Hyderabad: Chief Justice of India, Justice B N Kripal on June 30 said the Supreme Court would introduce e-court within a couple of months to facilitate filing of cases through electronic medium and addressing arguments to the apex court, thereby dispensing with the necessity of establishing Benches in different parts.

Speaking after laying foundation stone to set up two centres of research studies on environmental law and intellectual property rights at the National Academy of Legal Studies and Research (NALSAR), he said the apex court was considering the projects submitted in this regard by Microsoft, NIIT, Wipro and others.

Justice Kripal announced that the Supreme Court would introduce the law clerk system providing one clerk for each of Supreme Court judge. Fresh graduates from national law schools would be preferred for these posts, who would provide research assistance to the judges, he added.

The Chief Justice expressed concern over growing litigation as it was causing serious difficulties in judicial system and pleaded for amending Civil Procedure Code to provide for compulsory transfer of cases pending for more than five years to Lok Adalat.

He also advised Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister N Chandrababu Naidu to introduce necessary reforms to provide speedy justice by taking litigation out of court.

PTI