Zafar Nazir
Rawalakot (Kashmir English): Chief Justice High Court of the Azad Jammu and Kashmir, Sadaqat Hussain Raja has today inaugurated a ‘Case Flow Management System(CFM)’ and ‘Deeds and registration management system’ with the help of Information Technology (IT) to facilitate the smooth course of the judiciary system with transparency in the Judicial complex Poonch Division at Rawalakot, incorporating digital case flow, deeds registration in Kashmiri courts.
Addressing the gathering, Justice Sadaqat Hussain Raja said that the AJK judiciary has taken a giant leap by implementing registration and computerisation within a short time and limited budget. He said that the entire judicial system in Azad Kashmir would soon be fully digitized, ensuring greater transparency in the registration process while minimizing errors. He further said that the new system would help clear pending cases more efficiently.
The Chief Justice also announced that computerized registration offices would be established at the district level within a few months to further streamline the process.
In the ceremony, the Automated Deeds Registration and Management System was launched by Justice Sadaqat Hussain Raja with a button press. Subsequently, citizens started filing their documents with Senior Civil Judge Rawalakot, Usman Haider. Challan forms were uploaded on the web portal, and biometric verification of land sellers, buyers, and witnesses was carried out. The first registration under the new system was accomplished, which marked a milestone in AJK’s judicial digitalisation efforts.
Case Flow Management is an organized way for courts to handle cases from when they are filed to when the case is solved. It increases efficiency, avoids delays, transparency, and more importantly, timeliness and an organized manner by which cases can be handled in court.
Some of the key beneficial features of Case Flow Management are efficient case processing, automated tracking and monitoring, timely scheduling and deadlines, transparency and accountability, and better resource allocation.
Cases follow a smooth route through the court system and there is a significant reduction in backlogs as such delays are completely avoided. Cases can be tracked using technology, Judges, lawyers, and court staff can monitor in real-time how the case is progressing.
The cases can be automatically assigned dates for hearings and deadlines so no case is left pending for an unknown period of time. It minimizes human errors and possible corruption in handling cases by providing transparent records of all legal proceedings.
It helps courts prioritize urgent cases and guarantees that judges and legal staff can work more effectively.
Case Flow Management enhances the quickness, effectiveness, and equity of the judicial system. Probably it is more crucial for places that experience backlogs in courts since such settings ensure that justice is delivered without the unnecessary delay brought about by such features.
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The Case Flow Management System will be the most remarkable step for AJK judiciary, bringing modern technology into courtrooms. It will help in establishing a more effective, transparent, and accountable legal system wherein justice will be delivered without becoming caused by delay.
