New Delhi, Oct 16 The Supreme Court’s eCommittee on Friday inaugurated the Digital Court Technology Office (DCTO), a centralised body tasked with planning, implementing and monitoring technology-related initiatives to strengthen the technological infrastructure of the Indian judiciary.
Justice Vikram Nath, chairperson of the eCommittee and a Supreme Court judge, inaugurated the office at the apex court’s Administrative Buildings Complex in the presence of Justice Anjani Kumar Mishra, vice-chairperson of the eCommittee, and Niraj Verma, secretary (Justice), Department of Justice.
Priyank Bharti, director general of the National Informatics Centre (NIC), and members of the eCommittee also attended the inauguration.
According to an official statement, the DCTO will serve as a centralised administrative and technical body responsible for the planning, implementation, monitoring and overall supervision of all technology-related initiatives of the eCommittee.
The establishment of the office is part of the eCommittee’s continued efforts to strengthen the technological foundation of the judiciary under the eCourts Project, the committee said in a statement.
The initiative aims to leverage technology to improve efficiency, transparency and accessibility in the administration of justice, in keeping with the evolving needs of society, it said.
(PTI News)
