Hyderabad: Justice Bhushan Ramakrishna Gavai, judge of the Supreme Court, emphasised the need for improved infrastructure in the district and taluka level judiciary, which plays a key role in the Indian judiciary system.
Stressing on the necessity of speedy justice, especially in criminal cases, Justice Gavai said that the judicial system should adopt modern technology.
Justice Gavai on Saturday inaugurated the National Service and Tracking of Electronic Processes (NSTEP) in criminal cases at Telangana State Judicial Academy here at Secunderabad. Justice Gavai said that without robust physical and technological, the full potential of judiciary reforms cannot be realised.
He highlighted the necessity of better infrastructure facilities in the courtrooms and better human resources at the district and magistrate courts for fortifying the judiciary system at the district level.
Justice BR Gavai said, "Investment in district judiciary is about ensuring justice at every nook and corner swiftly and fairly."
NSTEP is a system of serving, processing and monitoring summons electronically and a GPS-enabled device is given to the bailiff for the service of summons leading to the greater transparency and speedy delivery of processes. It provides real-time status updates of service summons.
Telangana high court Chief Justice Alok Aradhe said that Telangana is the first state in the country to introduce NSTEP in civil cases. NSTEP in criminal cases would help in cutting the delay in judicial process of serving summons, he said.