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