E-Courts have absolutely failed in India. It is clear that whatever initiatives taken in this regard in India, the same is attributable to private persons and institutions like Perry4Law. The Government of India (GOI) has absolutely failed to achieve the task of establishment of e-courts in India.
The lack of “political will” in India to successfully complete e-courts project in general and other mission mode projects (MMP) under the National E-Governance Plan (NEGP) in particular is really frustrating. The plight of e-governance in India is well known. However, other nations are trying their level best to ensure smooth and hassle free judicial systems.
For instance, the Malaysian government is considering amending laws to allow the e-filing of court documents as part of efforts to encourage a more efficient justice system. At present, the hard copies of documents are needed under the Rules of the High Court to file the various applications in court cases. A proposal has been given to change the law to allow also for the filing of digital copies via e-filing.
If we look at the Indian position, the situation is really frustrating. We do not have even the basic cyber law forget about a law for ensuring smooth e-filing in India. The government of India also committed a blunder by “pushing” a criminal friendly and weak Information Technology Amendment Act, 2008 that has further made the position worst.
The role of Parliament is to enact just, reasonable and growth oriented laws and not to retard the development through oppressive and redundant laws. With the Indian Congress government at the center, we can hope that it would rectify the mistake that it committed during the December 2008 Parliament session.
The lack of “political will” in India to successfully complete e-courts project in general and other mission mode projects (MMP) under the National E-Governance Plan (NEGP) in particular is really frustrating. The plight of e-governance in India is well known. However, other nations are trying their level best to ensure smooth and hassle free judicial systems.
For instance, the Malaysian government is considering amending laws to allow the e-filing of court documents as part of efforts to encourage a more efficient justice system. At present, the hard copies of documents are needed under the Rules of the High Court to file the various applications in court cases. A proposal has been given to change the law to allow also for the filing of digital copies via e-filing.
If we look at the Indian position, the situation is really frustrating. We do not have even the basic cyber law forget about a law for ensuring smooth e-filing in India. The government of India also committed a blunder by “pushing” a criminal friendly and weak Information Technology Amendment Act, 2008 that has further made the position worst.
The role of Parliament is to enact just, reasonable and growth oriented laws and not to retard the development through oppressive and redundant laws. With the Indian Congress government at the center, we can hope that it would rectify the mistake that it committed during the December 2008 Parliament session.
SOURCE: ITVOIR
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