DOJ TO DELIVER E-COURTS SERVICES TO LITIGANT PUBLIC THROUGH ITS CSCS

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  • In order to provide efficient and time-bound access to the Courts services to litigant public, the Department of Justice has decided to deliver e-Courts services to them through around 2 lakh Common Service Centres (CSCs).
  • To ensure affordability, Department of Justice has decided not to charge any fee from the customers for e-Courts related services delivered through CSCs.
  • However, towards cost of service, CSCs have been authorized to charge five rupees for any of the 23 services available on Courts portal.
  • An official release said, so far around 17 thousand district and subordinate courts have become IT-enabled.
  • It said e-Courts services have now been successfully rolled out through SMS, email, mobile app and other platforms which are benefiting millions of litigants and advocates.
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