Rawalpindi model courts decided over 3,000 cases

At the 10 model courts, 6 additional session judges and 4 civil judges have been working to dispose of 3,270 cases

RAWALPINDI: The model trial courts, which started work in Rawalpindi early in May, has disposed of over 3,000 cases, including 72 murder cases, in their first month.

At the 10 model courts, six additional session judges and four civil judges have been working to dispose of 3,270 cases. Among the cases which were decided, it included 92 session cases, 19 cases of illegal dispossession, 285 narcotics cases, 69 habeas corpus petitions, 497 orders for registration of FIRs, and 705 civil appeals decided by additional session judges.

Moreover, it decided 181 civil revisions, 12 criminal appeals, 47 criminal revisions, 82 original suits, three election petitions, 757 bail pleas, 24 execution petitions, 13 inquiries, 11 applications related to delegation, 254 cases of miscellaneous civil nature, 93 criminal miscellaneous cases, and 54 other cases.

The model courts had been inaugurated by Lahore High Court Chief Justice Mansoor Ali Shah. The aim of the courts was to lower the number of pending cases in the Rawalpindi district.

At the time, District Sessions Judge Sohail Nasir had said that if the model courts prove to be successful, it would be replicated in all the courts.

In these model courts, both the judges and lawyers are required to avoid undue delays or putting off hearings.

Talking about the efficacy of the model courts, District Bar Association President Advocate Sajjad Akbar Abbasi said that speedy disposal of pending cases was good and necessary, but justice does not need to be compromised.

Published in The Express Tribune, June 14^th, 2017.