The Supreme Court of India has developed a software named SCI-Interact that is set to streamline operations of the court and make all its 17 benches go paperless.
Through this software, judges would be able to access files, annexures to petitions and take notes on computer itself without it being accessible to others. Tablets with the software are being provided to judges.
The software is said to have been developed by the Supreme Court’s Computer Cell.
The software comprises 5 components – e-filing of fresh cases, scanned copies of pending cases, MPLS network with dual redundancy, IT hardware, and security audit.
The Supreme Court has been experimenting with tech solutions to become more efficient and reduce human intervention. Earlier the apex court came out with an language translation tool named SUVAS (Supreme Court Vidhik Anuvaad Software) that will translate judicial orders and judgements into 9 languages – Bengali, Gujarati, Hindi, Malayalam, Marathi, Punjabi, Tamil and Telugu.
Another project called Supreme Court Portal for Assistance in Court Efficiency (SUPACE) that employs Artificial Intelligence is aimed at data mining, tracking progress of cases, legal research and other uses.