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India's Digital Justice Revolution: 3.81 Crore Hearings Held Online

India's judiciary has gone digital in a big way. Minister Arjun Ram Meghwal shared that a staggering 3.81 crore court hearings have been conducted online so far. The system is powered by advanced AI for tasks like translation and automated filing. From virtual courts to a popular mobile app, technology is making justice more accessible.

Key Points: Arjun Ram Meghwal Reveals 3.81 Crore e-Court Hearings Data

  • Over 3.81 crore online case hearings conducted via video conferencing till September 2025
  • AI technologies like ML and NLP are integrated into e-Court software for translation and scheduling
  • 29 Virtual Courts have disposed of 7.84 crore challans, collecting Rs 895 crore
  • The e-Courts mobile app has been downloaded 3.38 crore times for case tracking
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3.81 crore online case hearings conducted under e-Courts project: Arjun Ram Meghwal

Minister Arjun Ram Meghwal details the massive scale of India's e-Courts project, including AI integration and over 3.8 crore online hearings conducted.

"Video conferencing facilities are available in the country's 3,240 courts and 1,272 jails - Arjun Ram Meghwal"

New Delhi, Dec 18

Video conferencing facilities are available in the country's 3,240 courts and 1,272 jails and 3.81 crore online case hearings have been conducted till September 30, 2025, the Parliament was informed on Thursday.

Minister of State for Law and Justice Arjun Ram Meghwal said in a reply to a question in Rajya Sabha that the latest technologies like Artificial Intelligence (AI) and its subsets Machine Learning (ML), Optical Character Recognition (OCR), and Natural Language Processing (NLP) are being used in the e-Courts software applications developed under the eCourts Project.

He said that Al is being integrated in areas such as translation, prediction and forecast, improving administrative efficiency, automated filing, intelligent scheduling, enhancing the case information system and communicating with the litigants through chatbots.

He said under Phase-III of the e-Courts Project to make the judicial process more transparent, timely and accessible, almost 99.5 per cent of court complexes have been connected to the Wide Area Network with bandwidth speeds ranging from 10 Mbps to 100 Mbps.

Meghwal said the Case Information System (CIS) 4.0 has been implemented in all courts, with a user manual published online for uniform adoption.

Real-time digital services have expanded significantly, with more than 4 lakh SMS and more than 6 lakh emails being issued daily and 35 lakh daily hits on the e-Courts portal. Courts have sent more than 14 crore SMS to litigants and advocates.

The MoS said, under Phase-III of the e-Courts Project, 29 Virtual Courts have been established till September 30, 2025. These Virtual Courts have received 8.96 crore challans, out of which 7.84 crore challans have been disposed of, and 86.59 lakh challans were paid, amounting to Rs 895.59 crore.

Meghwal said the e-Courts Services mobile app (3.38 crore downloads) provides lawyers and litigants with relevant information about case status and cause lists

He said the JustIS app (21,955 downloads) is a management tool for the judges, assisting them to effectively organise and monitor their judicial business.

He said video conferencing facilities are available in 3,240 courts and 1,272 jails, and 3.81 crore online case hearings have been conducted till September 30, 2025.

Live streaming of court proceedings is operational in 11 High Courts; 5,187 court establishments are enabled on the e-filing portal, with 92.08 lakh cases e-filed till September 30, 2025, and the e-Payments system has processed 49.2 lakh transactions for court fees worth Rs 1,215.98 crore and 4.86 lakh transactions for fines worth Rs 61.97 crore, said Meghwal.

- IANS

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Rohit P
Good progress, but the ground reality is different. My case is still pending for 5 years. Technology is great, but we need more judges to clear the backlog. AI for scheduling is welcome, but what about speeding up the actual judgments?
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Aditya G
The virtual courts disposing of 7.84 crore challans and collecting nearly ₹900 crore is impressive! This is how technology should be used - to decongest traffic courts and make paying fines hassle-free. More states should adopt this model.
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Sarah B
As someone who has used the e-Courts portal from abroad to follow a family case, I appreciate this digital push. The live streaming in HCs is a great transparency measure. However, the digital divide in rural areas needs addressing for true accessibility.
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Karthik V
️ 35 lakh daily hits on the portal shows the demand! The SMS/email alerts are a lifesaver for my elderly parents who have a property case. No more running to the court for a date. Thumbs up for this initiative. Hope the AI translation helps in regional languages soon.
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Nikhil C
While the numbers look good, what about data privacy and cybersecurity? Court cases involve sensitive information. The government must ensure robust protection against hacks. Also, 10 Mbps bandwidth in some complexes seems low for video hearings.
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