Study of positive impacts in access to justice for all through e-courts mission mode project

Abstract

The e-Courts Mission Mode Project had a positive effect on access to justice in India. The study history underlies the nature
of the major issues that had plagued the Indian judicial system over the years, namely, pendency of cases, delay in
proceedings, geographical location, and accessibility of courts among the marginalized groups. The main aim is to examine
the possibilities of analysing judicial reforms facilitated by technology, which contribute to increasing the levels of
accessibility, efficiency, transparency and empowerment of stakeholders. The research methodology used in the study is
qualitative, descriptive and analytical research design which is solely based on secondary data that comprises government
reports, judicial statistics, policy documents, case laws, and other scholarly literature. The findings are that efforts like efiling, virtual hearings, case tracking via the internet, and online records have greatly decreased procedural delays, enhanced
case handling and reduced the monetary and logistical obstacles to litigants. The discussion identifies that as much as eCourts have enhanced transparency, accountability, and trust with the citizens, there are still issues of digital divide,
infrastructural gaps, and disparities in digital literacy. The study concludes that the e-Courts Mission Mode Project is a
revolutionary change in the form of reform with effective legal and policy overtones and its successful implementation in
the long term is determined by the inclusion. Through hindrances include the use of secondary data and, the absence of
empirical field evidence, and future studies are suggested to use primary and mixed-methodological approaches to
determine the extent of inclusivity and sustainability of digital justice reforms at ground level.