‘Technology can improve court affairs’
Imposition of more taxes on technology would not yield any dividends rather, they would hurt the young generation aspiring to be technopreneurs. photo: file
"It is of utmost importance that the Court House is made efficient, affordable, intelligent and smart through technology," said Hon. Justice Mansoor Ali Shah of Supreme Court of Pakistan at the third edition of Technology for Justice Forum (T4JF), held in Karachi where he honoured the event as the chief guest. "As far as my time on the bench is concerned there is one single objective - a case that starts at the trial court must end in the Supreme Court in maximum six months or maybe one year in the initial phase," he added.
The conference was aimed at promoting tech-based solutions to reform Pakistan's justice system. Founded in 2019, the T4JF has highlighted the need for enhanced cooperation and coordination between public and private sector bodies to bridge the gap between technology and justice.
The Forum celebrated 'Vakeel Online', an online legal platform aimed at playing a critical role in bridging the gap between justice, legal practitioners & people.
In attendance were some of the most prominent personalities from the legal fraternity including Barrister Murtaza Wahab, Hon. Justice Muhammad Junaid Gaffar of the Sindh High Court, Mayhar Mustafa Kazi- Partner - RIAA Barker Gillette, Salahuddin Ahmed- Partner MCA Law Associates, Sara Malkani- Partner - Malkani & Vayani, Khozem A. Haidermota- Senior Partner Haidermota & co, Zahid Ebrahim- Partner FGE Ebrahim Hossein, Faisal Aftab- Co-Founder & CEO Zayn Capital, Jehan Ara- Founder & CEO Katalyst Labs, Atyan Tahir- CEO JazzCash, Naureen Hyatt- Co-Founder & CEO - Tez Financial Services, Shahab Sarki- President Sindh High Court Bar Association.
Published in The Express Tribune, April 3rd, 2022.