New Delhi, December 18: As of September 30, 2025, a total of 3.81 crore online case hearings have been conducted across the country, thanks to the e-Courts project. This initiative has brought video conferencing capabilities to 3,240 courts and 1,272 jails, providing a significant boost to the judicial process.
Minister of State for Law and Justice, Arjun Ram Meghwal, shared this information in response to a question in the Rajya Sabha. He highlighted the integration of advanced technologies like Artificial Intelligence (AI), Machine Learning (ML), Optical Character Recognition (OCR), and Natural Language Processing (NLP) into the e-Courts software. These technologies are being used in areas such as translation, predictive analysis, automated filing, intelligent scheduling, and chatbot communication with litigants.
Under Phase III of the e-Courts Project, aimed at enhancing transparency, accessibility, and timeliness in the judicial process, nearly 99.5% of court complexes have been connected to a Wide Area Network (WAN) with bandwidth speeds between 10 Mbps and 100 Mbps. Furthermore, the Case Information System (CIS) 4.0 has been implemented across all courts, with an online user manual to ensure consistent adoption.
Real-time digital services have experienced significant growth, with over 4 lakh SMS and 6 lakh emails sent daily. The e-Courts portal also receives 35 lakh hits per day. In total, more than 14 crore SMS have been sent to litigants and advocates.
The e-Courts Project has also seen the establishment of 29 Virtual Courts by September 30, 2025, which have processed 8.96 crore challans. Of these, 7.84 crore challans have been disposed of, and 86.59 lakh challans have been paid, amounting to a total of Rs 895.59 crore.
Additionally, the e-Courts Services mobile app, with 3.38 crore downloads, provides litigants and lawyers with important case-related updates, while the JustIS app (21,955 downloads) serves as a management tool for judges, helping them organize and monitor their judicial workload.
Video conferencing is now available in 3,240 courts and 1,272 jails, facilitating a total of 3.81 crore online hearings. Live streaming of court proceedings is operational in 11 High Courts, and the e-filing portal has been enabled in 5,187 court establishments. By September 30, 2025, 92.08 lakh cases had been e-filed, and the e-Payments system had processed 49.2 lakh transactions for court fees, totaling Rs 1,215.98 crore, as well as 4.86 lakh transactions for fines, amounting to Rs 61.97 crore, Meghwal said.
