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Date: 02-May-2024 Category: Extra Ordinary State: Union Government Country: India

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Executive Summary & Key Takeaways

What it means

  • The notification from the Delhi High Court introduces amendments to Chapter 16 of Volume IV of the Delhi High Court Rules & Orders, concerning the digitization and destruction of judicial records.
  • The amendments allow for the destruction of judicial records, books, and papers after they have been retained in electronic form, subject to certain exceptions and conditions.
  • The notification specifies procedures for the conversion of records to electronic form, their supervision, and retention, as well as exceptions for certain types of documents that must be preserved physically or are not eligible for electronic retention.

Key Changes

  • Rule 1-A: Allows destruction of judicial records after electronic retention, in accordance with Section 7 of the Information Technology Act, 2000, with exceptions for negotiable instruments (other than cheques), powers-of-attorney, trusts, wills, and contracts for the sale or transfer of immovable property.
  • Rule 1-A: Documents that are to be preserved permanently as per existing rules must continue to be preserved in physical form even after electronic preservation.
  • Rule 1-B: Mandates supervision of the conversion of judicial records to electronic form by an officer appointed by the Principal District & Sessions Judge, with authentication via digital signatures. The electronic records must be in a format suitable for digital preservation and kept in a tamper-proof environment.
  • Rule 1-C: Requires electronic records to be kept in the Record Room of the concerned District, as well as in the Record Room of another District of different court complex of Delhi and also at Server situated in a remote city of India as may be decided by High Court of Delhi from time to time.
  • Exceptions: Specifies that certain records, including those required to be preserved permanently, records related to sexual assault on women, records related to the Official Secrets Act or the sovereignty and integrity of India, and valuable securities, fixed deposit receipts, and documents of a similar nature, will not be retained in electronic form.
  • Explanation-I: Clarifies that electronic retention of documents, records, or information satisfies the requirement of retention for a specific period as per Section 7 of the Information Technology Act, 2000.
  • Explanation-II: Requires that a notice be issued to all concerned parties before the destruction of any original record, allowing them to request the return of documents they are entitled to reclaim.
  • Explanation-III: States that if a document retained in electronic form is a copy and not the original, this fact must be clearly mentioned in the electronic record itself.
  • The amendments come into force from the date of their publication in the Gazette, which is May 2, 2024.

Impact Analysis

Stakeholders

  • Judicial Officers: Will need to be aware of the new rules and procedures for managing judicial records.

Suggested Action Items

  • Conduct regular audits to ensure compliance with the new rules and procedures.

Key Entities Referenced

Delhi High Court: The primary authority issuing the notification and responsible for implementing the amendments to the Delhi High Court Rules & Orders. Government of the National Capital Territory of Delhi: The Lieutenant Governor's office, which provided prior approval for the amendments. Information Technology Act, 2000: The Act that provides the legal framework for electronic records and digital signatures in India. Section 7 is specifically referenced in the notification. Delhi High Court Act, 1966: The Act that confers powers to the Delhi High Court to make rules and orders. Destruction of Records Act, 1917: The Act that provides for the destruction of certain documents in the custody or under the control of courts and government departments. Negotiable Instruments Act, 1881: The Act defining negotiable instruments, with specific reference to Section 13. Powers-of-Attorney Act, 1882: The Act defining powers-of-attorney, with specific reference to Section 1A. Indian Trusts Act, 1882: The Act defining trusts, with specific reference to Section 3. Indian Succession Act, 1925: The Act defining wills and testamentary dispositions, with specific reference to Section 2(h).
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रजिस्ट्री स.ं डी.एल.- 33002/99 REGD. No. D. L.-33002/99 भारत सर कार GOVERNMENT OF INDIA एस.जी.-डी.एल.x-xअxG.-I0D3H0xx5x2 024-254021 SG-DL-Ex-x0xG30ID5E20xx2x4 -254021 असाधारण EXTRAORDINARY प्राजधकार स ेप्रकाजित PUBLISHED BY AUTHORITY स.ं 30] दिल्ली, बृहस्ट्प जतिार, मई 2, 2024/ििै ाख 12, 1946 [रा.रा.रा.क्षे.दि. स.ं 39 No. 30] NEW DELHI, THURSDAY, MAY 2, 2024/VAISAKHA 12, 1946 [N. C. T. D. No. 39 भाग II—I PART II—I राष्ट्रीय रािधानी राज्य क्षत्रे दिल्ली सरकार GOVERNMENT OF THE NATIONAL CAPITAL TERRITORY OF DELHI दिल्ली उच्च न्यायालय : नई दिल्ली अजधसचू ना दिल् ली, 2 मई, 2024 स.ं 38 /जनयम/दि.उ.न्या.—दिल्ली उच्च न्यायालय अजधजनयम, 1966 (1966 का अजधजनयम 26) की धारा 7 सहपठित अजभलेख नािकरण अजधजनयम, 1917 (1917 का अजधजनयम 4) की धारा 3 और भारतीय संजिधान के अनुच्छेि 227 द्वारा प्रित्त िजियों का प्रयोग करते हुए और इस संबंध में इस े समर्थ बनाने िाली अन्य समस्ट्त िजियों का प्रयोग करते हुए, दिल्ली उच्च न्यायालय, राष्ट्रीय रािधानी क्षत्रे , दिल्ली सरकार के माननीय उपराज्यपाल के पूिथ अनुमोिन से, दिल्ली उच्च न्यायालय जनयम एिम् आिेि, खडं -4, अध्याय-16 के भाग एफ (ए) म ें जनम्नजलजखत संिोधन सहर्थ करता ह:ै सिं ोधन जनम्नजलजखत को दिल्ली उच्च न्यायालय जनयम एिम् आििे , खंड-4, अध्याय-16 के भाग-एफ (ए) के मौिूिा जनयम 1 के तुरंत बाि जनयम 1-ए, 1-बी और 1-सी के रूप में िाजमल दकया िाएगा: 2848 DG/2024 (1)2 DELHI GAZETTE : EXTRAORDINARY PART II—I] “1-ए इलक्ट्े रॉजनक रूप म ें रख े गए अजभलखे ों का नािकरण- इन जनयमों में जनधाथठरत सरं क्षण की दकसी भी अिजध के बाििूि, कोई भी न्याजयक अजभलेख, पुस्ट्तक या कागज़ को, इसके बाि अपिादित मामलों को छोड़कर, सूचना प्रौद्योजगकी अजधजनयम, 2000 की धारा 7 के अनुसार, इलेक्ट्रॉजनक रूप म ेंरखे िाने के बाि नष्ट दकया िा सकता है| बिते दक इसमें कुछ भी जनम्नजलजखत िस्ट्तािेज़ों पर लाग ूनहीं होगा: क्रमांक िस्ट्तािज़े ों का जििरण 1. परक्राम्य जलखत अजधजनयम, 1881 (1881 का 26) की धारा 13 में पठरभाजर्त परक्राम्य जलखत (चेक के अलािा) 2. मुखतारनामा अजधजनयम, 1882 (1882 का 7) की धारा 1-ए में पठरभाजर्त मुखतारनामा 3. भारतीय न्यास अजधजनयम, 1882 (1882 का 2) की धारा 3 में पठरभाजर्त कोई न्यास 4. दकसी भी नाम से ज्ञात दकसी अन्य िसीयतनामे को िाजमल करते हुए भारतीय उत्तराजधकार अजधजनयम, 1925 (1925 का 39) की धारा 2 के खंड (एच) में पठरभाजर्त कोई िसीयतनामा। 5. अचल संपजत्त की जबक्री या हस्ट्तांतरण या ऐसी संपजत्त में दकसी भी जहत हते ु कोई संजििा बिते यह भी दक इन जनयमों के अनुसार जिन िस्ट्तािेज़ों को स्ट्र्ायी रूप से संरजक्षत दकया िाना ह,ै उन्ह ें इलेक्ट्रॉजनक रूप म ेंसंरजक्षत दकए िाने के बाििूि भौजतक रूप में संरजक्षत दकया िाना िारी रहगे ा। 1-बी नष्ट करन े स े पहल े अजभलखे को इलक्ट्े रॉजनक रूप म ें पठरिर्ततथ करन े का पयिथ क्षे ण- न्याजयक अजभलेखों, पुस्ट्तकों या कागज़ातों को इलेक्ट्रॉजनक रूप में पठरिर्तथत करने का काम, उनके नष्ट होन े से पहल,े जनयम 1-ए के अनुसार, िैसा भी आिश्यक हो, समय-समय पर दकया िाएगा और उसका पयथिक्षे ण ऐसे अजधकारी द्वारा दकया िाएगा जिस े इस प्रयोिन के जलए संबंजधत जज़ल े के प्रधान जज़ला एिम ् सत्र न्यायाधीि द्वारा जनयुि दकया िाए, और अपने जडजिटल हस्ट्ताक्षर लगाकर प्रमाजणत दकया िाएगा। इस े एक ऐसे प्रारूप म ें रखा िाएगा िो भजिष्य में उस तक पहुचं के जलए पणू थ समर्थन के सार् जडजिटल संरक्षण के जलए उपयुि हो और इस तरह के इलक्ट्े रॉजनक अजभलेख को छेड़छाड़ संरजक्षत िातािरण में रखा िाएगा। 1-सी इलक्ट्े रॉजनक अजभलखे प्रजतधारण- ऐस े इलेक्ट्रॉजनक अजभलेख को संबंजधत जज़ल े के अजभलखे कक्ष के सार्-सार् दिल्ली के अन्य न्यायालय पठरसरों के एक िसू रे जज़ल े के अजभलेख कक्ष म ें और भारत के दकसी िरू िराज़ के िहर म ें जस्ट्र्त सिथर पर भी रखा िाएगा, िैसा दक समय-समय पर दिल्ली उच्च न्यायालय द्वारा तय दकया िाए। अपिाि- जनम्नजलजखत न्याजयक अजभलेखों, पुस्ट्तक या कागज़ को इलेक्ट्रॉजनक रूप म ें प्रजतधाठरत नहीं दकया िाएगााः- क) ऐसे अजभलेख जिन्ह ेंउच्च न्यायालय जनयम एिम् आिेि, खंड-4, अध्याय-16 के भाग एफ (ए) के जनयम 7 के अनुसार स्ट्र्ायी रूप से संरजक्षत करने की आिश्यकता होती ह।ै । ख) मजहला यौन उत्पीड़न से संबंजधत सभी मामलों स ेसंबंजधत अजभलेख। ग) िासकीय गुप्त बात अजधजनयम या भारत संघ की संप्रभुता और अखंडता से संबंजधत दकसी भी मामले स े संबंजधत अजभलेख या ऐस े मामले की सुनिाई करने िाले न्यायालय द्वारा गोपनीय घोजर्त दकया गया अजभलेख। घ) कोई भी मूल्यिान प्रजतभूजत, सािजध िमा रसीि और समान प्रकृजत का िस्ट्तािेज़। स्ट्पष्टीकरण-I : सूचना प्रौद्योजगकी अजधजनयम, 2000 की धारा 7 के अनुसार, िहा ं दकसी जिजध म ें यह उपबंध ह ै दक िस्ट्तािेज़ों, अजभलेखों या सूचना को दकसी जिजनर्िथष्ट अिजध के जलए प्रजतधाठरत दकया िाए, िहां ऐसी उपेक्षा पूणथ कर िी समझी िाएगी यदि ऐसे िस्ट्तािेज़, अजभलेखों या सूचना को इलक्ट्े रॉजनक रूप म ें प्रजतधाठरत दकया िाता ह।ै स्ट्पष्टीकरण-II : दकसी भी मलू अजभलेख को नष्ट करन े स े पहले, सभी संबंजधत व्यजियों को नोठटस िारी दकया िाए तादक कोई भी व्यजि, िो जनयमों के अनुसार ऐसे िस्ट्तािेज़ को पुनाः प्राप्त करने का हकिार हो, उसे िापस करने के जलए ऐसा कोई अनुरोध कर सके।[PART II—I DELHI GAZETTE : EXTRAORDINARY 3 स्ट्पष्टीकरण-III : िब दकसी िस्ट्तािेज़ को इलेक्ट्रॉजनक रूप में प्रजतधाठरत दकया िाता ह ैऔर ऐसा िस्ट्तािेज़ स्ट्ियं एक प्रजत ह ै और मलू नहीं ह,ै तो इलेक्ट्रॉजनक रूप में पठरितथन के समय इस तथ्य का उल्लेख इलेक्ट्रॉजनक अजभलेख में ही स्ट्पष्ट रूप स े दकया िाना चाजहए।” नोटाः यह संिोधन रािपत्र म ेंइनके प्रकाजित होन े की जतजर् से लाग ू होंगे। न्यायालय के आिेिानुसार, कंिल िीत अरोड़ा, महाजनबंधक HIGH COURT OF DELHI : NEW DELHI NOTIFICATION Delhi, the 2nd May, 2024 No. 38/Rules/DHC.—In exercise of the powers conferred by Section 7 of the Delhi High Court Act, 1966 (Act 26 of 1966) read with Section 3 of the Destruction of Records Act, 1917 (4 of 1917) & Article 227 of the Constitution of India and all other powers enabling it in this behalf, the High Court of Delhi, with the prior approval of the Lt. Governor of the Government of National Capital Territory of Delhi, hereby makes the following amendments in Part – F (A) of Chapter 16 of Volume IV of Delhi High Court Rules & Orders : - AMENDMENTS THE FOLLOWING SHALL BE INSERTED AS RULES 1A, 1B AND 1C IMMEDIATELY AFTER THE EXISTING RULE 1 OF PART-F (A) OF CHAPTER 16 OF VOLUME IV OF DELHI HIGH COURT RULES & ORDERS :- “1A Destruction of Records retained in electronic form - Notwithstanding any period of preservation prescribed in these Rules, any judicial record, book or paper, except in the cases hereinafter excepted, may be destroyed after being retained in electronic form, in accordance with section 7 of the Information Technology Act, 2000. Provided that nothing in this rule shall apply to the following documents:- Sr. No. Description of documents 1. A negotiable instrument (other than a cheque) as defined in Section 13 of the Negotiable Instrument Act, 1881 (26 of 1881). 2. A power-of-attorney as defined in Section 1A of the Powers-of-Attorney Act, 1882 (7 of 1882). 3. A trust as defined in Section 3 of the Indian Trusts Act, 1882 (2 of 1882). 4. A Will as defined in clause (h) of Section 2 of the Indian Succession Act, 1925 (39 of 1925) including any other testamentary disposition by whatever name called. 5. Any contract for the sale or conveyance of immovable property or any interest in such Property. Provided further that documents which are to be preserved permanently as per these rules shall continue to be preserved in physical form notwithstanding their preservation in electronic form. 1B Supervision of conversion of record into electronic form before destruction – The conversion of judicial records, books, or papers, in electronic form, shall be carried out from time to time, before their destruction, in accordance with Rule 1A, as may be necessary and shall be supervised by such officer as may be appointed by the Principal District & Sessions Judge of concerned district for the purpose, and authenticated by affixing his or her digital signatures. It shall be retained in a format which is suitable for digital preservation with full support for future access and such electronic record be kept in temper-proof environment. 1C Retention of electronic record - Such electronic record would be kept in the Record Room of concerned District as well as in the Record Room of one another District of different court complex of Delhi and also at Server situated in a remote city of India as may be decided by High Court of Delhi from time to time. Exceptions : Following judicial records, book or paper, would not be retained in electronic form :- a) Records which are required to be preserved in perpetuity as per Rule 7, Part-F (A) of Chapter-16 of Volume- IV of High Court Rules & Orders. b) Record pertaining to all matters related to sexual assault on woman. c) Record pertaining to any matter related to Official Secrets Act or any matter related to sovereignty and integrity of Union of India or declared confidential by the court which tried such matter.4 DELHI GAZETTE : EXTRAORDINARY PART II—I] d) Any Valuable Security, Fixed Deposit Receipt and document of similar nature. Explanation-I : According to section 7 of the Information Technology Act, 2000, where any law provides that documents, records or information shall be retained for any specific period, then, that requirement shall be deemed to have been satisfied if such document, records or information are retained in the electronic form. Explanation-II : Before destruction of any original record, notice be issued to all concerned to enable any person, entitled to reclaim such document as per Rules, to make any such request for return of the same. Explanation-III : When any document is retained in electronic form and such document itself is a copy and not original, such fact be clearly mentioned in the electronic record itself at the time of conversion in electronic form.” NOTE: THESE AMENDMENTS SHALL COME INTO FORCE FROM THE DATE OF THEIR PUBLICATION IN THE GAZETTE. By Order of the Court, KANWAL JEET ARORA, Registrar General Uploaded by Dte. of Printing at Government of India Press, Ring Road, Mayapuri, New Delhi-110064 and Published by the Controller of Publications, Delhi-110054.

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