SHC Hyderabad circuit bench decides 2,494 cases in less than 10 weeks
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The single and double benches of Sindh High Court (SHC) Hyderabad Circuit, consisting of a total of four judges, disposed of 2,494 cases in less than 10 weeks.
According to a report shared on Monday, the single benches of justices Muhammad Iqbal Kalhoro, Mahmood A Khan, Adnanul Karim Memon and Amjad Ali Sahito disposed of 1,508 cases from August 8 to October 14.
Some four double benches of the same four justices decided 986 cases during the same period of time. Similarly, among the single benches the highest number of 462 cases were sorted out by justice Sahito, very closely followed by 460 cases by justice Memon, 377 by justice Kalhoro and 206 by justice Khan.
SHC Chief Justice Ahmed Ali M Shaikh during his one-day sitting at a single bench in Hyderabad gave judgments on three cases.
Likewise, the double bench of Justice Kalhoro and Justice Memon disposed of 428 cases. The double bench of Justice Kalhoro and Justice Sahito decided 369 cases and the same of Justices Khan and Justice Memon decided 186 cases.
The highest numbers of cases before the benches were constitutional petitions with the single benches deciding 480 and the double benches 846.
Published in The Express Tribune, October 18th, 2022.