2025, Vol. 7, Issue 4, Part A

Author(s): Priyanka

Abstract: The integration of technology into India’s justice system through the e-Courts Mission Mode Project and the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita (BNSS), 2023 represents a transformative step toward achieving efficiency, transparency, and accountability in judicial governance. This paper critically evaluates the impact of these reforms on justice delivery by analyzing institutional readiness, technological adoption, and procedural outcomes. The e-Courts initiative has computerized over 18,700 courts, digitized 311 crore pages of records, and made 32.19 crore judgments publicly accessible, thereby enhancing openness and data-driven decision-making. The BNSS complements this digital infrastructure with procedural modernization, introducing time-bound investigations, e-summons, and digital evidence management. However, the study finds uneven implementation, infrastructural disparities, and digital literacy gaps that limit the equitable realization of reform benefits. While technology has accelerated case processing and improved access to information, challenges of interoperability, data protection, and inclusivity persist, especially in lower courts and rural regions. The paper concludes that sustainable judicial modernization requires not only technological integration but also institutional capacity-building, legal harmonization, and ethical data governance. By balancing efficiency with due process and privacy, India’s justice system can transition from procedural reform to genuine digital justice transformation—ensuring that technology strengthens, rather than substitutes, the principles of fairness and accessibility

DOI: 10.33545/27068919.2025.v7.i4a.1709

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