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The promise and perils of digital justice delivery
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June 10, 2021 00:51 IST
Phase 3 of the e-Courts project can harness technology for service delivery without increasing surveillance risks
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Phase 3 of the e-Courts project can harness technology for service delivery without increasing surveillance risks
In popular perception, Indian courts are not associated first with the delivery of justice, but with long delays and difficulties for ordinary litigants. According to data released by the Supreme Court in the June 2020 newsletter of the e-Committee, 3.27 crore cases are pending before Indian courts, of which 85,000 have been pending for over 30 years. Can technology be used to revolutionise India’s courts? Yes, but only when it operates within the constitutional framework of the fundamental rights of citizens. If not, technology will only further exclusion, inequity and surveillance. ....

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