DIGITIZATION OF COURTS
DIGITIZATION OF COURTS
The e-Courts Mission Mode Project is being implemented in a phased manner across the country with the objective of strengthening the use of Information and Communication Technology (ICT) in the judicial system. The e-Courts Project is currently in Phase III (2023-2027), with a financial outlay of Rs. 7,210 crore. During the last year, the e-Courts project has seen continued progress through expansion of e-filing, e-payments, increased adoption of virtual and hybrid hearings, digitisation of court records, strengthening of Case Information System, and enhanced public access to case information through the National Judicial Data Grid (NJDG) etc. Some key initiatives and achievements under the eCourts Project as on 31.12.2025 are as under:
Digitization initiatives undertaken in the courts are intended to improve efficiency, transparency and accessibility of court processes. While case disposal time depends on multiple factors, including complexity of the case, the nature of evidence, delay in reports from forensic labs, cooperation of key stakeholders such as the bar, investigating agencies, witnesses, litigants and social stigma and biases, judicial workload etc, the digitization has contributed to smoother workflows, reduced dependency on physical records and enhanced access to justice for litigants. The details of digitization of records, High Court-wise, as provided by the eCommittee, are at Annexure-I.
Under the e-Courts project, financial and infrastructural support is being provided to the High Courts for procurement of hardware, networking, connectivity, video-conferencing facilities and related digital infrastructure. The High Courts function as the implementing agencies, responsible for hardware procurement, maintenance, and upkeep. The e-Committee, Supreme Court of India provides policy inputs, while National Informatics Centre (NIC) handles software development and technical support. Funding is provided under the project based on demand received from respective High Courts and subject to the recommendations of the e-Committee, Supreme Court of India. The High Court-wise details of funds released under Phase III are at Annexure-II.
Further, the primary responsibility for the development of infrastructure facilities for district and subordinate courts rests with the State/UT Governments. To augment the resources of the States/UTs, the Central Government has been implementing a Centrally Sponsored Scheme (CSS) for the Development of Infrastructure Facilities for Judiciary in the District and Subordinate courts. As on 31.12.2025, Rs. 12,461.28 crore has been released to the States/UTs since inception of the Scheme. During the current financial year 2025–26, an amount of Rs. 409.87 crore has been released to the States/UTs till 31.12.2025. 22,683 court halls and 20,029 residential units for judicial officers are available as on 31.12.2025, out of which, 486 court halls and 191 residential units have been constructed during the current financial year.
Concerns relating to cybersecurity and data protection are regularly addressed through adoption of standard security protocols, role-based access controls, capacity-building initiatives, secure hosting environments, and compliance with applicable Government guidelines on information security. E-Courts applications at national level are hosted on NIC’s cloud infrastructure in compliance with cybersecurity norms prescribed by the Government from time to time. Further, cyber security training programmes were conducted for the technical teams and staff of High Courts and District courts in collaboration with Rashtriya Raksha University, covering digital forensics, Security Operations Centre (SOC) operations, and incident response using simulated real-world cyber-attacks providing practical experience.
Phase III of the project envisions transforming Indian courts into digital and paperless courts by digitizing legacy and current case records, expanding video conferencing to all courts, jails, and selected hospitals, extending online courts beyond traffic violations, strengthening e-filing and e-payments system, creation of cloud-based data repository for storing digitized court records, and deployment of emerging technologies such as AI and Optical Character Recognition (OCR) for case analysis and forecasting. These initiatives are being implemented in a phased manner under the guidance of the e-Committee, Supreme Court of India.
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Annexure-I
Details of digitization of court records in High Courts and District Courts till 31.12.2025:
S. No.
High Court
Total Pages Digitized in High Court
Total Pages Digitized in District Courts
1
Allahabad
57,74,41,007
1,68,69,63,743
2
Andhra Pradesh
3,41,11,865
17,28,50,732
3
Bombay
8,90,63,956
22,07,485
4
Calcutta
5,95,17,135
0
5
Chhattisgarh
24,26,800
1,91,84,603
6
Delhi
23,46,18,073
10,48,83,922
7
Gauhati – Arunachal Pradesh
5,06,407
1,26,322
8
Gauhati – Assam
2,97,53,593
15,58,31,203
9
Gauhati – Mizoram
12,31,287
20,97,820
10
Gauhati – Nagaland
0
0
11
Gujarat
16,98,629
11,64,409
12
Himachal Pradesh
79,15,775
11,81,757
13
Jammu & Kashmir and Ladakh
4,11,76,756
2,50,11,814
14
Jharkhand
3,01,84,408
96,24,854
15
Karnataka
5,14,20,668
4,63,47,270
16
Kerala
8,17,95,531
1,71,13,720
17
Madhya Pradesh
24,62,88,505
66,68,95,995
18
Madras
20,76,93,848
13,16,62,142
19
Manipur
58,56,075
57,36,785
20
Meghalaya
11,56,596
38,20,961
21
Orissa
5,33,13,761
17,36,02,357
22
Patna
2,40,49,339
2,39,56,123
23
Punjab & Haryana
29,46,04,020
62,82,06,241
24
Rajasthan
13,44,36,567
3,50,10,815
25
Sikkim
11,73,135
54,15,378
26
Telangana
12,85,86,477
7,61,42,250
27
Tripura
54,39,454
5,62,558
28
Uttarakhand
2,41,91,236
1,33,14,115
Total
2,36,96,50,903
4,00,89,15,374
(Source: eCommittee, SCI)
Annexure- II
Details of funds released under Phase III of the e-Courts project, High court-wise and year-wise:
(Rs. in crore)
S. No.
High Court
2023-24
2024-25
2025-26
1
Allahabad
95.87
51.78
119.92
2
Andhra Pradesh
25.44
31.74
15.81
3
Bombay
69.54
83.19
92.41
4
Calcutta
16.73
27.65
9.50
5
Chhattisgarh
16.27
24.17
39.11
6
Delhi
17.89
48.19
17.90
7
Gauhati (Arunachal Pradesh)
2.03
9.76
1.79
8
Gauhati (Assam)
24.97
33.85
3.65
9
Gauhati (Mizoram)
3.12
6.22
1.99
10
Gauhati, Kohima (Nagaland)
1.79
3.91
3.41
11
Gujarat
27.72
73.21
48.89
12
Himachal Pradesh
6.06
6.89
7.63
13
Jammu & Kashmir and Ladakh
6.52
14.53
12.81
14
Jharkhand
10.59
29.22
7.65
15
Karnataka
32.37
67.40
48.22
16
Kerala
15.40
32.62
51.60
17
Madhya Pradesh
22.90
77.31
48.58
18
Madras
90.69
91.75
113.20
19
Manipur
11.12
7.54
2.16
20
Meghalaya
3.33
8.50
3.83
21
Orissa
6.77
53.24
16.09
22
Patna
32.43
89.55
57.61
23
Punjab And Haryana
14.58
26.01
10.01
24
Rajasthan
19.80
34.72
60.88
25
Sikkim
1.71
8.98
2.51
26
Telangana
22.03
28.57
28.91
27
Tripura
0.53
7.05
8.79
28
Uttarakhand
13.68
19.95
29.57
Total
611.88
997.49
864.43*
* As on 09.02.2026
Note: In addition to the funds released to High Courts, Rs. 185.06 crore have been released to NIC for providing technical support, Rs 54.79 crore to BSNL for WAN (Wide Area Network) connectivity, Rs 7.51 crore to e-Committee, SCI under Change Management, Rs 0.28 crore to IIT Madras for development of e-Learning platform, and Rs 9.42 crore for miscellaneous expenditure (salary, office expenses, publicity, etc.).
This information was given by MINISTER OF STATE (INDEPENDENT CHARGE) OF THE MINISTRY OF LAW AND JUSTICE; AND MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF PARLIAMENTARY AFFAIRS Shri Arjun Ram Meghwal in a written reply to a question in Rajya Sabha today.
- Over 637.85 crore pages of court records including legacy records have been digitized across Courts to ensure faster retrieval, secure storage and seamless digital workflows.
- 29 Virtual Courts have been established to enable online adjudication of traffic challans. Virtual Courts have received 9.81 crore challans, out of which 8.74 crore were disposed and 94.55 lakh challans were paid amounting to Rs. 973.32 crore.
- Video Conferencing (VC) facilities have been expanded across 3,240 court complexes and 1,272 jails. Courts have conducted over 3.93 crore hearings through video conferencing, facilitating remote hearings of undertrials, witnesses and lawyers.
- Live streaming of court proceeding is operational in 11 High Courts.
- E-filing and e-payments systems have been implemented to allow online filing of cases and digital payment of court fees and fines. Approximately 1.03 crore cases have been filed through the e-filing platform and the e-payments system has processed transactions for court-fee worth Rs. 1,234 crore and fine worth Rs. 63 crore.
- National Judicial Data Grid (NJDG) provides public access to case data, statistics of courts across the country and has been upgraded with an improved dashboard, functioning as a monitoring tool, to identify, manage & reduce pendency of cases.
- CIS 4.0 has been implemented in all courts, with enhanced usability, privacy safeguards and integration with national platforms such as NJDG, e-filing, virtual courts and ICJS.
- The S3WaaS platform hosts 730 District Court websites, ensuring secure and accessible web infrastructure.
- Real-time digital services have expanded significantly, with 35 lakh daily hits on the e-Courts portal and more than 3 crore SMSes and more than 1 crore emails were issued in December 2025.
- The e-Courts Services mobile app (3.5 crore downloads) provides the lawyers and litigants relevant information about case status, cause lists etc.
- The JustIS app (22,090 downloads) is a management tool for the judges assisting them to effectively organise and monitor their judicial business.
- 48 e-Sewa Kendras are functional across all High Courts and 2283 e-Sewa Kendras across District Courts.
- The National Service and Tracking of Electronics Processes (NSTEP) system has been implemented for electronic service and tracking of summons and notices using mobile-based and GPS-enabled delivery mechanisms. Under NSTEP, the courts have processed 6.21 crore e-processes, out of which 1.61 crore e-processes have been successfully delivered.
- Digital Courts 2.1 is a customized application for paperless Courts with facility of translation and transcription using Artificial Intelligence (AI). It enables judges to access all case related documents, pleadings, and evidence digitally, marking a significant leap toward a paperless court ecosystem.