Building a WhatsApp-Based Court Case Tracker for Indian Courts

India's court system handles millions of cases across 3,000+ district and taluka courts, 25 High Courts, and the Supreme Court. Keeping track of hearing dates, orders, and case status is a real pain point for litigants and lawyers alike. In this post, I'll walk through the challenges of court case tracking in India and how India Case Status tackles the problem using WhatsApp automation. The Problem The official eCourts portal (services.ecourts.gov.in) is the primary source of case data. It pulls from the National Judicial Data Grid and covers most courts. But it has limitations: No notifications — you have to manually visit and search every time Complex navigation — searching by CNR number, party name, or case number across different court levels Frequent downtime — the portal often goes down during peak hours No mobile-friendly alerts — no push notifications or SMS updates Lawyers with 50+ active cases spend hours every week just checking for updates. How India Case Status Solves This