Jaipur: Access to judicial services in Rajasthan is set to become easier for people living in remote villages, with the Rajasthan High Court on Saturday launching three E-Seva mobile vans to bring court-related facilities closer to rural communities, IANS reported.

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Rajasthan High Court Chief Justice Sanjay K. Agrawal flagged off the three mobile vans in Jaipur. The initiative has been launched jointly by the Rajasthan High Court and the Rajasthan State Legal Services Authority (RSLSA). Judges of the Jaipur Bench of the High Court and RSLSA officials were present at the launch ceremony.

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3E-Seva mobile vans launched
73vans in the national Mobile eSewa fleet
Jaipurwhere the vans were flagged off

What villagers can do at the vans

Through the mobile vans, residents will be able to participate in judicial proceedings through video conferencing, check the status of their cases, obtain court-related information and access free legal aid without having to travel to district headquarters or court complexes. The initiative aims to bridge the gap between rural communities and the judicial system by using technology to overcome geographical, financial and resource-related barriers.

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Part of the Supreme Court's national eSewa programme

According to RSLSA Member Secretary Hari Om Sharma Attri, the three vans have been provided under an initiative of the Supreme Court's E-Committee and the Department of Justice under the Ministry of Law and Justice. The High Court and the RSLSA will jointly operate the vans to ensure technology-driven judicial services reach the most remote parts of the state.

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The Rajasthan launch follows the national Mobile eSewa Van programme of the Supreme Court's eCommittee, run with the National Legal Services Authority and the Department of Justice, under which 26 vans were flagged off from the Supreme Court on September 4 as the first tranche of a planned fleet of 73 vans for High Court and district court jurisdictions across the country, according to the Supreme Court of India.

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What happens next

The High Court and the RSLSA will jointly operate the three vans so that video-conference hearings, case-status checks and free legal aid reach remote and underserved parts of Rajasthan, officials said.