Delhi High Court notifies rules for providing e-True Copy of High Court and trial court records

The Delhi High Court has notified the rules for providing authenticated electronic copies or e-True Copies of the records of the High Court as well as the district courts under its control..The rules titled "e-True Copy Rules of the High Court of Delhi, 2024" will apply to electronic application(s) made for obtaining an e-True Copy generated from the available digitized records.As per the rules, an application for the grant of an e-True Copy shall be made only through the official web portal or mobile application of the High Court or district court. At a given time, a party entitled to an e-True Copy can move only one electronic application in an action.The rules also address a situation where a digitized court record is not available. “In cases where the Digitized record is not available, the electronic application for e-True copy shall be treated as the one for physical certified copy and the dealing official shall inform the applicant about the same. The applicant shall deposit the fee for physical certified copy as per extant rules and on failiure to deposit the fee, the application shall stand disposed of on expiry of 10 working days from the date of intimation to the applicant. Nothing herein shall apply, in case the applicant is a person with disability or not residing in Delhi, the record of such Actions shall be digitized and e-True copy shall be made available,” the notification containing the rules read..To maintain confidentiality in the process, the notification says that the applicant shall not use the e-True Copy of the court record for any unauthorized purpose.“In the event an e-True Copy is inadvertently shared with a person not entitled to access or inspect the e-True Copy, such person shall immediately inform about the same to the Authorized officer and shall not use and share the said e-True Copy for any purpose," it is stated. .[Read Notification]