On 1 August 2025, the trial courts and magistrates in Delhi will be enabled by law to issue summons and warrants via WhatsApp and email with an adaptation of a This is governed by a set of rules, the BNSS (Service of Summons and Warrants), Rules, 2025 laid down by the Delhi government. The primary ruling is made by the courts of Delhi within the context of the BNSS system that tries to update judicial communication. Process serving of summons and warrants used to be performed traditionally by the physical delivery of the document by process servers, who could be subject to delays and manipulation of not providing the documents or doing so improperly in the process. Courts have a way to guarantee faster, traceable and more substantial communications with digital delivery. This shift is especially relevant to the Delhi District Courts, which have to handle a lot of criminal and civil matters every day. Electronic service will reduce the time lag in the proceedings, speed up the trial and improve transparency. It is also in tandem with the higher trend of digital justice undertaken by the judiciary, complementing electronic filing and video courts. Delhi courts are striving to enhance efficiency and curb the use of loopholes in procedures and instil more trust in the judicial process with the introduction of e-service