The Lahore High Court of The Future

In 2016, the Lahore High Court celebrated 150 years since its creation. This milestone should be used as a moment of reflection for the institution to brainstorm over how it can improve to become a model institute of justice in the country. This essay examines how, through the use of case management systems and technology, the Lahore High Court can strive to overcome the inefficiency that plagues our justice system. Furthermore, it argues for the Lahore High Court to embrace diversity and dissent as values that are essential features of a model institute of justice. The paper, although not strictly legal, aims at identifying certain areas in which the Lahore High Court is deficient, and then suggesting viable solutions to these problems. It asks that we now set our sights on the Lahore High Court of the future, and aim to make this institution more efficient, more diverse, more open-minded and finally more just.

Hassan Niazi holds an LL.M. from New York University where he was a Hauser Global Scholar. He is currently a Senior Associate at Axis Law Chambers and also a Visiting Faculty Member at the Lahore University of Management Sciences.