e-Governance Plan. The Supreme Court spearheads the policy planning, strategic direction, and implementation of the project, while the Department of Justice (DoJ) provides essential funding.
The Centrally Sponsored Scheme of eCourts Phase III is implemented under the joint partnership of Department of Justice, Ministry of Law & Justice, Government of India and eCommittee, Supreme Court of India, in a decentralized manner through the respective High Courts to develop a judicial system that would promote ease of justice by making the system more accessible, affordable, reliable, predictable, and transparent for all stakeholders.

Sep 16, 2023

SC Collegium Recommends 18 High Court Additional Judges for Appointment as Permanent Judges

The Supreme Court Collegium headed by Chief Justice D. Y. Chandrachud recommended the names of seven additional judges of the Allahabad High Court and 11 of the Punjab and Haryana High Court for appointment as permanent judges.
Those who have been recommended for appointment are Justices Umesh Chandra Sharma, Renu Agarwal, Ram Manohar Narayan Mishra, Mayank Kumar Jain, Shiv Shanker Prasad, Gajendra Kumar and Nalin Kumar Srivastava of the Allahabad High Court.
Those who have been recommended for appointment as permanent judges of Punjab and Haryana High Court are Justices Nidhi Gupta, Sanjay Vashisth, Tribhuvan Dahiya, Namit Kumar, Harkesh Manuja, Aman Chaudhary, Naresh Singh, Harsh Bunger, Jagmohan Bansal, Deepak Manchanda and Alok Jain.

Sep 15, 2023

Supreme Court Joins National Judicial Data Grid

Chief Justice D. Y. Chandrachud announced that the Supreme Court is now officially on board with the National Judicial Data Grid (NJDG). This move, carried out under the court's open data policy, opens up real-time data access regarding case pendency in courts across India.
National Judicial Data Grid is a national portal that holds real-time information and data on all cases pending and disposed of by courts nationwide. This includes High Courts as well as district and Taluka Courts, and now the Supreme Court of India.
The NJDG is regarded as a flagship project of the E-Courts Mission. This platform was developed through collaboration between the National Informatics Centre and the in-house IT team of the Supreme Court.
National Judicial Data Grid (NJDG) for High Courts was launched by K. K. Venugopal, Attorney General of India on July 3, 2020

Sep 14, 2023

Central Government Clears Appointment of Five Additional Judges of Madras High Court as Permanent...

The Central government notified the appointment of five additional judges of the Madras High Court as permanent judges.
They are: Justice A. A. Nakkiran, Justice Nidumolu Mala, Justice S. Sounthar, Justice Sunder Mohan, and Justice Kabali Kumaresh Babu.
The Madras High Court is permitted to have a maximum of 75 judges, of which 56 may be permanently appointed and 19 may be additionally appointed.

Sep 13, 2023

Central Government Clears Appointment of Two Additional Judges of Karnataka High Court as Permane...

The Central government cleared the appointment of two additional judges of the Karnataka High Court as permanent judges.
Additional judges Justices Anant Ramanath Hegde and K. S. Hemalekha were made permanent judges.
The term of Justice Siddhaiah Rachiah as additional judge was extended by a period of one year with effect from November 8, 2023.
The Supreme Court Collegium on August 31 recommended that Justices Hegde and Hemalekha be made permanent judges of the High Court.
While the High Court Collegium had recommended that Justice Rachiah also be made permanent, the apex court's Collegium recommended that his term as additional judge be extended by a year.
The Karnataka High Court is functioning with a strength of 51 judges (40 permanent and 11 additional judges) (as in September2023) as against its sanctioned strength of 62.

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