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CJI drops SC judge Justive M B Lokur from e-panel

Chief Justice TS Thakur has dropped Supreme Court judge Justice Madan B Lokur as chairman of the apex court's e-Committee and substituted him with retired Rajasthan HC chief justice Sunil Ambwani.
●    The e-Committee was set up in 2004 to provide a guide map for use of information technology and administrative reforms in Indian judiciary. 
●    It was also asked to provide assistance to the CJI in formulating a national policy on computerisation of judiciary.
●    Justice Lokur was appointed judge-in-charge on July 26, 2012. 
●    Justice Ambwani was appointed chief justice of Rajasthan high court in March 2015 and retired on August 21, 2015.
●    Under Justice Lokur, the national e-Committee had made significant contributions to make courts litigant friendly and lower the cost of trial. 
●    The e-Committee, in consultation with high courts, got video conferencing facilities installed in 95% of the 830 locations. 
●    This will reduce cost of transportation of accused persons from jail to court as the trial can continue through video conferencing between the court and the jail. 
●    It is estimated to save government's Rs 100 crore every year.

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