HC asks for centralised digitalised record room and computerisation of courts
Madras High Court. (Photo: DC/File)
Chennai: The Madras high court has suggested remedial measures, such as a centralised digitalised record room and computerisation of courts, to effect timely justice.
“The subordinate courts through a Centrally-sponsored scheme envisaged in 1977, were sought to be computerised,” said Justice S. Vimala, “but e-filing is not done completely in the TN judiciary. Either an e-filing system may be introduced in which documents will be available in e-format, or after filing, the court can convert all documents into e-form.”
She cited the instance of how M. Kalaivani and S. Parimalam filed partition suits against their brothers and sister which were decreed. Aggrieved, the brothers and sister filed appeals before the additional district judge, who called for the records since 2009 from the III additional sub court, Coimbatore, which was located on the same campus as the district court. Hence, Kalaivani and Parimalam filed the present petitions to direct the district court to dispose of the appeals.
Pointing out that the appeals were adjourned 89 and 48 times respectively for want of records for the last five years, Justice Vimala directed the sub court to immediately send the records and the district judge to dispose of the appeals within a month.
“There could have been no scope for calling for records had there been computerisation at the level of subordinate courts. Frequent handling of physical documents often causes deterioration. Digitalisation of statutes, judgments and records are the need of the hour,” she said, and added that it would ensure uniform safety of records.
( Source : dc )
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