On January 6, 2026, Chief Justice of India (CJI) Surya Kant virtually inaugurated India’s first fully paperless district court system in Kalpetta, Wayanad, Kerala, marking the district judiciary’s complete transition to digital functioning.
- What? Inauguration of India’s First Fully Paperless District Court
- Where? Kalpetta, Wayanad, Kerala
- Inaugurated by: Chief Justice of India (CJI) Surya Kant
- Developer? Kerala High Court
- Key Feature: End-to-end digital functioning from case filing to judgment.
- Technology: Uses in-house developed Artificial Intelligence (AI) tools.
About Paperless District Court System:
Developer: The digital platform was developed in‑house by the Kerala High Court(HC) and incorporates Artificial Intelligence (AI)‑based judicial assistance tools.
Operations: All judicial proceedings, from filing to final judgment, are conducted electronically using a centralized digital system.
AI Integration: In-house AI generates structured case summaries, enables interactive Questions and Answers (Q&A), supports digital annotations, and accurately transcribes depositions and judicial dictations via voice-to-text.
Authentication: All orders and judgments are validated with secure digital signatures to ensure integrity and legal validity.
Efficiency: The system reduces clerical delays, repeated court visits, costs, and storage requirements while speeding up communication of orders.
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