Next 7: Government of Andhra Pradesh-Online Legal Caseload Management System

Thursday, June 08, 2006

The Online Legal Caseload Management system is a Govt of AP project implemented by the Center for Good Governance. It's meant to help the govt keep track of cases where it is a respondent/petitioner. The process tracks litigation through the system from the subordinate courts right up to the Supreme Court, through each stage and with all the documentation. This lets the Government be better prepared and be more efficient and transparent. With the huge number of cases (63,000 pending cases involving the Govt of AP as of 31st October 2005) that pass through as well as lie dormant in our judicial system, along with backlogs and transfers to different courts and discontinuous timelines, the task of tracing the history of a particular litigation is onerous indeed. Traditionally, this required the Govt functionaries to be in constant touch with the GP's (Government Pleader) office to receive status updates. If the query is on a matter that's not currently 'active', it meant a delay of even several days before the GP's office could locate the information and pass it on.

The web-based Online Legal Case Load system eliminates the need to go through the GP's office, and provides all information on a web browser over the Internet.

The Case Load Management System offers complete tracking of a litigation right from the moment the court's office allocates the matter a number, upto the moment it is disposed of.

At every instance of the case, details of what has transpired so far, along with all submissions and referrals are filed and reported on. Even the number of adjournments is recorded. Details of judgments delivered are also recorded to facilitate appeals in higher courts. When an instance of contempt of court arises, the concerned Secretary is immediately informed via SMS and Web-based alerts.

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