Model courts materialised vision for expeditious justice: CJP

ISLAMABAD: Chief Justice of Pakistan Asif Saeed Khosa on Monday distributed awards among judges who showcased extraordinary performances in model courts during a ceremony held in Supreme Court, Islamabad.

“Model courts materialised the vision for expeditious and inexpensive justice, which otherwise was just a dream before the establishment of Model Criminal Trial Courts in the country,” he said while addressing the ceremony.

Model Courts Director General Sohail Nasir and other officials were also present on the occasion. CJP Khosa said: “Efforts, devotion and commitment on the part of model court judges turned the dream of speedy and inexpensive justice into reality and litigants are getting prompt relief.”

The credit goes to the model court judges who rejuvenated the ailing judicial system under existing and available resources and without any amendments in the given law, he added.

During the ceremony, Model Courts DG Sohail Nasir presented a briefing on the performance of the civil Appellate Courts and Model Trial Magistrate Courts.

He said that during a brief period of 88 days, model civil courts decided record number of 19,316 cases, likewise Model Trial Magistrate Courts have decided 18,908 cases and also recorded statements of 39,906 witnesses.

Published in The Express Tribune, November 19^th, 2019.