Supreme Court: On its website, the Supreme Court has made the online application link under the Right to Information (RTI) Act available. “The RTI portal is ready and will start working in 15 minutes,” according to Chief Justice of India (CJI) DY Chandrachud, who announced the decision in open court on Thursday.
A short while later, a press release stated that the link was functioning. On Tuesday, the Supreme Court turned the link on as a test.
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RTI applications and initial appeals would be accepted electronically
The court said on November 11 that it would begin accepting RTI applications and initial appeals electronically. Previously, these documents had to be delivered physically to the Chief Public Information Officer.
A public interest lawsuit filed by law students Akriti Agarwal and Lakshya Purohit seeking a system to submit RTI requests online in court was being heard when the announcement was issued.
“In case there are any problems, you can get back to me. I will be more than happy to look into it,” Chief Justice of India and Supreme Court’s E-Committee Chairman, DY Chandrachud remarked.
Only Indian citizens are eligible to use the online RTI application filing tool. There is a Rs. 10 cost to upload the applications. The portal offers online payment gateways for processing payments.
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The E-Committee has also made it possible for people who are blind to access court decisions.
The CJI stated that the committee is striving to expand the features available to those with visual impairments and to enable equal access to court documents submitted digitally.
Senior lawyer SK Rungta was questioned by Justices Hima Kohli and JB Pardiwala, who were also members of the CJI-led bench, on how he obtains the compilations that other attorneys provide. “I take it on pen drive and use it on my computer which has a braille output,” Rungta, who is blind, said.
The court ordered Rungta to contact the National Informatics Center’s chief scientist in order to request a compatible programme for braille conversion.
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