Unique IDs to track 17,000 Judges
posted on Nov 7, 2016 @ 12:32PM
Unique identification numbers have been given to almost 17000 judges by the government to keep track of judicial functions. As part of ongoing judicial reforms and modernisation of courts, digital signatures have also been provided to most judges in the district and subordinate judiciary so that they can sign orders while delivering the judgment, which can then be uploaded in real time. judicial officers have also been given laptops, printers and internet connections to make the task easier. While the first phase of the project was completed in March 2015, the second phase is underway and will include providing unique identification numbers to the remaining 2,482 judges of district and subordinate courts and extending video-conferencing facilities to all courts. The idea behind giving unique IDs is to bring more transparency in judicial functions by making available all judgments delivered by a judge during his or her career on the publicly-accessible National Judicial Data Grid. The measure will help in effective tracking of judicial work.