Administration of Justice in Cyber Law
Thu, 09/02/2010 - 16:21 — LIG Reporter
Justice Rajesh Tandon, as a presiding officer of Cyber Regulations Appellate Tribunal, under the Ministry of Communications & Information Technology, gave a lecture in London while attending the International Conference of Jurists for Judicial Reforms in June 2009. In the lecture, Justice Tandon emphasized on the role of information technology in the administration of justice, in consonance with the cyber laws.
Cyber Law: Highlights of Justice Tandon’s Lecture
Justice Tandon explained that the adoption of information and communication technology, in accordance with the cyber laws will change the face of the Indian judiciary. He said that information and communication technology needs to be implemented at various levels in the Indian judicial system, such as:
Judges
Adoption of information and communication technology will enable the judges to refer and prepare for the cases scheduled for the next day. Further, they can refer the precedent for a prudent judgment, which they have given on the same day. They can authenticate their judgment digitally. The technology will enable the courts to address and settle cases faster. It will make the justice delivery system speedier.
Lawyers
Adoption of information and communication technology by lawyers will enable them to check the cause list, court manuals and latest judgments on a daily basis. They can use social networking to bring more visibility into their area of expertise or field of work. Further, they can utilize the provision of electronic registration of their cases. They may also refer to the latest cases and judgments on the Internet instead of going through the hard bound journals that require more care, shelf space and money.
Litigants
With information and communication technology, the petitioners will be able to the status of their case on the Internet. They can get receipts of each and every transaction through the Internet and can easily file a complaint against commission of any fraud at the proper legal forums as most tribunals and commissions accept e-filing. Also, the petitioners can exercise their rights under the Right to Information Act, 2005 to seek information via the Internet.
Indian Courts
Indian courts, especially in high courts that are considered as court of records as per Article 215 of the Indian Constitution, have to preserve and maintain all documents of all cases. This takes up considerable physical space but with the adoption of information and communication technology, it will be possible to save details of thousands of such cases in a virtual or electronic database.
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