Indian judicial and legal systems are very slow to
adopt information and communication technology (ICT). Although some
steps have been taken to computerise the Indian courts yet by and
large they are insufficient and not relevant.
There are many
reasons
for failure of e-courts in India but the chief among them
is lack of expertise and judicial will to implement the e-court
project. There is no dearth of funds for this project but its
implementation is very poor. The e-court committee has so far failed
to implement the e-court project effectively.
We at
Perry4Law
and
PTLB
have now taken very significant steps in this crucial direction. We
have
launched
dedicated portals pertaining to electronic courts,
e-judiciary, ODR India, online arbitration, etc. Further, Perry4Law
and PTLB are also managing the exclusive techno legal
e-courts
training and consultancy centre of India.
To strengthen the initiatives and projects of
Perry4Law and PTLB and to take these projects and initiatives to the
next level of development, Perry4Law and PTLB are in the process of
launching four crucial projects. These are:
(1)
Electronic
Courts: This initiative would provide e-courts services to
national and international organisations, governments, companies,
individuals, etc. At this platform you would be able to resolve your
disputes through use of techno legal methods and procedures.
(2)
E-Judiciary:
This initiative would provide research, policy formulations,
training, consultancy, project execution support, etc to various
national and international stakeholders. It would cover areas like
e-courts, e-judiciary, legal enablement of ICT in courts and
judiciary, etc.
(3)
ODR
India: This is an India specific platform that would
resolve various inter party disputes in an online environment. Techno
legal methods and procedures would be used to resolve various
disputes through Arbitration, Conciliation, Mediation and other
similar methods.
(4)
Online
Arbitration: This initiative would provide ODR services to
world at large. Individuals, organisations, companies, etc may
resolve their disputes through this platform by using our techno
legal dispute resolution services.
Indian judiciary in general and e-court committee in
particular has to play a more pro active role for the establishment
of e-courts in India. In the absence of institutional expertise,
e-court committee must also include other members that have actual
expertise to manage the project.