In a letter to all chief ministers, Gowda has said Rs 202.23 crore has been allocated to states to make it available to high courts to procure hardware for the e-courts project.
"It seems some of the state governments have not made the funds available to high courts...the funds may be released immediately and adequate technical manpower may also be provided for smooth functioning of the project," Gowda said in his letter sent this month. India has 24 high courts. He also urged the chief ministers to take early action and intimate to him "periodical progress in this regard."
Gowda, however, did not name the states which have not released the funds.
The issue of failure on part of the states to provide funds to the high courts was flagged during the Joint Conference of Chief Ministers of states and Chief Justices of High Courts held here on April 24.