The Constitution of India is the country’s most powerful force, said Prime Minister Narendra Modi on November 26, as he launched four digital court initiatives to commemorate Constitution Day in the Supreme Court in the presence of Chief Justice of India DY Chandrachud. “The Constitution is the most powerful force propelling the country’s progress,” PM Modi said, urging youth to participate in debates and discussions. “Our Constitution’s spirit is youth-centered. I request government institutions and the judiciary to make efforts to raise awareness among our youth.”
e-court initiative
At the event, the Prime Minister announced new initiatives related to the e-court project. “The Project is an effort to provide services to litigants, lawyers, and the judiciary by enabling courts with ICT. The Prime Minister’s initiatives include the Virtual Justice Clock, the JustIS mobile App 2.0, the Digital Court, and the S3WaaS Websites “In a statement issued ahead of the event, his office was quoted as saying.
PM Modi shared a post in a tweet hour before the event. “Today, on Constitution Day, we pay homage to those greats who gave us our Constitution and reiterate our commitment to fulfil their vision for our nation.”
About the 4 e-court initiatives
While the Virtual Justice Clock is an initiative to display vital statistics of the justice delivery system at the court-level, providing details of cases instituted, cases disposed of, and cases in pendency, the JustIS Mobile App 2.0 is a tool available to judicial officers for effective court and case management by monitoring the pendency and disposal of not only his court but also individual judges working under them. Digital court is an initiative to make the court records available to the judge in digitised form to enable the transition to Paperless Courts, the statement by the Prime Minister’s office elaborated.
