The Supreme Court registry is preparing to start a training process for lawyers before the introduction of a new e-filing system and the Supreme Court Advocates-on-Record Association SCAORA has expressed its grievance that the association or any of its stakeholders were not consulted before deciding to launch the software.

The SCAORA has written a letter to the Registrar, Supreme Court of India complaining the same and it has been stated therein that “We are shocked to receive the letter under response that the registry of the Supreme Court of India is proposing to bring in a new e-filing software. It is shocking because at no point in time SCAORA or its members have been consulted prior to launch of the proposed new e-filing software. It is expected from the Registry to have a detailed consultation and discussion with the members of SCAORA prior to any changes being considered to be made in the e-filing process.”

The AOR Association has also urged the Supreme Court registry to fix a meeting with the association to share the problems or lacunas in the existing system, as well as the proposed new filing software.”

The assocation has also recommended that the training exercises should not include only the Supreme Court Advocates-on-Record, but chamber staff and and junior colleagues also “who would be the majorly ones actually undertaking the process of e-filing”.

In the letter it is also stated that, “AoRs are senior and seasoned practitioners who contribute more on the drafting and settling of the pleadings, rather than merely e-filing the same.”