**Executive Summary**
This document is the answer to Unstarred Question No. 1323 in Lok Sabha, dated February 6th, 2026, regarding deficiencies in the e-Courts Service System. The response, given by the Minister of State (Independent Charge) of the Ministry of Law and Justice, outlines the government's initiatives through the eCourts Project to ensure the timely uploading of court orders and judgments. The document highlights various achievements and ongoing efforts to improve the system.
**Key Points / Main Content**
* **eCourts Project Implementation:**
* The Government of India is implementing the eCourts Project in coordination with the eCommittee of the Supreme Court of India.
* The project emphasizes the timely uploading of judgments, orders, and judicial data.
* **Achievements:**
* 1.73 crore judgments and orders are available on the eCourts website.
* The Case Information System (CIS) provides facilities for publishing cause lists and daily proceedings.
* CIS 4.0 is implemented in all courts, with a user manual published online.
* The National Judicial Data Grid (NJDG) provides public access to case data and statistics.
* Real-time digital services have expanded, including SMS and email notifications.
* The e-Courts Services mobile app has 3.54 crore downloads.
* Over 618.36 crore pages of court records have been digitized.
* E-filing and e-payments systems have been implemented. 1.03 crore cases filed electronically, and Rs. 1,234 crore in court fees and Rs. 63 crore in fines have been processed.
* e-Sewa Kendras have been operationalized, with 48 across High Courts and 2283 across District Courts.
* The Open API has been developed for sharing data with other government departments.
* **Timeliness and Consistency Efforts:**
* Measures are being undertaken to strengthen timeliness and consistency.
* This includes capacity building and training of court staff and strengthening of digital infrastructure.
* The e-Committee has conducted 910 training programmes and trained 3,22,740 stakeholders.
**Impact Analysis**
**High Courts:**
* **Impact:** Responsible for judicial administration, implementation, and supervision of court staff. They also oversee the functioning of subordinate courts.
* **Action Required:** To provide guidance and support to the courts under their jurisdiction in the implementation and utilisation of the e-Courts Services platform and participate in capacity-building initiatives.
**Court Staff:**
* **Impact:** Directly involved in the day-to-day implementation of the e-Courts project.
* **Action Required:** To undergo training and actively participate in capacity building initiatives to improve digital skills and ensure consistent and timely uploading of information.
**Litigants and Advocates:**
* **Impact:** Benefit from improved access to case information and court services.
* **Action Required:** Utilise available resources, such as the e-Courts Services mobile app and e-Sewa Kendras, to access case status updates, cause lists, and other relevant information.
**Government Departments:**
* **Impact:** Improved access to court data through the Open API, enabling better monitoring and compliance.
* **Action Required:** Utilise the Open API to track cases and monitor compliance, manage pendency.
Key Entities Referenced
e-Courts Project: A project focused on digitization and improved access to judicial information.
Ministry of Law and Justice: The ministry responsible for the administration of justice and legal affairs.
e-Committee of Supreme Court of India: Committee facilitating ICT development and data sharing within the Indian Judiciary.
National Judicial Data Grid (NJDG): A platform providing public access to case data and statistics of courts.
High Courts: Plays an important role in the supervision and implementation of court staff and judicial administration.
GOVERNMENT OF INDIA
MINISTRY OF LAW AND JUSTICE
DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE
LOK SABHA
UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1323
TO BE ANSWERED ON FRIDAY, THE 06TH FEBRUARY, 2026
DEFICIENCIES IN E-COURTS SERVICE SYSTEM
†1323. SHRI DAMODAR AGRAWAL:
Will the Minister of LAW AND JUSTICE be pleased to state:
(a) whether the Government is aware that the Court Orders and other documents are not being
uploaded in a timely manner in the e-Courts Service system;
(b) if so, the details thereof and if not, the reasons therefor;
(c) the details of the deficiencies in e-Courts Service system and the States where such
documents are not being uploaded on time; and
(d) the action proposed to be taken by the Government against the concerned officials and the
States showing laxity in this regard?
ANSWER
MINISTER OF STATE (INDEPENDENT CHARGE) OF THE MINISTRY OF LAW
AND JUSTICE; AND MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF
PARLIAMENTARY AFFAIRS
(SHRI ARJUN RAM MEGHWAL)
(a) to (d): Government of India is implementing eCourts Project in close coordination with
the eCommittee of Supreme Court of India, in a decentralized manner, through the respective
High Courts for Information and Communication Technology (ICT) development of the
Indian Judiciary. Under the Project, emphasis is placed on the timely uploading of judgments,
orders and related judicial data. The concerned courts by and large carry out timely uploading
of judgments and orders as well as publication of cause lists and daily proceedings, which
can be accessed through various service delivery channels of the eCourts project as well as
on the website of respective High Courts. Till date 1.73 crore judgements and orders are
available on the eCourts website. The e-Courts Project has facilitated in timely upload of
judgments, orders and judicial data through following initiatives:
i. The core application, viz. Case Information System (CIS), provides facilities for
publication of cause lists and daily proceedings for information of litigants and
1citizens. Case Information System (CIS) 4.0 is implemented in all courts, with a
user manual published online for uniform adoption.
ii. The National Judicial Data Grid (NJDG) provides public access to case data,
statistics of courts across the country and has been upgraded with an improved
dashboard, functioning as a monitoring tool, to identify, manage & reduce
pendency of cases.
iii. Real-time digital services have expanded significantly, with more than 4 lakh
SMS and more than 6 lakh emails being issued daily and 35 lakh daily hits on the
e-Courts portal. Courts have sent more than 14 crore SMS to litigants and
advocates.
iv. The e-Courts Services mobile app (3.54 crore downloads) provides the lawyers
and litigants relevant information about case status, cause lists etc.
v. Over 618.36 crore pages of court records including legacy records have been
digitized across Courts to ensure faster retrieval, secure storage and seamless
digital workflows.
vi. E-filing and e-payments systems have been implemented to allow online filing of
cases and digital payment of court fees and fines, reducing physical interfaces and
procedural bottlenecks. Approximately 1.03 crore cases have been filed
electronically through the e-filing platform and the e-payments system has
processed transactions for court-fee worth Rs. 1,234 crore and fine worth Rs. 63
crore.
vii. e-Sewa Kendras have been operationalised as One-Stop Digital Centres to assist
litigants and advocates with e-filing, case updates, and documentation. 48 e-Sewa
Kendras are functional across all High Courts and 2283 e-Sewa Kendras across
District Courts.
viii. The Open Application Programming Interface (Open API) has been developed
by e-Committee, Supreme Court of India for sharing its data with other
government departments. Open API is being used to track cases centrally at an
institutional level, monitor readiness of the case, manage pendency and
compliances.
Judicial administration, implementation and supervision of court staff fall within the
domain of the respective High Courts, under whose guidance the courts function. To
further strengthen timeliness and consistency, measures have been undertaken including
capacity building and training of court staff, strengthening of digital infrastructure, and
2continued engagement with the High Courts for effective utilisation of the e-Courts
Services platform. The training under eCourts Project Phase-III follows a six-tier
national, state, and regional model, ensuring uniform digital readiness across the system.
The e-Committee, Supreme Court of India has conducted 910 training programmes and
has trained 3,22,740 stakeholders, including judges, litigants, advocates and court staffs.
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