Government Schemes and Policy · 9 January 2026

Kerala's Wayanad becomes India's first fully paperless district court

Exam-focused facts from the 9 January 2026 current affairs briefing.

Key facts

  • Kerala's Kalpetta in Wayanad becomes India's first fully paperless district court, using AI tools and digital records to deliver faster, greener and more accessible justice.
  • Every stage of a case, from institution and pre-trial proceedings to evidence recording, interim applications, and final adjudication, is conducted electronically.
  • AI-based judicial assistance tools generate structured summaries from electronic case records and enable judges to interact with the system through question-and-answer features.
  • Court orders and judgments are authenticated using secure digital signatures, granting them full legal validity while ensuring integrity and authenticity.