The Judicial Infrastructure Advisory Committee constituted by Chief Justice of India has submitted its interim report outlining a roadmap for the modernisation of courts throughout the nation.
The committee, constituted on Could 12, 2026, was tasked with analyzing the infrastructure necessities of the justice supply system and recommending measures to enhance courtroom amenities and dealing circumstances.
Headed by Justice Aravind Kumar of the Supreme Court docket, the committee contains Justice Debangsu Basak of the Calcutta Excessive Court docket and Justice Ashwani Kumar Mishra of the Punjab and Haryana Excessive Court docket, in addition to Justice Somasekhar Sundaresan of the Bombay Excessive Court docket. The committee additionally includes CPWD Director Normal Satinder Pal Singh and Supreme Court docket Secretary Normal Bharat Parashar, who serves as Member Secretary.
Based on the Supreme Court docket assertion issued on Monday, the committee has ready a blueprint for modernising courts nationwide, with a give attention to securing sufficient authorities funding to handle infrastructure deficiencies.
The committee’s mandate included figuring out infrastructure constraints confronted by the justice supply system and recommending amenities required by judges, courtroom workers, attorneys, litigants and guests.
It was additionally tasked with recommending measures for the computerisation of courts as a part of the e-Courts initiative and proposing citizen-centric companies geared toward making justice supply extra inclusive. Bridging the digital divide was one other space recognized underneath its mandate.
The committee examined measures for establishing fashionable courtroom complexes and bettering working circumstances for judicial officers and administrative workers, with the broader goal of enhancing effectivity within the supply of justice.
The interim report was submitted to the Chief Justice of India on August 31, in accordance with the committee’s stipulated deadline.
The Supreme Court docket’s assertion, nevertheless, doesn’t disclose particulars of the precise infrastructure initiatives, funding necessities or suggestions contained within the interim roadmap.
