• The system: An online platform to execute court summons on government employees without disrupting the functioning of government offices.
• Expected benefits: Faster case proceedings, fewer interruptions to court work, lower travel expenses, and quicker recording of testimony of government employees, which prevents delays.
• Timely justice delivery, dispose of cases within the stipulated time frame.
• Importance of judicial decisions and a healthy work-life balance for judges.
• Would strengthen the judicial institution and promote transparent, fearless leadership in justice delivery.

• Orissa High Court: Established in 1948 at Cuttack. Article 214 provides for a High Court in each state, Article 226 gives it writ jurisdiction and Article 227 superintendence over subordinate courts.
• Subordinate judiciary: District Judges are appointed by the Governor in consultation with the High Court (Article 233), and the High Court controls subordinate courts (Article 235).
• Summons: A court order requiring a person to appear or produce documents. In civil cases, Order V of the Code of Civil Procedure governs it, and the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 allows service of summons by electronic communication in criminal cases.
• eCourts Mission Mode Project: The national programme to digitise courts, now in Phase III (approved 2023) with a ₹7,210 crore outlay. The National Judicial Data Grid (NJDG) tracks pendency.
• Odisha Judicial Academy: The state’s institute for training judicial officers, located in Cuttack.

Articles 214, 226, 227, 233 and 235, Order V of the CPC, electronic service of summons under the BNSS, 2023 and the eCourts Mission Mode Project are recurring themes for OPSC Prelims (Indian Polity, Odisha Current Events) and OPSC Mains GS Paper II (Judiciary, Governance and e-Governance).

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