NEW AND INNOVATIVE Ministry of Law & Justice

SERVICES NSTEP eFiling eSign Government of India

National Service and

Tracking of Electronic ePayment NJDG
Processes (NSTEP)
• Enables serving of summons in
electronic or semi-electronic mode
eCourts Portal eCourts Services
• Real time updates reduce inordinate
delays in process serving
Harnessing
• Transparent tracking of service
by all stakeholders
Technology for
• GPS connectivity with Bhuvan Effective Justice Delivery
(Indian geo-platform of ISRO)
An initiative of Department of Justice,
Ministry of Law & Justice, Government of India
and eCommittee, Supreme Court of India
ePayment
• Official payment facility for Ranked amongst top ve mission
courts in India mode projects in India
• Enables digital payments of
all nes, penalties, judicial Winner of Gems of Digital
deposits and court fees India Award 2018
• Payment through electronic (Jury’s Choice) for Excellence
medium, without the use of in eGovernance by Ministry of
cheque or cash Electronics and Information Technology
• Integrated with eFiling
process

eFiling
• File cases and replies
• Online ling with no (or limited) To know more: ecommittee@aij.gov.in
physical visits to the court Know current status of your case
registry SMS, “ECOURTS[space][your CNR Number]“
• Integrated with standard to 9766899899
application software across all
district and subordinate courts
• Simpli ed ling process for the
common man

eSign
• Sign documents in a quick
and secure way
• Free e-signing facility
included with online ling
for litigants and lawyers
• Allows citizens to sign any
document remotely
• Efficient process, saves cost
and time
PROJECT BACKGROUND KEY OUTCOMES HIGHLIGHTS OF
eCourts is a Mission Mode Project which uses technology to eCourts Portal (www.ecourts.gov.in) provides
eCourts PROJECT
make the judicial processes across over 21000 district and litigant-centric information. Infrastructure Improvement
subordinate courts in India more efficient and speedy. • Online mechanism for stakeholders such as
litigants, advocates, members of judiciary to • ICT infrastructure covering computer
The project is being implemented under the joint partnership of track the court proceedings, status and hardware, Local Area Network(LAN), Wide
Department of Justice, Ministry of Law & Justice, Government of judgements Area Network (WAN), information kiosks,
• Portal is disabled renewable energy, UPS, power backup, etc. in
India and eCommittee, Supreme Court of India, in a all district and subordinate courts of the country
friendly and
decentralized manner through the respective High Courts. responsive
Phase-I of the project was approved in 2010 and enabled to all devices • ICT provisioning for District Legal Service
• Portal records Authorities, Taluka Legal Service Committees
computerization of 14,249 district and subordinate courts by more than and State Judicial Academies
2015 at a cost of Rs. 639 crores. 1 million hits
• Video conferencing facility connecting all
Phase–II of this project, which envisions further enhancements, courts and jails - 488 courts and 342 jails
was commissioned in 2015 for a period of four years, at a budget already connected
of Rs 1670 crores.
National Judicial Data Grid (njdg.ecourts.gov.in) Platforms for Service Delivery
The focus of the Phase–II is on enhancing judicial service provides case information statistics:
delivery for litigants and lawyers by improving infrastructure Status of any case led in any district or taluka court can be found
• Enables transparency in tracking of pendency of through these platforms:
and providing technology-enabled judicial processes. It involves
case statistics
improved ICT infrastructure, video conferencing, improved • Web portal (www.ecourts.gov.in)
access across seven platforms including web portal, app, judicial • Data from all district & subordinate courts and to access eCourts
from High Courts is available on the grid services across
service centers, kiosks, etc.
• Serves as a national judicial data warehouse that the country
The project also includes capacity building of officers, ICT may be used to drive policy making and decision • eCourts Services
provisioning of District Legal Service Authorities, Taluka Legal support mobile application
Service Committees and State Judicial Academies as well as • Case information software (CIS) version 3.0
implemented in District Courts, version 1.0 • SMS pull of case
judicial process re-engineering. information by
implemented in High Courts
sending Case
Number Record
(CNR) to +91-97668-99899
eCourts SERVICES • SMS push for
For Litigants and Lawyers: automatic case
FOCUS AREAS • Quicker delivery of court services - Case Status
updates after
• ICT infrastructure, technology-enabled judicial processes and wide registration of
Information, Case Next Date Noti cations,
area network connectivity across district and taluka courts mobile number
Daily Orders / Proceedings, Online Certi ed
Copies / Judgments, etc • Automated email
noti cations after
• Delivery of digital court services • Easy and efficient access to case information registration
through the website, email, mobile app, anytime, anywhere
SMS, Judicial Service Centers (JSCs), and • Information kiosks to Information Kiosk
touch screen kiosks For Judicial Officers – an enhanced enable self service
case management system that enables: • Judicial Service
Centers at court
• Change management and re- complexes
engineering of the judicial processes • Cause list • ‘On the go’
generation help menu
Unique Features
• References to
• Drill down case laws of High • Free and open • Single uni ed
calendar Courts and source software portal, across
Supreme Court based project the country
• Customizable
report generation • Video tutorials
with periodic • QR codes to
and manuals
statistics / enable automatic
statements case access