CJI sets up ‘Judicial Infrastructure Advisory Committee’

• Chief Justice of India Surya Kant has constituted Judicial Infrastructure Advisory Committee.

• It has been set up keeping in view the varied infrastructural requirements of different High Courts and district courts. 

• It will prepare a blueprint for the modernisation of courts across the country and secure a government allocation for the purpose.

• The purpose of the Committee is to ensure a unified infrastructural ecosystem on pan-India basis.

• It will focus on key areas, including identifying systemic constraints, improving facilities for litigants and lawyers, and implementing cutting-edge technology to accelerate case disposal.

• The Committee will submit its report to CJI who shall on consideration thereof take up the matter with the government of India and state governments.