High Court launches IT initiatives for litigants' benefit

Punjab and Haryana High Court here today launched a slew of IT enabled services for the benefit of litigants and lawyers.

e-Payment of High Court Services, Android based Mobile Application, Online Grievance and Feedback System, Surety Information Management System, Infrastructure Web Application, Crystal Reports Software and eNotices are some of the major IT initiatives recently developed under the guidance of Justice Rajesh Bindal, Chairman, Computer Committee, a Haryana government release said here.

As the applications were developed by the officials working in the high court and district courts, the HC Chief Justice Krishna Murari invited the officials concerned to press the launching button of their respective IT projects.

He appreciated their efforts and expected that more and more officials will contribute to provide IT solutions for use by the courts, litigants and lawyers.

In collaboration with State Bank of India, a payment gateway was launched for online transfer of money, wherever money is required to be deposited in the courts for any services, through Multi Option Payment System (MOPS), the release said.

The facility will also be added for payment of other charges through internet banking and debit/credit cards. Special pre-paid cards shall also be issued by the bank for payment of any charges in the high courts as well as district courts in Punjab and Haryana, such as copying, inspection etc, it said.

To identify persons who furnish surety in criminal/civil matters on the basis of fake documents or for consideration, Surety Information Management System has been developed, which will check the fake sureties and also the persons who are repeatedly furnishing sureties in different cases, the release said.

With the introduction of Crystal Reports Software (CCR 3.0), report generation through Case Information System 3.0 in the subordinate courts in Punjab, Haryana and Chandigarh will get fillip, it said.

With the module, district judges will be able to monitor progress of cases more effectively, the release said.