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Computerise all court records, CIC to Supreme Court
E-Governance | IS Policies | ICT for Development | Right To Information
November 27, 2007, Press Trust of India
The Central Information Commission (CIC) has recommended to the Supreme Court that all records should be computerised, as under the Right to Information (RTI) Act. This recommendation follows from a suggestion to furnish records in electronic form, which was made in an information plea from an RTI applicant requesting details of a petition filed with the court. The RTI Act mandates that all public authorities maintain their records in digital format and provide access to this information to citizens by connecting through a network that extends across the country. The article describes in detail the process that the applicant underwent to access the requested information under the RTI Act.