E-Courts Project in India is presently managed under the National E-Governance Plan (NEGP). As part of the Mission Mode Project (MMP) under the NEGP, an attempt has been made to computerise the judicial processes and implement ICT systems in the courts. However, in the absence of “Proper Insight” and “Expertise” the E-Courts Project in India has still not seen the light of the day. Infact, the Cabinet has extended the term of the E-Committee for monitoring the implementation of the ongoi more...

The Intellectual Property Rights (IPRs) issues in the digital era are also closely related to the requirements of Digital Preservation in India. With the rapid advancement of technology day by day, old applications and methods are becoming obsolete. We need to upgrade them from time to time. We also need to change form of various IPRs protected works from one form to another. This sometimes results in copyright, trademark, patents, etc violations. In short, IPRs issues in the digital era and cyb more...

E-Courts in India is an enabling initiative that aims at reducing the paper based public court dealing and streamlining the courts procedures. However, from September, 2002 to the present time, i.e. 25th October, 2008, the initiatives already undertaken are grossly inadequate to bring any change whatsoever. Perry4Law has provided its suggestions and recommendations to the Department of Information Technology (DIT/MIT) and other stake holders in the recently concluded Skoch Summit, 2008. This wor more...

Policies making and their implementation is a governmental task. There is always a big gap between the desired policies and actual policies that are in existence. This, naturally, affects the Nation at large but its consequences are mostly borne by the citizens of that Nation. Although there are many policy lapses in India but the most glaring among them are those pertaining to Information and Communication Technology (ICT).

On “Public Request” a Working Group on Cyber Law in India has be more...

On public request, a “Working Group on Cyber Law in India” is in the process of being constituted that would take care of the legal enablement of ICT systems in India. The same would consist of leading Organisations, Institutions, Industrial and Professional Bodies, Members of Civil Society and NGOs, Governmental Representatives, Lawyers, Judges, etc who have sound knowledge and expertise in the field of ICT. The Heads/CEO/Managing Partners of CA and CS Firms are also welcome to join this gr more...

In odrer to build a “National Consensus” on the vital National Issues like enactment of a sound and safer cyber law in India, establishment and development of effective cyber forensics capabilities in India, giving attention towards cyber security in India, establishment of e-courts in India,etc.The views, comments, suggestions, etc releted to these are requested to send.

All the contributions would be duly acknowledged and every effort would be made to incorporate the same in the “Fin more...

Very few words are more fanciful than the words electronic governance (e-governance). These words have a tendency to portray an image of all advanced Nation or capable manpower. But the bigger question is what is more important; the image or reality? We have to analyse this question in the light of e-governance in India and the efforts of Government of India to achieve the Herculean task of being an Information and Communication Technology (ICT) enabled and capable Nation.