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The Union Minister of State (Independent Charge) for Law and Justice recently inaugurated the Live Cases Dashboard under the Legal Information Management and Briefing System (LIMBS) at Shastri Bhawan, New Delhi. This marks a key advancement in the government's efforts to enhance transparency, efficiency, and coordination in legal case management.

About the Live Cases Dashboard

• A digital interface providing real-time visualisation of court cases involving the Government of India.
• Displays upcoming hearings — particularly cases scheduled within the next seven days — across the Supreme Court, High Courts, and other judicial bodies.
• Enables proactive decision-making and inter-ministerial coordination, helping departments prepare timely responses.

About LIMBS

• Web-based application designed to monitor litigation where the Union of India is a party.
• Launched for central ministries, departments, CPSUs and autonomous bodies in 2016, with a major upgrade in January 2020.
• Operates under the Department of Legal Affairs, Ministry of Law & Justice.
• Allows 24x7 access to government officials, advocates, arbitrators, nodal officers, and ministry users to upload and track case information.
• Offers a dashboard-based system providing a snapshot of legal matters to each stakeholder institution.

Significance

• The Government of India remains one of the largest litigants.
• LIMBS and its Live Cases Dashboard aim to reduce litigation burden in line with the vision of “Minimum Litigation, Maximum Governance”.
• Enhances transparency, accountability, and judicial efficiency.
• Promotes data-driven governance, timely legal response, and improved public resource management.