The Madras High Court is contemplating mandatory e-filing of cases in a phased manner so that the lawyers are not inconvenienced while shifting from the present practice of physical filing of cases. To begin with, it is planning to start mandatory e-filing of anticipatory bail petitions and commercial litigations.
Chief Justice Munishwar Nath Bhandari would take a final call on the issue on the basis of the recommendations of the court’s Computer Committee, chaired by Justice M. Duraiswamy and comprising Justices M. Sundar, A.D. Jagadish Chandira and C. Saravanan. The committee is scheduled to meet on Monday to discuss the issue.
Acting on the instructions of the Computer Committee, the High Court’s Registrar (Information Technology-cum-Statistics) A. Saravanakumar had begun conducting demo programmes in the Bar associations. One such programme was conducted at the Madras High Court Advocates Association (MHAA) on Friday.
