On  11th September 2011, at the Gauhati high Court, Imphal Bench,  Hon’ble Chief Justice of the Gauhati High Court , Shri  Madan B. Lokur graced  the function of  inauguration of Video Conferencing  , KIOSK and  the website  ( http://hcmimphal.nic.in) .  The web site was designed, developed and hosted  by NIC, Manipur and the contents were provided   by the  Gauhati High Court, Imphal Bench. It provides history of the Court , Court Rules,  list of the Advocate Generals, past  and  present Judges of Manipur, news/notices and advertisement.  It allows uploading of Judgment, searching of judgment by case number, Judge name, date wise, Petitioner wise, Respondent wise and Party wise etc. It also provides links to the web site of Supreme Court, High Court and other Benches.

 Hon’ble Chief Justice  congratulated to the NIC officials for developing this web site and  also mentioned that the newly launched Video Conference and the Information Kiosk will not only give benefits to the lawyers and Court officials but also to the respondents and petitioners of the State where communication technology is still lagging behind.

 Hon’ble Justice  Shri Tayenjam Nandakumar Singh, Portfolio Judge of Gauhati High Court, Imphal Bench mentioned  the importance of the facility that will enhance discussions and meetings with other Judges throughout the Country in a big way at the desired time thereby improving Court functionaries more efficiently.  It was also mentioned about  the ICT support extended by NIC Manipur since 2000 at  Gauhati High  Court, Imphal Bench.

Shri Kotishwar Singh, the learned Advocate General of Manipur, said that the facility of Video Conferencing if launched in the District Courts and Central jail will reduce the inconvenience of carrying prisoners a long way on which the Government spends large amount of State fund.
          
: Ch. Swarnalata Devi, Project Co-ordinator.