GS2 · 10 marks · 150 words

How can the integration of technology into judicial processes enhance accessibility, capability, and efficiency in justice delivery?

Answered by 6 toppers · CSE 2024

Syllabus: Structure, organization and functioning of the Executive and the Judiciary—Ministries and Departments of the Government; pressure groups and formal/informal associations and their role in the Polity.

How toppers approached it

From all 6 answers · about 180 words · 67% drew a diagram.

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  • No separate opening67%
  • A figure33%

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  • Points100%

Close

  • A way forward67%
  • No separate close17%
  • A summary17%

The toppers’ answers

Sanskriti TrivedyAIR 17 · CSE 2024 · 155 wordsTheir whole copy

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Body · points

Judicial system in India is integrated at district - state - supreme court level thus huge pendency of cases noted 4.9cr cases (NCRB)

Integration of technology useful because -

(1) Accessibility (a) To take courts to remotest location eg e-courts mission mode project (b) To enable increased number of benches to function despite physical infra is limited

(2) Capability (a) Enhanced judicial decision capability through tech eg Big Data to analyze land pattern to ensure proper land titling in land related cases.

(b) use of AI helps in modelling of ideal decisions thus cut back on work (c) Generative AI, language models help in doing routine document work

  1. Efficiency (a) Timely disbursal of justice as processes are faster (b) As judges are less in India 24 per million (US = 100/million) - more judicial decisions
Diagram
* however Constraints * digital divide * Only 43% have stable internet (TRAI) * profiling of humans ∴ biasness * data privacy * lack of humane approach as seen in Family courts

Close · a way forward

Thus Judiciary - government has to move towards digitisation on mutual consented terms (eg online Dispute Resolution during COVID-19)

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