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

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.