New Delhi : President A.P.J. Abdul Kalam has called for computerisation of the entire judiciary right from the Supreme Court.

Delivering the 12th Justice Sunanda Bhandare Memorial Lecture here on "Judiciary and its multi-dimension," Mr. Kalam said the entire processing of a case, from the time it was registered until it was disposed of, must take place electronically.

This would enable easy search, retrieval, grouping, information processing, judicial record processing and disposal of cases faster and transparently.

He pointed out that the Government had approved connection of all 15,000 courts in the country from the District Court to the Supreme Court through the Wide Area Network. ``I consider this a very important step and [it] should be completed in a mission mode and time bound operation."

He said alternative dispute resolution systems such as mediation and conciliation would be cost effective.

In cases involving parties from the rural areas, mediators and conciliators could go to the place where the problem occurred and resolve it.

"We should have trained mediators and conciliators, who can see the problem objectively without bias and help affected parties come to an agreement."

Mr. Kalam said: "Our society is going through a unique dynamics where the impacts are felt due to the shortage of leadership with nobility.''

With the Indian corporates transforming into multinationals "we need experts, both in the Bar and the judiciary, who can effectively deal with the legal systems of multiple nations and protect the interest of our companies."

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