ABSTRACT
These days internet has been the primary source for all information. It is needless to mention the amount of information available on it which in turn demands a great amount of effort to process through it and extract the most relevant information from it which then necessitated the need for Automatic Text Summarization that could present a large volume of data into a short yet precise text. This research paper especially emphasizes summarization in legal domain as there is a great need for incorporation of an automated system in Indian judiciary, that could summarize legal judgments in no time. The paper presents an overview of Automatic Text Summarization and its various techniques subsequently implements a graphical approach to summarize legal documents and finally concludes with some of the future propositions in this research area.
