ISLAMABAD:
Justice Syed Mansoor Ali Shah of the Supreme Court has identified delays in the disposal of cases as the biggest challenge facing the criminal justice system, regretting that the pendency in cases devastates families and litigants.
Justice Shah expressed these views at the final edition of the Technology for Justice Forum (T4JF) 2022, held in Islamabad. He attended the event as the keynote speaker.
The judge emphasised the need to transform the way the hearings of the cases were conducted through technology to deal with over 2.2 million cases pending before the courts.
“We need to reduce delays, expedite court procedures and strengthen alternate dispute mechanisms.”
Read more: 53,547 cases pending before Supreme Court
Commenting on the procedural delays caused by the manual system Justice Mansoor Ali Shah said: “We have to reduce the shelf life of cases to one year by strengthening the alternative dispute resolution mechanisms, introducing online hearing arrangements and establishing proactive data-based monitoring systems. We need to improve our case management systems to prioritise human rights cases and cases related to women, children and prisoners.”
The conference was aimed at promoting tech-based solutions to reform Pakistan’s justice system.
This forum brought together government stakeholders, legal practitioners and entrepreneurs to showcase ground-breaking innovations holding the potential to revolutionise dispensation and access to justice in Pakistan....
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