Chief Justice of India (CJI) D Y Chandrachud on Friday launched 'E-filing 2.0' and told lawyers that the facility for filing cases electronically w♛ill be now available round the clock.
The ch▨ief justice, who has been advocating for e-courts and e-filing of cases across the country, also inaugurated an 'e-Sewa Ken💮dra' on the apex court's premises.
"We have now unveiled this morning the 'E-filing 2.0'. The facilities will be available to all lawyers 24X7," he said, adding that two facilitation centres have been started to help lawyers "who do not have thes😼e facilities and are not acquainted with the technology".
"I request all laꦕwyers to use 'E-filing 2.0'," the CJI said at the outset of Friday'☂s proceedings.
Solicitor General Tushar Mehta, who was🍰 present in the courtroom, and other lawyers hailed the mov🍒e.
"Only because of my Lords, we were able to get rid of that mental block," the law officer said. On the 'e-sewa kendra', CJI Chandrachud said, "O🥂ne can walk in the 'e-sewa kendra' to not only file cases through the e-filing software but also avail other services to know case status from any court or tribunal across the country..."
Cases are being fi🧸led in the top court and several other courts through e-filing modes.
