The court emphasized the necessity of effective implementation of judicial technology and timely execution of court processes to enhance efficiency in the judicial system.

Hon'ble Arun Kumar Singh Deshwal,J

1. This matter was heard by this Court on 09.01.2025. On that date following order was passed;

"1. This matter was heard by this Court on 18.12.2024. On that date several directions were issued to the district judiciary, regarding maintaining the process register as well as proper implementation of process of court which includes summons, warrants and process under Sections 82 & 83 of Cr.P.C.

2. By the order dated 18.12.2024, the Deputy Director General, NIC, the Additional Director General (Technical Services), U.P. Lucknow and C.P.C., High Court Allahabad were directed to appear before this Court.

3. In pursuance of the order dated 18.12.2024, Deputy Director General, NIC, Mr. Shashikant Sharma as well as some other officers, attached to the office of Additional Director General (Technical Services), U.P. Lucknow are present through video conferencing. Apart from this, the C.P.C., High Court Allahabad along with Mr. Alok Mishra, System Analyst, High Court Allahabad is also present before this Court.

4. A letter has been received from the Superintendent of Police (Technical Services), UP, Lucknow that the Additional Director General (Technical Services), U.P. Lucknow is not well and he is advised by the doctor for taking bed rest from 8.1.2024 to 14.1.2025 and for that reason he could not personally attend the Court through video conferencing.

5. This Court also heard Sri Dilip Kr. Pandey as a representative of the Bar of High Court Allahabad, regarding problems of the members of the Bar, facing with new technology which requires proper training of the private as well as government advocates.

6. This Court has also received certain suggestions from the Incharge District Judge, Shamli as well as other judicial officers at Shamli through video conferencing on 8.1.2025 and they informed that in the District Court, Shamli all the processes of the criminal courts are being sent through NSTEP and that system has been properly working except some minor issues.

7. Mr. Shashikant Sharma, Deputy Director General, NIC, has assured the Court that he will rectify all the technical issues within the next two weeks. It is also informed by Mr. Sharma that certain issues like non-availability of facility of taking thumb impression of the person, to whom the process of the court has to be served, is being rectified with the help of police. It is further informed by him that an NIC team is working for proper utilization of the National Prisoner Information Portal and right now the access to the same has been given to the Advocate General of the States who can see several services provided at this portal. It is further informed that any person, whether a relative or an advocate of the prisoners, can avail these facilities available on National Prisoner Information Portal, which also includes custody certificate, after getting registered with the consent of the prisoner.

8. Mr. Sharma further assured that an NIC team will also visit Allahabad to train all the State Government Advocates as well as advocates for the Union of India so that they could be aware of the technical part of the NSTEP, ICJS and other technicalities.

9. A fact came into the knowledge of this Court, on apprisal of Mr. Sharma, that though the National Prisoner Information Portal has been very effectively working in Delhi and Rajasthan, it is not working properly in U.P. Therefore, the Director General (Prison), U.P. is directed to look into the issue and also to take advice, if necessary, from the NIC for proper implementation of National Prisoner Information Portal so that the facilities, available on that portal, can be availed by the relatives or advocates of the prisoners.

10. It is also informed by Mr. Sharma, Deputy Director General (NIC), that though the NSTEP has been effectively implemented in District Shamli, but it is not working properly in Ghaziabad, Allahabad and Lucknow as the police as well as district courts are not showing their intere