October 2, 2005
Delhi State to offer court SMS services
According to New Kerala, Delhi will soon become the first state in the country, where lawyers and litigants will be able to receive all court related information through subscription-based Short Messaging Service.
"...Through the SMS service, a lawyer or litigant would be alerted about the important dates of a case. It would also provide any other information on demand.
This service like the successfully running websites of Delhi courts, would also help in reducing the unnecessary crowd in the courts as the litigants would be getting information without coming to the court".
Related:
-- Texting to get police back on the beat - In a bid to cut the thousands of hours wasted in Scottish courts each year and put hundreds more officers back on the beat, plans are being drawn up to issue police witnesses in court cases with a mobile phone to summon them to the witness stand just before they are needed with a simple text message.
-- Text messaging to cut witness time at court in Lincolnshire - Witnesses in criminal court cases in Lincolnshire can now be sent a text message when they are due to appear in court. "The technology saves time for witnesses including police officers, meaning they attend court only when they are needed. It could save 80,000 police days every year and mean more policing on the streets.
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