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In a Lok Sabha written reply, the Law Ministry stated that 1.25 crore cases had been e-filed nationwide as of 30.06.2026 under the e-Courts Mission Mode Project, with e-Filing Rules live in 25 High Courts and their District Courts
NIC's AI Division and the Centre of Excellence for eCourts (CoEE) have built the Legal Research Analysis Assistant (LegRAA) to help judges with legal research and document analysis, and Digital Courts 2.1 for AI-enabled case management with voice-to-text transcription — both in pilot testing
Rs.53.57 crore has been earmarked under e-Courts Phase III's Future Technological Advancements component for adopting AI in courts
Real-time public dashboard of case data, orders and judgments across the Supreme Court, High Courts and District Courts
Key: Built during e-Courts Phase II (2015-2023) as a central repository tracking institution, disposal and pendency of cases
Integrate police, courts, prisons, forensics and prosecution on one digital platform for electronic exchange of FIRs, charge-sheets, orders and reports
Key: Nationwide rollout targeted so that all BNS/BNSS/BSS investigations and trials are digitally recorded from 1 January 2027
Cloud-based case management software covering filing, registration, scrutiny, listing, court proceedings and disposal
Key: In testing phase as the successor to CIS 3.0
Steers the e-Courts Mission Mode Project in coordination with the Department of Justice
Developed LegRAA and Digital Courts 2.1 under the AI Division of the National Informatics Centre (NIC)
An online adjudication system currently used on a pilot basis mainly for traffic/transport challans and minor matters. It automatically consumes challan data from the eChallan system and lets parties pay fines or resolve cases online, without a physical hearing.
Simple Analogy: Like paying a parking fine online instead of appearing before a magistrate in person.
GS Paper 2 > Judiciary > e-Governance in the Judicial System
Local self-government can be best explained as an exercise in
Answer: Democratic decentralisation
Recurring — e-Courts digitisation figures are updated and asked in most Parliament-session current-affairs cycles
A unified digital platform integrating police, courts, prisons, forensics and prosecution for electronic exchange of criminal-case records