Model courts decide 2,301 cases in 15 days

INSUBCONTINENT EXCLUSIVE:
ISLAMABAD: The model courts set uped in 116 districts of the country have decided a total number of 2,301 cases in 15 working days since its
start from April 1
This was said by Sohail Nasir, Director General Monitoring Cell, while briefing the assembly of the National Judicial (Policy Making)
Committee (NJPMC), said a press release issued by Law and Justice Commission of Pakistan (LJCP) on Monday.The assembly was held here under
the chairmanship of the Chief Justice of Pakistan, Justice Asif Saeed Khan Khosa, in the committee room of the Supreme Court
CJP is also chairman NJPMC.Sohail Nasir presented details regarding the performance review of the Model Courts
He briefed the committee that after counting of the number of shutd holidays and strikes by lawyers, the model courts have functiond for 15
days in which 116 model courts throughout the country have decided the total number of 2,301 cases, including 888 murder cases and 1413
Narcotics cases
Statements of total number of 9,715 witnesses were recorded in this period, he said.Sohail Nasir said measure of the Presiding Officers
decided all the cases assigned to them under the expeditious justice initiative and that they may be given measure assignment.The committee
directed that high courts may administratively order such arrangements under which the judges who have zero pendency may be asked to tour
other districts for disposal of cases.The committee also reviewed the progress of Cop Complaint Redressal Mechanism in the country and
showed satisfaction that during the period from January to March 2019 the offices of the SP Complaints throughout the country decided
around 19,000 complaints thus reducing the burden on courts.The committee clarified that in the final NJPMC assembly on March 11 this year
it was decided that the high courts and sessions courts may entertain applications/cases under section 22-A Cr.P.C, after the aggrieved
person had exhausted the remedy before Complaint Redressal Middle of Cop Leavement and a copy of the order/decision of the SP (Complaints)
of relevant district is to be appended with such a petition.On the proposeions and feedback getd form the representatives of bars/legal
fraternity, the issue raised by the bars representatives were addressed/resolved with consensus in an amicable manner.The assembly was also
attended by the members of the NJPMC, including Chief Justice, Federal Shariat Court Justice Sheikh Najam-ul-Hassan, chief justices of the
provincial high courts, including Justice Ahmed Ali M
Sheikh, Chief Justice High Court of Sindh, Justice Tahira Safdar, Chief Justice High Court of Balochistan, Justice Waqar Ahmad Seth, Chief
Justice Peshawar High Court, Justice Sardar Muhammad Shamim Khan, Chief Justice Lahore High Court and Justice Athar Minallah, Chief Justice
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