Electronic summons to be delivered to litigants

Satya Prakash

Tribune News Service

New Delhi, August 14

Summons will now be delivered electronically to litigants in the form of e-summons with the Supreme Court on Tuesday launching new apps.

“Almost 25-30 per cent cases in lower judiciary are pending because summons do not get delivered. Now, a process server would be provided with a smartphone that would end the practice of incorrect reports about non-delivery of summons,” said Justice Madan B Lokur, who is spearheading the project for use of IT in judiciary.

At a function to launch the new apps, Justice Lokur said it had been mandatory for them to come back either with an electronically signed receipt or a photograph of the locked premises. Now, the GPS tracking system would ensure they went to the right place for delivery, he added.

He said Nstep — a real-time tracking of process server — would speed up cases pending for non-delivery of summons. Lawyers can also digitally pay court fee and fines.