No money spent on e-courts this fiscal, says panel
New Delhi, December 19
Noting that the ‘e-Courts Mission Mode Project’ is an important scheme of the Department of Justice aimed at improving access to justice by use of technology, a parliamentary panel has expressed concern over no amount being spent for the FY 2022-23 for want of approvals.
“With a big push for an e-court system for the whole country, e-Courts Mission Mode Project assumes greater importance. Accordingly, the department is expected to expedite all necessary approvals for implementing Phase-III of the e-court project,” the department-related standing committee on law and personnel said in a report tabled in Parliament earlier this month.
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