Proposed Chief Justice Presents Action Plan Emphasizing Technology
Kathmandu. Proposed Chief Justice Dr. Manojkumar Sharma has presented his action plan. The action plan prioritizes making the judiciary modern and technology-friendly.
The action plan includes the goal of making the entire justice system technology-driven through the construction and effective implementation of the judiciary's information technology policy and master plan. Dr. Sharma has pledged to develop the necessary software and modules to integrate processes from case registration to judgment writing and execution into the information technology system within one year by upgrading the existing information technology.
According to the action plan, resources will be managed for the establishment of digital infrastructure including necessary software for the optimal use of information technology in judicial service delivery. To make service delivery more effective, an information and help desk with information technology infrastructure will be operated.
The goal is to integrate case registration, summons service, case flow management, witness examination, case proceedings and hearings, and order and judgment writing into the information technology system within one year. Similarly, arrangements will be made for parties to certify electronic copies of case files from any court convenient to them, and existing and archived case files in the courts will be scanned and made electronic copies and integrated into the system.
A system will be developed where service recipients and court users can receive court information such as summons service, hearing dates, judgment information, and appeal deadlines through the Citizen App and SMS by connecting them to the court's software. Dr. Sharma expressed confidence that this will help gradually reduce the physical presence of service recipients in the court.
The action plan includes arrangements for conducting summons extensions, depositions, testimonies, and lawyer arguments through virtual means in all levels of courts.
To make court hearings transparent, arrangements will be made for live broadcasting through information technology.
In addition, a system will be implemented to convert audio records into written documents, ensuring that court proceedings such as arguments are documented. Emphasizing the use of modern technology, a biometric system will be developed and linked to the National Identity Card system, through which efforts will be made to enable online appearance of parties in cases at the courts.
Proposed Chief Justice Dr. Sharma has put forward an ambitious plan in his action plan to study the feasibility of using artificial intelligence (AI) in judicial work.
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