What is Virtual Court

In the wake of Coronavirus pandemic, the supreme court has passed direction for all courts across the country to extensively use video conference for a judicial proceeding It will not only reduce cost but also lead to speedy disposal of cases

• The supreme court exercised it’s  plenary power under article 142 to direct all high court to frame a mechanism for use of technology during a pandemic
• The supreme court is moving technological advancement for its functioning and is conducting hearings through video conference since March 25 ,to maintain. Social distancing
• Virtual court is a concept aimed at eliminating the presence of litigants or lawyers in the court and adjudication of cases online
• A virtual court means a location in which matters of law are adjudicated upon,in the presence of qualified judges and which has a well developed technical infrastructure

OBJECTIVE

• To develop install and implement a decision support system in court
• To automate the process to provide transparency and accountability of information to its stakeholders 
• To enhance judicial productivity both quantitatively and qualitatively,to make the court system affordable accessible and cost-effective

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ADVANTAGES

• It will ensure easy access to justice, an affordable court for all sections of society
• The productivity of court will increase substantially and long wait at the courtroom will become an exception than a norm
• If these facilities are extended to civil cases the efficiency will double

CHALLENGES

• The  virtual court will also prove to be cost intensive because setting up of state of the art e court will require the deployment of new-age technology
• Hacking and cybersecurity will be huge concern
• Change can erupt due to insufficient infrastructure and non-availability of electricity and internet connection

WAY FORWARD

• To address the challenge the first and foremost step is to draw up a policy for encouraging the setting up of e-court
• Another important step is the need to upgrade the present state of infrastructure.The government need to identify and develop infrastructure that would be required to support  virtual court programme

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