CJI Forms 'Judicial Infrastructure Advisory Committee' To Submit Roadmap For Court Modernisation

The Chief Justice of India, Surya Kant, has constituted a “Judicial Infrastructure Advisory Committee” to prepare a comprehensive roadmap for strengthening judicial infrastructure across the country, with a focus on securing governmental support and funding between Rs. 40,000 crore and Rs. 50,000 crore for courts nationwide.

As per a communication dated May 8, 2026 issued by Supreme Court Secretary General Bharat Parashar, the committee "to prepare the infrastructural requirements of the Indian judiciary with emphasis on government support towards augmenting the judicial infrastructure in courts pan India by way of allocation of adequate funds to the tune of 40,000 to 50,000 crores and present the same to Shri Sanjeev Sanyal, a Member of Hon'ble Prime Minister Narendra Modi's Economic Advisory Council."

Justice Aravind Kumar of the Supreme Court has been appointed as the Chairperson of the committee. The other members are Justice Debangsu Basak of the Calcutta High Court, Justice Ashwani Kumar Mishra of the Punjab and Haryana High Court, Justice Somasekhar Sundaresan of the Bombay High Court, and the Director General of the Central Public Works Department (CPWD). The Secretary General of the Supreme Court will serve as the Member Secretary.

The committee's mandate includes identifying infrastructural constraints faced by the justice delivery system and suggesting facilities required for judges, court staff, lawyers, litigants and visitors. It has also been asked to recommend technology infrastructure to enable quicker exchange of information and reduce delays in case disposal.

Among its other responsibilities, the committee will suggest measures for computerisation of courts as part of the e-courts initiative, propose citizen-centric services to make justice delivery more inclusive, and recommend steps to bridge the digital divide.

The panel will also examine measures for establishing modern court complexes and improving working conditions for judicial officers and administrative staff to enhance efficiency in the justice delivery system.

The committee has been requested to submit its interim report by August 31, 2026.