District and Subordinate Courts

Application Software Standardization

Why StandardizationWhy Standardization

Local Perception of states leading to varying: Local Perception of states leading to varying:

software functionalitysoftware functionality data schema and data schema and output formatsoutput formats

It is therefore required to evolve common application software for implementation in all the courts.

Application Software Application Software

It has two components :It has two components :

1.1. Data DefinitionData Definition

2.2. ProcessesProcesses

Data DefinitionData Definition

Identify common minimum data to be captured in all Identify common minimum data to be captured in all courts across the country.courts across the country.

Benefits are :Benefits are :

1.1. Integration of all the courtsIntegration of all the courts2.2. Sharing of data among courtsSharing of data among courts3.3. Creation of national judicial gridCreation of national judicial grid

Data Definition (Contd.)Data Definition (Contd.)

ExamplesExamples

1.1. Will help in smooth transfer of cases from Will help in smooth transfer of cases from one court to anotherone court to another

2.2. Lower court’s proceeding details of a case Lower court’s proceeding details of a case could be made available to the higher courtcould be made available to the higher court

3. Copy of judgments could be made available 3. Copy of judgments could be made available to judicial officersto judicial officers

ProcessesProcesses

All processes to be included for computerization of All processes to be included for computerization of the judicial system would require to follow the judicial system would require to follow definitions as laid in CPC and CrPC.definitions as laid in CPC and CrPC.

It has also been observed that interpretation of It has also been observed that interpretation of processes are varying among High Courts. processes are varying among High Courts.

BackgroundBackground

NIC has been associated with the computerization of courts. There are presently six versions of software available which

are implemented in different parts of country.

These versions are implemented in multiple states, districts and subordinate courts.

NIC has tried to address varying definitions among the courts, but was unable to standardize masters and report formats.

Project StrategyProject Strategy

1. The NIC will identify the various “district and subordinate court software versions”, hereafter referred to as application.

2. Identified applications will be compared in terms of – data structures, functionality, level and type of users.

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Project Strategy (Contd.)Project Strategy (Contd.)

1. While comparing software versions, the aim would be to identify :-

a) Minimum common data definition.b) Mandatory processes and related data items to run court

application.c) Additional processes as covered in functionality of present

software versions along with their justification. d) Features & best practices of other applications.

A report would then be prepared on above comparisons.A report would then be prepared on above comparisons.

Project Strategy (Contd.)Project Strategy (Contd.)

2. A software committee will be constituted of experts from legal and academic side who would examine the prepared comparative report.

3. Software committee will decide one of the software versions as the base application to go ahead with the project. This base application would be the one which is most advanced in functionality, usage, data structures, and success in various parts of the country.

Project Strategy (Contd.)Project Strategy (Contd.)

4. Software committee will suggest changes/improvements in the comparative report those would be carried out in the base application.

5. Software will also include list of data items, functionalities and report requirements which is super set of all the software versions currently running.

6. The application so developed will be pilot tested. Department of Justice & e-Committee will organize acceptance testing of the application in one pilot location in each state.

Implementation PolicyImplementation Policy

a) The implementation may start only after required setup is made ready with respect to site preparation requirement and required hardware and system software is installed and sufficient stock of consumables are made available at the proposed site .

b) After acceptance report of application software is received from state for pilot project, roll-out of application could be allowed for the remaining sites in the state.

NIC’s InitiativeNIC’s Initiative

1. Internal discussion of respective software groups.

2. Comparative reports have been prepared showing processes been implemented and data which is being captured by these versions.

3. Identified list of data items, functionalities and report requirements which is super set of all the six software versions currently running.

4. Identified common minimum processes which are essential for day-to-day court functioning.

Common Minimum ModulesCommon Minimum Modules1. Caveat Filing2. Case Filing (both Civil & Criminal)3. Case Scrutiny 4. Case Registration5. Case allocation 6. Court proceedings7. Detail Entry8. Case Disposal9. Case Restoration10. Case transfer11. Connected Cases12. Grouping of Cases13. FIR Details14. Cause List Generation15. Institution Register

Additional ModulesAdditional Modules

1. Fee and Penalty2. Documents3. Change of address4. Alternate Address5. Property & EP Schedule (Attached Property)6. Probate7. Bail Cases8. Sureity Management9. MACT10. Witness11. Advocate Details12. Other Reports

Software Versions Software Versions Currently AvailableCurrently Available

S/W Version States No. of Sites Technology Platform Backend Front end

Delhi 22 31 Oracle Oracle D2KMaharashtra 5 435 MySQL PHP & PERLAndhra Pradesh 1 3 Oracle PSPHaryana 2 3 SQL Server ASPWest Bengal 1 6 Oracle OracleGujarat 1 2 MySQL PHP &

PERL

StatusStatus

Comparative reports have been prepared with Identified list of data items, functionalities and report requirements.

StatusStatus

1. Software committee has been constituted.

2. Software committee has seen the presentation of NIC software versions.

3. Software committee has studied the comparative reports prepared by NIC in order to decide base application software.

StatusStatus

4. Software committee has visited field sites to take user’s feedback who are operating identified s/w versions.

- Pune and Delhi visit completed- Bangalore and Hyderabad is planned next month

5. Pune version of software has been selected as base version which is to be tested in few pilot locations. These are :

Mumbai Chennai CochinGwalior Dehradun North-East

StatusStatus

6. NIC is to identify features present in other versions but not in selected versions. Idea is to improve selected base version as super set of all the versions.

Status – It is completed.

Identified additional modules not present in selected version :-

1. Alternate Address 2. Document Details 3. Property Details4. Probate Details 5. Execution Details 6. Witness Details7. Bail filing & Proceeding 8. Surety Management 9. Rent Control

StatusStatus

7. NIC is to customize selected base application software for features identified in step 6. - Partially completed (except Property, Rent Control, Surety Management type of modules).

8. NIC is to demonstrate base application software to the users of identified pilot sites. S/W can be installed for test feedback if some hardware arrangements are made.

Software has been installed at Mumbai, Chennai and Nainital (in Uttaranchal). Reports is awaited from these locations.

StatusStatus

9. Respective High Courts have been requested to get the site ready with required hardware as pilot testing is to be completed by 31st October 2008.

10. NIC representatives at each High Court have also been requested to demonstrate selected version of application software to District & Subordinate Courts official so that acceptance level could be understood.