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The Indian Judicial System: Transition from Print to Digital

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  17 September 2013

Raj Kumar Bhardwaj
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Abstract

In this, the third of a trilogy of articles for LIM written by Raj Kumar Bhardwaj, the author addresses the move from print to digital legal information within the Indian judicial system. He describes briefly the historical development of the legal system and the enormous backlog of cases that are pending throughout the court structure, before turning attention to the role of ICT in the legal system and the moves under way to create a more efficient electronic administration for the judiciary in India.

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court administrationlegal systemsinformation technologyIndia

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International Perspectives
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Legal Information Management , Volume 13 , Issue 3 , September 2013 , pp. 203 - 208
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Copyright © The Author(s) 2013. Published by British and Irish Association of Law Librarians 

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