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.