Virtual court to start in Faridabad

Chandigarh, August 16

The High Court will launch the first virtual court on August 17 at Faridabad through video conference. It will be dealing with traffic challans of the entire state, a spokesman for the HC said.

The virtual court will be launched under the guidance of the e-Committee of the Supreme Court. Judges can view the cases received in the virtual court and the automatic computation of fines on the screen.

Once the summons are generated, the accused will get information via email or a message on the SMS. Subsequently, the accused can visit the virtual court website and search for the case.

If the accused pleads guilty, fine will be displayed on the screen and accused might proceed to pay the amount. On payment of the fine, the case will be disposed of. — TNS