SC directs Centre to set up e-seva kendras at DRTs

New Delhi, Mar 29 (PTI) Noting that e-filing provides for transparency and efficiency in the administration of justice, the Supreme Court on Wednesday directed the Centre to set up e-seva kendras in addition to help desks at Debts Recovery Tribunals (DRTs) across the country for lawyers and litigants.

The top court was hearing a plea filed by Madhya Pradesh High Court Bar Association challenging a notification issued by the Finance Ministry's Department of Financial Services making the practice of e-filing in DRTs and Debts Recovery Appellate Tribunals (DRATs) mandatory.

A bench comprising Chief Justice D Y Chandrachud and Justices P S Narasimha and J B Pardiwala said the decision to take up e-filing should be replicated by other tribunals, including the high courts.