Rajasthan gets AI-powered tool for fast disposal of cases at Lok Adalat

National Legal Services Authority Chairman Uday Umesh Lalit on Sunday launched country's first AI-powered digital Lok alat during 18th All India Legal Services Authorities' meet held here.

digital Lok alat by Rajasthan State Legal Services Authority (RSLSA) was designed and developed by its technology partner Jupitice Justice Technologies, an official statement said.

two-day event was inaugurated by N V Ramana, Chief Justice of India, in presence of Union Minister of Law & Justice Kiren Rijiju and Rajasthan Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot.

India's growing case pendency has been in helines in recent past, especially during pandemic when courts came to a standstill for a while.

Recently, a district court in Bihar gave a verdict in a land dispute case after 108 years, making it one of oldest pending cases in country.

A NITI Aayog report also suggested it would take approximately 324 years to dispose of all cases pending in India.

report said that 75-97 per cent of legal problems never reach courts -- that means about 5 million to 40 million legal tangles arising in a month never reach Court.

Speaking at event, Executive Chairman, RSLSA, Justice Manindra Mohan Shrivastava, said, “In a country of 130 crore people, where majority of people are still living in a rural area and significant population is marginalised section of society, that poses a formidable challenge in providing access to justice for all.” Raman Aggarwal, Founder & CEO of Juptice, said, “At core, we always believed that with technology, we can realise global dream of access to justice ie an inclusive justice system that leaves no one behind." Recently, RSLSA and Jupitice entered into an understanding under which Jupitice as a technology partner provided a customised platform to RSLSA to conduct a fully digital Lok alat powered by modern technologies to enable RSLSA to provide online services to all stakeholders ensuring efficiency, convenience, and transparency.

Digital Lok alat will be used to dispose of pending disputes or disputes that are at pre-litigation stage.

According to statement, platform helps one perform end-to-end dispute resolution with easy drafting and filing of applications, one- generation of e-notices, smart templates to draft settlement agreements, digital hearings powered by tailor-me video conferencing tools, etc.

ditionally, it offers an AI-powered voice-based interactive chatbot and vanced data analytics tools to help gain deeper insights into functioning of Lok alat through custom reports and BI Dashboards for data-driven decision making, re statement.

“ vision of speedy justice is deepened in roots of our Indian Constitution. refore, we believe this initiative of digital lok alat will definitely speed up justice delivery similar to Zomato and Swiggy's food delivery system,” said Ravikant Soni, Joint Secretary, RSLSA. PTI AG VN VN