CJ to launch online feedback for litigants

Saurabh Malik

Tribune News Service

Chandigarh, August 18

The Punjab and Haryana High Court is set to launch a formal online system for receiving feedback from litigants.

Chief Justice Krishna Murari will unveil the initiative on Sunday. It will enable people to give feedback or air grievances related to the High Court, besides subordinate courts of Punjab, Haryana and Chandigarh. High Court Computer Committee chairman Justice Rajesh Bindal said the status of the feedback/grievance could be tracked online till its disposal.

The judge said the lawyers and litigants would not only be able to view the case status, but also be reminded of the pending litigation a day before it was listed for hearing.

He added that the android-based mobile application was one of the IT-based initiatives to be launched by the Chief Justice for the benefit of litigants.

The app, which can be downloaded from Google Play Store, will help the user search the case status though case number, advocate name or party details. He will also be able to save details using the My Diary module.

The benefits

• System will enable people to give feedback or air grievances related to HC and subordinate courts
• Lawyers and litigants will be able to view case status and get reminder of pending litigation a day before it is listed for hearing
• App will help user search case status though case number, advocate name or party details