Parliament Question: Information and Communication Technology in Indian Courts

GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF LAW AND JUSTICE DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2273 TO BE ANSWERED ON FRIDAY, THE 31st JULY, 2026 INFORMATION AND COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGY IN INDIAN COURTS †2273. SHRI AJAY BHATT: Will the Minister of LAW AND JUSTICE be pleased to state: (a) the status of incorporation of information and communication technology in Indian Courts; (b) whether e-filing has been started in all the courts in the country including Uttarakhand; (c) if so, the details including Uttarakhand High Court and the present status thereof and the number of cases registered through the said e-filing method, court-wise; and (d) the steps taken or proposed to be taken by the Government to create awareness about the e-filing fund across the country? 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): The e-Courts Mission Mode Project is being implemented in a phased manner across the country with the objective of strengthening the use of Information and Communication Technology (ICT) in the judicial system. Various ICT-enabled initiatives, including the Case Information System (CIS) 4.0, e-Filing, e Payments, Video Conferencing, Virtual Courts, Digital Case Records, National Judicial Data Grid (NJDG), Interoperable Criminal Justice System (ICJS), eSewa Kendras, National Service and Tracking of Electronic Processes (NSTEP), the eCourts Services Portal and Mobile App, and other citizen-centric digital services, have been implemented across the High Courts and District Courts in a phased manner. (b): The e-Filing system is an end-to-end digital platform for the online filing of cases, written statements, replies and other related applications. As on 30.06.2026, the Rules for e- Filing have been implemented in 25 High Courts, including the High Court of Uttarakhand 1and the District Courts under its jurisdiction. As on 30.06.2026, a total of 1.25 crore cases have been filed through the e-Filing system across the country. The details of cases filed through the e-Filing system, High Court-wise and District-wise, is placed at Annexure-I. (c): In the State of Uttarakhand, a total of 1.17 lakh cases have been filed through the e- Filing system before District Courts, including 356 cases efiled before the High Court of Uttarakhand. The District-wise details of cases filed through the e-Filing system in Uttarakhand, as received from the High Court of Uttarakhand, is placed at Annexure-II. (d): To create awareness and promote adoption of the e-Filing system across the country, the eCommittee, Supreme Court of India, in coordination with the High Courts, has undertaken training programmes, capacity-building workshops and orientation sessions for Judicial Officers, court staff, advocates and other stakeholders through the State Judicial Academies and the respective High Courts. User manuals, Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs), FAQs and video tutorials have also been prepared and disseminated to facilitate effective use of the e-Filing system. Further, eSewa Kendras have been established across the country to assist litigants and advocates in registration on the e-Filing portal, scanning and uploading of petitions and supporting documents, online payment of court fees and availing other services relating to e- Filing, thereby promoting awareness and facilitating wider adoption of the e-Filing system. *** 2Annexure-I STATEMENT REFERRED TO IN REPLY OF LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2273 FOR 31.07.2026 REGARDING INFORMATION AND COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGY IN INDIAN COURTS Details of number of cases e-filed in High Courts and District Courts till 30.06.2026: S. High Court/ Total Cases e-filed High Court No. District Court HC DC Total 1. Allahabad* District Court 0 19,305 19,305 2. Andhra Pradesh Both Court 28,754 874 29,628 3. Bombay Both Court 4,40,054 30,36,217 34,76,271 4. Calcutta Both Court 14,089 3,264 17,353 5. Chhattisgarh Both Court 1,089 5,059 6,148 6. Delhi* District Court 0 19,12,282 19,12,282 7a. Gauhati – Arunachal Pradesh Both Court 0 0 0 7b. Gauhati – Assam Both Court 52,779 65,651 1,18,430 7c. Gauhati – Mizoram Both Court 0 0 0 7d. Gauhati - Nagaland Both Court 0 0 0 8. Gujarat Both Court 65,271 14,338 79,609 9. Himachal Pradesh Both Court 4,089 1,18,692 1,22,781 10. Jammu & Kashmir Both Court 30,829 2,84,066 3,14,895 11. Jharkhand Both Court 84 1,732 1,816 12. Karnataka Both Court 11,347 573,928 585,275 13. Kerala* District Court 0 10,93,175 1,093,175 14. Madhya Pradesh* District Court 0 31,234 31,234 15. Madras Both Court 169,247 26,11,888 27,81,135 16. Manipur Both Court 9,132 39,991 49,123 17. Meghalaya Both Court 51 10 61 18. Odisha Both Court 43,368 87,172 1,30,540 19. Patna Both Court 7,91,560 1,79,217 9,70,777 20. Punjab & Haryana Both Court 1,55,801 2,15,243 3,71,044 21. Rajasthan Both Court 1,79,677 17,119 1,96,796 22. Sikkim Both Court 3,993 7,455 11,448 23. Telangana Both Court 11,694 85,148 96,842 24. Tripura Both Court 4,749 48,688 53,437 25. Uttarakhand Both Court 356 1,17,568 1,17,924 Total 20,18,013 1,05,69,316 1,25,87,329 (Source: eCommittee, SCI and High Court of Uttarakhand) Note: *Allahabad, Delhi, Kerala and Madhya Pradesh are using their own eFiling application for respective High Courts. 3Annexure-II STATEMENT REFERRED TO IN REPLY OF LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2273 FOR 31.07.2026 REGARDING INFORMATION AND COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGY IN INDIAN COURTS Details of number of cases e-filed in Uttarakhand, district-wise till 30.06.2026: S. District Name Establishment Name Total Cases No. e-Filed 1. Nainital High Court of Uttarakhand 356 2. Almora Bhikiyasain Civil Judge Junior Division 1 3. Almora Bhikiyasain Judicial Magistrate 357 4. Almora Chief Judicial Magistrate 2704 5. Almora Civil Judge Junior Division 1 6. Almora Civil Judge Senior Division 16 7. Almora District and Sessions Judge 188 8. Almora Dwarahat Civil Judge Junior Division 4 9. Almora Dwarahat Judicial Magistrate 432 10. Almora Juvenile Justice Board Almora 51 11. Almora Ranikhet Judicial Magistrate 252 12. Almora Ranikhet Junior Division 2 13. Bageshwar Chief Judicial Magistrate 1677 14. Bageshwar Civil Judge Junior Division 86 15. Bageshwar Civil Judge Senior Division 237 16. Bageshwar District and Sessions Judge 575 17. Bageshwar Family Court Bageshwar 282 18. Bageshwar Garur Civil Judge Junior Division 20 19. Bageshwar Garur Judicial Magistrate 229 20. Chamoli Chief Judicial Magistrate 1736 21. Chamoli District and Sessions Judge 203 22. Chamoli Gairsain Chief Judicial Magistrate 125 23. Chamoli Gairsain Civil Judge Junior Division 2 24. Chamoli Joshimath Chief Judicial Magistrate 278 25. Chamoli Joshimath Civil Judge Junior division 3 26. Chamoli Juvenile Justice Board Chamoli 31 27. Chamoli Karanprayag Additional District and Sessions Judge 8 28. Chamoli Karanprayag Chief Judicial Magistrate 289 29. Chamoli Pokhari Chief Judicial Magistrate 61 30. Chamoli Pokhari Civil Judge Junior Division 4 31. Chamoli Tharali Chief Judicial Magistrate 149 32. Chamoli Tharali Civil Judge Junior Division 6 33. Champawat Chief Judicial Magistrate 4074 34. Champawat Civil Judge Junior Division 9 35. Champawat Civil Judge Senior Division 5 36. Champawat District and Sessions Judge 233 37. Champawat Juvenile Justice Board Champawat 20 38. Champawat Tanakpur Civil Judge Junior Division 738 39. Champawat Tanakpur Judicial Magistrate 939 40. Dehradun Chakrata Additioanl Chief Judicial Magistrate 75 41. Dehradun Chief Judicial Magistrate FTC Dehradun 9221 42. Dehradun Civil Judge Junior Division Dehradun 1 43. Dehradun Civil Judge Senior Division Dehradun 3 44. Dehradun Commercial Court Dehradun 4 445. Dehradun District and Sessions Judge Dehradun 522 46. Dehradun Doiwala Additional Chief Judicial Magistrate 636 47. Dehradun Doiwala Civil Judge Junior Division 68 48. Dehradun Doiwala Judicial Magistrate 241 49. Dehradun Family Court Dehradun 0 50. Dehradun Juvenile Justice Board Dehradun 1 51. Dehradun Mussoorie Additional Chief Judicial Magistrate 79 52. Dehradun Mussoorie Civil Judge Junior Division 4 53. Dehradun Mussoorie Judicial Magistrate 61 54. Dehradun Rishikesh Additional Chief Judicial Magistrate 1826 55. Dehradun Rishikesh Additional District Judge 101 56. Dehradun Rishikesh Civil Judge Junior Division 1 57. Dehradun Rishikesh Civil Judge Senior Division 8 58. Dehradun Rishikesh Family Court 1 59. Dehradun Vikasnagar Additional Chief Judicial Magistrate 2329 60. Dehradun Vikasnagar Additional District Judge 151 61. Dehradun Vikasnagar Civil Judge Junior Division 4 62. Haridwar Family Court Roorkee 6 63. Haridwar Haridwar Chief Judicial Magistrate 19195 64. Haridwar Haridwar Civil Judge Junior Division 3 65. Haridwar Haridwar Civil Judge Senior Division 9 66. Haridwar Haridwar District and Sessions Judge 9210 67. Haridwar Haridwar Family Court 8 68. Haridwar Laksar Additional Chief Judicial Magistrate 1238 69. Haridwar Laksar Additional District & Session Judge 18 70. Haridwar Laksar Additional District Session Judge 9 71. Haridwar Laksar Civil Judge Junior Division 1 72. Haridwar Roorkee Additional Chief Judicial Magistrate 5059 73. Haridwar Roorkee Additional District Judge 187 74. Haridwar Roorkee Civil Judge Junior Division 41 75. Haridwar Roorkee Civil Judge Senior Division 14 76. Nainital Chief Judicial Magistrate 5 77. Nainital Civil Judge Senior Division 3 78. Nainital Commercial Court Haldwani 3 79. Nainital District and Sessions Judge 4 80. Nainital Family Court Haldwani 1 81. Nainital Haldwani Additional Chief Judicial Magistrate 3 82. Nainital Haldwani Additional District Judge 22 83. Nainital Haldwani Civil Judge Junior Division 1 84. Nainital Haldwani Civil Judge Senior Division 0 85. Nainital Ramnagar Additional District Judge 0 86. Nainital Ramnagar Judicial Magistrate 1 87. Pauri Garhwal Chief Judicial Magistrate 3290 88. Pauri Garhwal Dhumakot Judicial Magistrate 114 89. Pauri Garhwal District and Sessions Judge 312 90. Pauri Garhwal Juvenile Justice Board Pauri Garhwal 80 91. Pauri Garhwal Kotdwar Additional Chief Judicial Magistrate 6470 92. Pauri Garhwal Kotdwar Additional District Judge 11 93. Pauri Garhwal Lansdowne Judicial Magistrate 640 94. Pauri Garhwal Srinagar Judicial Magistrate 1958 95. Pithoragarh Chief Judicial Magistrate 5375 96. Pithoragarh Dharchula Judicial Magistrate 1477 97. Pithoragarh Didihat Judicial Magistrate 1231 98. Pithoragarh District and Sessions Judge 321 599. Pithoragarh Family Court Pithoragarh 1 100. P ithoragarh Gangolihat Judicial Magistrate 1090 101. P ithoragarh Juvenile Justice Board Pithoragarh 177 102. R udraprayag Chief Judicial Magistrate 1674 103. R udraprayag Civil Judge Junior Division 2 104. R udraprayag Civil Judge Senior Division 11 105. R udraprayag District and Sessions Judge 69 106. R udraprayag Family Court Rudraprayag 18 107. R udraprayag Juvenile Justice Board Rudraprayag 1 108. R udraprayag Ukhimath Chief Judicial Magistrate 741 109. R udraprayag Ukhimath Civil Judge Junior Division 1 110. T ehri Garhwal Chief Judicial Magistrate 2427 111. T ehri Garhwal Civil Judge Senior Division 2 112. T ehri Garhwal District and Sessions Judge 640 113. T ehri Garhwal Kirti Nagar Civil Judge Junior Division 8 114. T ehri Garhwal Kirti Nagar Judicial Magistrate 929 115. T ehri Garhwal Narendra Nagar Civil Judge Junior Division 6 116. T ehri Garhwal Narendra Nagar Judicial Magistrate 4083 117. T ehri Garhwal Pratapnagar Civil Judge Junior Division 1 118. T ehri Garhwal Pratapnagar Judicial Magistrate 102 119. U dham Singh Nagar Bazpur Civil Judge Junior Division 10 120. U dham Singh Nagar Bazpur Judicial Magistrate 721 121. U dham Singh Nagar Family Court Kashipur 2 122. U dham Singh Nagar Jaspur Civil Judge Junior Division 3 123. U dham Singh Nagar Jaspur Judicial Magistrate 1496 124. U dham Singh Nagar Juvenile Justice Board U.S.Nagar 326 125. U dham Singh Nagar Kashipur Additional Chief Judicial Magistrate 2040 126. U dham Singh Nagar Kashipur Additional District Judge 14 127. U dham Singh Nagar Kashipur Civil Judge Junior Division 9 128. U dham Singh Nagar Kashipur Civil Judge Senior Division 14 129. U dham Singh Nagar Khatima Additional District Judge 42 130. U dham Singh Nagar Khatima Civil Judge Junior Division 546 131. U dham Singh Nagar Khatima Civil Judge Senior Division 714 132. U dham Singh Nagar Kichha Civil Judge 1 133. U dham Singh Nagar Kichha Judicial Magistrate 926 134. U dham Singh Nagar Sitarganj Civil Judge Junior Division 20 135. U dham Singh Nagar Sitarganj Judicial Magistrate 676 136. U dham Singh Nagar Udham Singh Nagar Chief Judicial Magistrate 3132 137. U dham Singh Nagar Udham Singh Nagar Civil Judge Junior Division 1 138. U dham Singh Nagar Udham Singh Nagar Civil Judge Senior Division 5 139. U dham Singh Nagar Udham Singh Nagar District and Sessions Judge 3222 140. U ttarkashi Barkot Judicial Magistrate 604 141. U ttarkashi Chief Judicial Magistrate 2238 142. U ttarkashi Civil Judge Senior Division 1 143. U ttarkashi District and Sessions Judge 587 144. U ttarkashi Juvenile Justice Board, Uttarkashi 1 145. U ttarkashi Purola Judicial Megistrate 550 Total 1,17,924 6