With a vision by using technology in governance ,PM Modi said that, the government is looking at the possibilities of bringing technology in the judicial system as an essential part of its Digital India mission.
PM Modi said while addressing the inaugural session of joint conference of Chief ministers and chief justices of high courts, PM appealed to chief ministers and chief justices of high courts to take his vision of technology in judicial work forward, he said e-courts project was being implemented in the mission mode.
PM Modi further said, of all the digital transactions that took place in the world last year,40% took place in India, Nowadays, subjects like subjects like blockchains, electronic discovery, cybersecurity, robotics, artificial intelligence and bioethics was being taught in law universities in many countries.
India has more than 40 million cases pending in lower courts, Chief Justice of India (CJI) NV Ramana said. "We have 20 judges per 10 lakh people, highlighting a huge backlog in the legal system, which is highly inadequate to deal with the rising trend of litigation," the CJI stated.
Courts were falling short of judges crucial to their efficient function and the CJI said, as many of the 24,000 approved positions for judicial officers on India's lower courts remain unfilled, Ramana said, without specifying a number.
