India's Debt Recovery Tribunals to Maintain Hybrid Filing; Focus on Gender-Based Digital Exclusion Challenges in E-Filing.

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....E-filing Rules - seeking direction to the DRTs and DRATs across the country to continue with hybrid filing of pleadings and applications before them - The representations by the Bar Associations on specific difficulties faced in the process of e-filing, and the reports prepared by the Chairpersons of the DRATs and the Presiding Officers of the DRTs should be cognizant of digital exclusion on the basis of gender, while submitting their respective representations/ reports. The help desks can consider providing a dedicated portal to address the grievances of female litigants - There is no reason to postulate that there is a gender divide in one’s inherent ability to use technology. - SC....