Disputes are not welcomed anywhere. This is more so if they result into court cases in India. The time taken by Indian courts to dispose of cases is a discouraging factor for people to litigate. We cannot blame the Judiciary for the heaping backlog of cases as in the absence of adequate infrastructure and sufficient manpower the courts cannot do much. We can hold the Judiciary responsible for its lapses and inactions only.

These hurdles for Judiciary were there and are going to be there for some more years in the absence of political will and insight. A viable solution to the problem is the use of Information and Communication Technology (ICT) for judicial functioning in India. In short, we must establish and manage E-Courts in India.

To meet this laudable objective we must have both accountability and transparency in the e-courts project in India. There is a need to systematic analyse and monitor the progress and development of e-courts in India. We are providing a regular update of e-courts projects in India.

The First Update and Second Update have already been provided. This is the Third Update covering the issue of “Management of E-Courts” in India. The Project Monitoring website managed by NIC is far from satisfactory. Not only there is an absence of guidelines and applicable model but also there is no information about the composition of e-court committee.