Archive · 8 Aug 2026
Ratlam Collector Orders Immediate Update of Missing Revenue Cases
Governments sometimes track court cases using computers and the internet.
In Ratlam district, in Madhya Pradesh, India, there is an online system called RCMS for registering court cases.
A very large number of cases, 6,869 of them, were never entered into this online system.
A new leader called the Collector, named Ajay Katesariya, found this problem while checking how the government office works.
The government had already told officials to put cases online, starting in 2016 and again in 2020.
When cases are missing from the system, it is hard to follow what is happening in the courts.
It can also mean court hearings do not happen on time.
The Collector asked officials to fix this problem right away.
Now officials must update all the missing cases online so people can track them.
This helps the government office run more transparently, without so much paper.
6,869 ongoing revenue court cases in Ratlam district were never entered on the Revenue Court Management System (RCMS) portal.
Newly appointed Collector Ajay Katesariya discovered the lapse while reviewing his department for a paperless office system.
RCMS was implemented in Madhya Pradesh on October 1, 2016, for online registration, monitoring, and tracking of revenue cases.
The Revenue Department's September 8, 2020 instructions required all ongoing cases to be registered and cause lists generated through RCMS.
Katesariya has directed officials to update all pending cases on RCMS and ensure timely hearings.
- Who
- Collector Ajay Katesariya of Ratlam district and local revenue court officials in Madhya Pradesh.
- What
- 6,869 ongoing revenue court cases were found missing from the RCMS portal, and the Collector ordered their immediate update.
- When
- The issue surfaced in 2026 during the newly appointed Collector's review; the RCMS has been operational in Madhya Pradesh since October 1, 2016.
- Where
- Ratlam district, Madhya Pradesh, India.
- Why
- To ensure compliance with government directives mandating online registration of revenue cases and to guarantee timely hearings under the paperless office initiative.
- Missing cases
- 6,869 revenue court cases
- District
- Ratlam, Madhya Pradesh
- System
- Revenue Court Management System (RCMS)
- RCMS implementation date
- October 1, 2016
- Revenue Department directive
- September 8, 2020 (e-Dayara register and e-case lists)
- Ordering official
- Collector Ajay Katesariya
- Action ordered
- Update all pending cases on RCMS; ensure timely hearings