Lahore High Court Chief Justice Mansoor Ali Shah. PHOTO COURTESY: LHC
This was stated by LHC Chief Justice Mansoor Ali Shah while addressing the LHC Rawalpindi Bar on Saturday after inaugurating an e-library in the bar.
He noted that already a large number of reforms had been introduced at the district level such as the use of modern means of communication and setting up of model courts for speedy disposal of pending cases.
Appreciating the establishment of the e-library, the chief justice said that the facility would help lawyers in their study and search for updated case references, not only from Pakistan but also from the UK and the USA.
Reiterating his commitment to speedy trials and transparent justice, Justice Shah said that support of the bar was imperative in achieving better results.
He added that the proposed reforms committee would include presidents of the high court bar associations apart from other officials and stressed that reforms in the judicial sector would be implemented after consultations between of the bar and bench.
Apart from the courts, he said that bar associations had been provided with computers, printers and other related accessories to facilitate law professionals.
He urged young lawyers to use these technologies so that they could improve their performance during their professional career.
Responding to some reports of alleged irregularities in recent appointments in the Punjab’s higher judiciary, Justice Shah said that he believed in a policy of merit and assured that no irregularities had taken place in the appointments.
Later, the chief justice visited the district courts and heard complaints and problems of lawyers.
He also approved demands of the Rawalpindi District Bar Association for the construction of a new court complex, lawyers’ hostel, upgrading the hospital and extending the mosque at the district courts.
Other LHC judges including Justice Sadaqat Ali Khan, Justice Qazi Ameen, Justice Khalid Mehmud Malik, Justice Shahid Mehmud Abbasi, Justice Muddassir Khalid Abbasi, Justice Bashir Paracha, Justice Agha Muhammad Ali, Registrar LHC Khursheed Anwar, Additional Registrar Abdul Nasir, President LHC Bar Association Zafar Mughal, and a large number of judges and lawyers from district judiciary were also present.
Published in The Express Tribune, July 16th, 2017.
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