Family courts: Judges advised to adopt impartial approach

Justice Khan said that a judge should not be biased or prejudiced to a case or against any party that seeks justice.


Express September 26, 2011



Young judicial officers should act responsibly and take in account all relevant facts and information before passing a judgement. This was said by the Supreme Court judge Justice Tariq Parvez Khan, said a press release issued by the Federal Judicial Academy (FJA) here on Saturday.


He expressed these views in a certificate-awarding ceremony on the conclusion of a one-week orientation course on “Management of Family Cases”. The course was organised for judges of family courts from all over Pakistan, Azad Jammu and Kashmir and Gilgit-Baltistan in the Federal Judicial Academy in Islamabad.

Justice Khan said that a judge should not be biased or prejudiced to a case or against any party that seeks justice. He stated that judges should not let fear or favours rule their judgement, and all decisions should be made in the light of evidences and facts.

Regarding the importance and scope of learning, Khan opined, “Learning is a perpetual process. It is an established truth that there is no substitute for knowledge and experience and there is no short-cut to experience which never comes in a day or two but with the passage of time.”

“You must apply your judicial knowledge to the best of your ability to ensure expeditious and complete litigation to the public,” he said.

Earlier Director General of the Academy Mr Parvaiz Ali Chawla presented an overview of the course and a detailed profile including academic and professional achievements of the chief guest.

Advising the young family court judges he said, “Men may escape human justice but they will never escape divine justice as it’s inescapable…. Always keep this guiding principle in mind and do justice.”

Hashim Abro, spokesperson of the academy said that 20 family court judges, 16 female and four male judges, were given certificates at the end of the course.

Published in The Express Tribune, September 26th,  2011.

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