Justice Department Announces eFiling Workshop To Improve Government Litigation Processes

The Department of Justice announced on 3 November 2026 that it will organise an eFiling 3.0 workshop for government officials on 4 November 2026. The programme is scheduled at Vigyan Bhawan, New Delhi, under the eCourts Mission Mode Project. Its purpose is practical familiarity with electronic filing and related court services.

The National Informatics Centre will conduct technical sessions covering eCourts applications, single sign-on, the court-services mobile application and eFiling facilities for government pleaders and departments. The announcement describes an upcoming capacity-building event, so it should not be read as confirmation that the workshop has already concluded.

Facts to remember

• Announcing department: Department of Justice, Ministry of Law and Justice.
• Workshop date and location: 4 November 2026, Vigyan Bhawan, New Delhi.
• Technical sessions: National Informatics Centre.
• eCourts Phase III has an approved financial outlay of ₹7,210 crore.

Background

The eCourts project uses information and communication technology to improve access to judicial services. Phase III builds on earlier phases through digitisation of case records, wider electronic filing and payments, and citizen-facing facilities. It is implemented through cooperation between the Department of Justice and the Supreme Court's eCommittee, with the High Courts serving as implementing agencies. Electronic filing concerns submitting documents through digital systems; it is one element of a broader effort to make court processes more accessible and reduce dependence on physical records. The distinction matters because training users, providing infrastructure and enabling a service are related but separate parts of institutional adoption.

Why it matters for exams

This is relevant to Polity, judicial administration and access to justice for judiciary, CLAT and UGC-NET Law. Revise the institutional partners and the difference between a project-wide reform and a workshop supporting its implementation.