Conference On Digitization Of The Indian Legal System

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LegalDesk.com, in association with iSPIRT, is proud to announce our upcoming event, a conference on “Digitization of The Indian Legal System” to be held on the occasion of Legal Services Day, on the 9th of November, 2016.

The Indian Legal System, comprising of more than 15,000 Courts in 2,500 Court Complexes, 1.3+ million advocates and 11,000+ notaries appointed by the Central Government in various parts of the country, is in the process of digitization and modernization. India is on a fast-track process aimed to reform the Indian Legal System, in consonance with technological advancements and availability of Aadhaar based framework (India Stack). Some noteworthy developments on this front are as follows –

1. In the year 2004, the Ministry of Legal and Justice, Government of India set up an e-committee headed by Dr. Justice G.C Bharuka, former Judge of Karnataka High Court, for monitoring the use of Information Technology in the Indian Judiciary. The Supreme Court of India, based on the recommendations of the committee framed the National Policy and Action Plan for Implementation of Information and Communication Technology in the Indian Judiciary. The said Policy drew up a Three Phased Action Plan for implementation of the Policy.
2. Among other reforms, the Policy envisions e-courts in India. The primary objectives of the e-courts Mission Mode Project are to –
   • Reduce the pendency of cases: For this case filing, registration and other workflow would be IT enabled.
   • Increase the transparency of information to the common man: The Citizens would have online access to Judgments, Cause List, Case Status, automated calculation of Court fee etc.
   • Easy access to legal databases: Ensure availability of Legal Database to Judges.
3. The Government of India, in pursuance of the Digital India initiative, launched an online platform for tracking and updating court cases, Legal Information Management & Briefing System, also called as LIMBS. LIMBS provides an effective solution to the Government Departments to monitor the 50+ Lakh pending litigation cases across various courts in India.
4. The Online Notary Application, for the appointment of Notary, has been commenced with effect from 1st January 2016.

While the Indian Legal System is definitely inching towards digitization, there still remain areas which require the focus of Government and the Policy makers. The Idea of the conference on “Digitization of Indian Legal System” is to bring together industry experts, both in the field of Law and Information Technology, to brainstorm and identify such areas, within the ambit of the Indian Legal System, which can be digitized, thereby, easing the lives of the citizens of the country, and introducing a stronger system of accountability.

OBJECTIVES OF THE CONFERENCE

• To examine the current legal framework and the possibility of amendments in our laws to facilitate digitization of Legal System.
• To assess the potential of India Stack in digitizing the Legal System
• To identify statutes which require amendment.
• To identify the hurdles and roadblocks in the path of Digitized Legal Ecosystem.
• To suggest amendments to the act and potential areas of improvement.

CONFERENCE HIGHLIGHTS

Panel Discussion among Industry experts both in the field of law and technology.

KEY SPEAKERS

• Hon’ble Shri. T.B Jayachandra , Cabinet Minister for Law, Parliamentary Affairs, Higher Education and Tumkur District In-Charge.
• Hon’ble Shri. Santhosh Lad, Labour Minister, Government of Karnataka.
• Shri. Prabhuling K Navadgi, Additional Solicitor General of India.
• Shri. Sajan Poovayya, Sr. Advocate of Supreme Court of India.
• Shri. Kishore Mandyam, Co-Founder, DAKSH Society of India.
• Shri. Sanjay Khan Nagra, Policy Expert, iSPIRT Foundation.

VENUE

KSCA Auditorium, No. 1, M Chinnaswamy Stadium, Cubbon Road, Bengaluru, Karnataka 560001, P2 Stand Second floor.

Date & Time: November 9th,2016 , 3:30pm

AGENDA

1. Talk on Technology Reforms For The Indian Judiciary by Shri. Kishore Mandyam, Co-founder DAKSH Society India (15 mins)
2. Paper Presentation and a presentation on Legal Digitization by LegalDesk.com (15 mins)
3. Panel discussion on Digitisation of Legal System: (60 mins)
   • Shri. Prabhuling K Navadgi, Additional Solicitor General of India.
   • Shri. Aditya Sondhi , Additional Advocate General, Karnataka
   • Shri. Sajan Poovayya, Sr. Advocate of Supreme Court of India.
   • Shri. Kishore Mandyam, Co-Founder, DAKSH Society of India.
   • Shri. Sanjay Khan Nagra, Policy Expert, iSPIRT Foundation. – Moderator
4. Question and Answers Session