At least one judge in Punjab thinks so, having used the techno­logy to record statem­ents with up to 90% accura­cyISLAMABAD: In a first for Pakistan’s judiciary, one forward thinking judge is using ‘voice-to-type’ technology to record court statements more efficiently. Claiming his results displayed near perfect accuracy, he now wants the rest of the country’s judicial system to follow suit. Former LHC judge Mudhassir Khalid Abbasi said there is no legal obstacle to prevent use of voice-to-type technology in court cases. Full court recommends e-court system to reduce backlogCurrently, court statements are either recorded by judges themselves or by stenographers. According to an estimate, there are some 1.9 million cases pending in Pakistani courts – over 40,000 in the Supreme Court and more than 1.14 million in the district judiciary.out Pakistan’s judicial backlog?

Source: The Express Tribune February 25, 2019 18:45 UTC