e-Courts in Pakistan
Celebrate
the innovative Technological efforts that have been made till date for
providing solutions to resolve existing gaps in the country’s legal system.
Introduction of E-Courts system
Supreme
Court of Pakistan launched e-Court system on 27.05.2019. It is for the first
time in the judicial history of Pakistan that courts were connected through
application of latest video-link connectivity. The system beneficial for the lawyers as well as
the litigants and make the judicial system more responsive to the needs of the
people approaching courts to redress their grievances. The e-Court facility
aimed at discourage adjournments and encourage legal fraternity to plead their
cases without delays. More than 1.8 million pending
cases in Pakistan may now be disposed off within a short span of time as the
judiciary has planned to adopt e-court system.
The e-court system will make it easier for the accused in jail
to record their statements even without coming to the courts. It will provide
more security to witnesses who will be allowed to give live or recorded
statements via video links. At the same time, lawyers will also be able to
argue their cases through video links and will not have excuses for not
attending the courts, causing delays in deciding cases.
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