The country’s first digital court has opened in Kollam, Kerala. But now many questions are being asked about the digital court on social media since its inauguration. The biggest question is what is a digital court and how does it work. Today we will give you the answer related to this and tell what kind of cases will be heard here.
Digital Court
Hearing the name Digital Court, it is understood that everything should be digital here. Let us tell you that the Negotiable Instruments Act (NI Act) cases will be heard in the country’s first digital court opened in Kollam, Kerala. The court was inaugurated on Friday by Supreme Court Judge Justice BR Gavai. In the digital court, all the work from the initial filing to the final decision will be done digitally. Know how the digital court will work.
Let us tell you that the country’s first digital court started in Kerala is called ’24/7 ON Court’ The name has been given. Hearing of cases in the on court will start from September 2024. According to the information, if this initiative is successful, then more on courts can be established in the state.
These cases will be heard
In the digital court ’24/7 on (open and networked) court’, initially cases under the Negotiable Instruments Act will be heard. The Negotiable Instruments Act is the law related to promissory notes, bills of exchange and cheques. High Court officials said on this occasion that cheque bounce cases are about ten percent of the total pending cases of NI Act.
What is NI ACT
Let us tell you that cheque bounce is a crime under section 138 of the NI Act. Let us tell you that if you give a cheque of Rs 40,000 to someone, but when the other person deposits it in the bank and there is no money, then the cheque given at that time is rejected. In the language of the bank, it will be called cheque bounce. Doing so is a punishable offence under NI Act 1881. If found guilty, there can be a fine of double the amount of the cheque or a maximum of two years imprisonment or both.
How will it go digital?
Justice Raja Vijayraghavan V of Kerala High Court has said that connecting technology to the court will make the process easier. He said that the digital court will have a smart scheduling system, so that the hearing can be done on time. At the same time, to help the complainant, they will be shown the real-time status of their cases. Apart from this, the court will be connected to important institutions like banks and police, which can make the exchange of information easier.
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