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'itat e-dwar', an e-filing portal of Income Tax Appellate Tribunal, launched

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  • Published
    28th Jun, 2021

Union Ministry for Law & Justice, Communications and Electronics & IT, formally launched the e-filing portal of Income Tax Appellate Tribunal (ITAT), ‘itat e-dwar’.

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Union Ministry for Law & Justice, Communications and Electronics & IT, formally launched the e-filing portal of Income Tax Appellate Tribunal (ITAT), ‘itat e-dwar’.

About the e-filing portal

  • It is an initiative to reduce the digital divide among the people.
  • The launch of the e-Filing Portal ‘itat e-dwar’ will enhance the accessibility, accountability, and transparency in the day-to-day working of the ITAT. 
  • It would not only result in economization of the use of paper, savings in costs but also rationalization of the fixation of cases leading to quicker disposal of cases. 
  • The newly developed e-Filing Portal would enable the parties to file their Appeals, Miscellaneous Applications, documents, paper books, etc., electronically. 
  • It is a step towards the digitization of ITAT.

Steps towards digitization of judicial system

Tele-Law

  • Department of Justice has partnered with NALSA and CSC e-Governance Service India Limited for mainstreaming legal aid to the marginalized communities through Common Services Center (CSC).
  • Tele-Law means the use of communications and information technology for the delivery of legal information and advice.
  • This e-interaction between lawyers and people would be through the video-conferencing infrastructure available at the CSCs.
  • The concept of Tele-Law is to facilitate the delivery of legal advice through a panel of lawyers stationed at the State Legal Services Authorities (SALSA) and CSC.
  • The project initiates to connect citizens with lawyers through video conferencing facilities by the Para-Legal Volunteers stationed at identified 1800 panchayat.

e-Courts Project

Draft Vision Document of e-Courts Project Phase III

  • A sub-committee the E-Committee of the Supreme Court has released the Draft Vision Document of e-Courts Project Phase III. The objective it hopes to achieve is on finalization to provide a blueprint for the judiciary to adopt and implement digitization. 
  • Supreme Court Portal for Assistance in Court’s efficiency (SUPACE)
  • It is an AI-driven tool designed to assist judges with processing information.
  • National Judicial Data Grid (NJDG)
  • It will permit citizens to check the pendency of cases across the country.

E-SevaKendras and the eCourts Services App.

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