Rs180.9m set aside for new IHC complex

Govt also earmarks Rs10.5m for building Kuchery in Sector G-11

ISLAMABAD: The federal government has allocated around Rs800 million for the up-gradation and establishment of subsidiaries of federal courts across the country in the Budget 2020-21.

As per the budget documents read by The Express Tribune, the government has earmarked Rs180.90 million for the construction of a new building of the Islamabad High Court (IHC).

It has been suggested to allocate some Rs130.34 million for Federal Shariat Court Peshawar Campus.

Further, a sum of Rs350 million has been recommended for the construction of tribunals of the federal court in Lahore while Rs80.69 million has earmarked for construction of tribunals in Peshawar.

The government has allocated Rs10.5 million for the construction of the Islamabad Kuchery Sessions Division in Sector G-11.

Besides this, Rs20.48 million has been designated for construction of the Supreme Court (SC) Karachi Registry while for the provision of video-link facilities in the apex court and its provincial registries, Rs2 million have been earmarked for the purchase and installation of a diesel generator at the SC Karachi Registry while Rs10.11 million for converting the building to solar power.

Some Rs30.38 million has been allocated for the installation of an elevator while Rs10.74 million has been earmarked for changing the existing one.

Moreover, it has been recommended to allocate Rs3.93 million for improving the Planning and Monitoring Unit of the Ministry of Law and Justice. Some Rs9.3 million has been kept for the alternative dispute resolution system in Islamabad.

The document has also allocated a sum of Rs50.83 million for the up-gradation of the Federal Ombudsperson’s Data Centre, while Rs600 million have been earmarked for the construction of the model prison in Sector H-16.

Published in The Express Tribune, June 13^th, 2020.