Chief Justice of Pakistan Justice Yahya Afridi, in his capacity as chairman of the National Judicial (Policy Making) Committee (NJPMC), along with Chief Justice Sindh High Court Justice Zafar Ahmed Rajput, held a meeting with a delegation of the Sindh Bar Council (SBC) on the proposed national standardized e-filing system at the Supreme Court’s Karachi Registry.
The meeting formed part of the ongoing stakeholder consultation initiated by the chief justice of Pakistan to develop a uniform and standardized national framework for e-filing across the Supreme Court, high courts and district courts.
The participants were apprised of the proposed national standardized e-filing system, envisaged as a structured, user-friendly and rules-compliant platform aligned with the legal and procedural requirements governing judicial proceedings.
The initiative forms part of the judiciary’s broader reform agenda to harness technology for modernizing court processes, enhancing efficiency and transparency, improving predictability, and making justice more accessible and responsive to litigants and lawyers.
The CJP said that the bar, as a principal stakeholder and user of the proposed framework, would play a vital role in the development of standardized e-filing templates and the system’s successful implementation at all tiers of the judiciary. The participants were encouraged to provide practical input to ensure that the proposed system is accessible, responsive and easy to use.
The members of the delegation welcomed the initiative and expressed the hope that the proposed system would facilitate advocates and litigants through simplified filing procedures, effective case tracking and the creation of a unified electronic case record.
It was decided that a committee comprising the registrars of all high courts and two members nominated by each provincial bar council and the Islamabad Bar Council would review and finalize the standardized e-filing templates.
It was decided that upon finalization, the templates will be placed before the National Judicial (Policy Making) Committee for its consideration and policy directions. The SBC delegation was led by Vice Chairman SBC Ishtiaq Ahmed Memon and other SBC members representing various districts of the province.
