Justice on wheels: Mobile court settles 42 cases
Judge Fazal Wadood delivered verdicts, while the process was supervised by district and sessions judge Shaibar Khan.
Judge Fazal Wadood delivered verdicts, while the process was supervised by district and sessions judge Shaibar Khan. PHOTO: REUTERS
PESHAWAR:
On the directives of Peshawar High Court (PHC) Chief Justice Dost Muhammad Khan, the first mobile court of the country decided a total of 42 cases, including 11 civil and 31 criminal cases, through trained mediators in Daudzai, Charsadda Road on Saturday.
Judge Fazal Wadood delivered the verdicts, while the process was supervised by district and sessions judge Shaibar Khan.
On Thursday, the court decided 33 cases of both criminal and civil nature in Tarnab, on the outskirts of Peshawar. Out of the 37 cases referred to the mobile court, Judge Fazal Wadood settled 33 with the help of mediators. The court also decided two old land disputes, which have claimed four lives over the years.
The mobile court was inaugurated on July 27 with financial support from the United Nations Development Programme. The project cost Rs15 million, and the PHC plans to start one in each district of Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa.
Meanwhile, an anti-corruption court awarded five years imprisonment and a fine of Rs50,000 to education department’s project director for Swat, in a corruption case involving provision of equipment to various primary schools. Project director Bakht Akbar was accused of embezzling Rs901,100 during his tenure, and the court also ordered recovery of the misappropriated amount.
Published in The Express Tribune, December 8th, 2013.
On the directives of Peshawar High Court (PHC) Chief Justice Dost Muhammad Khan, the first mobile court of the country decided a total of 42 cases, including 11 civil and 31 criminal cases, through trained mediators in Daudzai, Charsadda Road on Saturday.
Judge Fazal Wadood delivered the verdicts, while the process was supervised by district and sessions judge Shaibar Khan.
On Thursday, the court decided 33 cases of both criminal and civil nature in Tarnab, on the outskirts of Peshawar. Out of the 37 cases referred to the mobile court, Judge Fazal Wadood settled 33 with the help of mediators. The court also decided two old land disputes, which have claimed four lives over the years.
The mobile court was inaugurated on July 27 with financial support from the United Nations Development Programme. The project cost Rs15 million, and the PHC plans to start one in each district of Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa.
Meanwhile, an anti-corruption court awarded five years imprisonment and a fine of Rs50,000 to education department’s project director for Swat, in a corruption case involving provision of equipment to various primary schools. Project director Bakht Akbar was accused of embezzling Rs901,100 during his tenure, and the court also ordered recovery of the misappropriated amount.
Published in The Express Tribune, December 8th, 2013.