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| September 18, 2006 | Monday | Sha'aban 24, 1427 |
Workshop for judicial officers held
ABBOTTABAD, Sept 17: Judicial officers have emphasised the importance of the Alternate Dispute Resolution (ADR) and stated that it would help reduce the backlog of cases pending with various courts.
They said that the only solution that could help litigants, courts and reduce the heavy backlog was ADR, which would not only reduce existing pendency but would also help in resolving disputes both civil and criminal pouring in daily, they said.
They were taking part in a workshop on ‘Alternative Dispute Resolution’ arranged on Saturday on the directives of Peshawar High Court Chief Justice Tariq Pervez Khan.
The workshop was attended by judicial officers from Abbottabad, Mansehra, Haripur, Battagram, Kohistan and Shangla.
Abbottabad District and Sessions Judge Hayat Ali Shah, who coordinated the workshop, highlighted the objectives of the programme.
During the first sessions, Haripur Senior Civil Judge Muneera Ashraf Abbasi highlighted the salient features of the Small Claims and Minor Offences Court Ordinance 2002.
She elaborated the concept of ADR and that how it could be applied to cases falling under the ordinance.
The panellists of the first sessions were Haripur District and Sessions Judge Jehangir Khan and Additional District and Sessions Judge Mohammad Zubair.
The second session dealt with the adoption of ADR in family cases. The paper presented by Abbottabad Senior Civil Judge Tahir Mahmood stressed that though the law provided for the adjudication by resorting to reconciliation, there was lack of honest efforts on the part of the presiding officers.
He said that the practice if practically adopted and implemented in true spirit would not only help reducing the backlog in the courts it would also reunite the broken families, which of course were obeying the Quranic injunction to resolve dispute between husband and wife.
He suggested that judges and lawyers should be properly trained in ADR.
Hayat Ali Shah and Additional District and Sessions Judge Mohammed Shoaib Khan were the panellists of the second sessions. They were of the view that judges should take reconciliation as a task, which could not be managed without putting in action the leadership and practical involvement on the part of the presiding officer.
The session was presided over by Mansehra District and Sessions Judge Ibrahim Khan and co-chaired by Kohistan District and Sessions Judge Azharul Habib.
The presenter of the third sessions was Mansehra Senior Civil Judge Ashfaque Taj and he said that the legislature in order to remove all hurdles had made amendments to the Civil Procedure Code through introduction of Section 89 A.
While making comparison between the Family Court law and the Civil Procedure Code’s Section 89, he said that both work in aid of the ADR.
Peshawar Bureau adds: A day-long regional workshop on “Magisterial powers, probation and parole ordinance” organised by the Peshawar High Court was held here on Saturday.
Peshawar Districts and Session Judge Shah Jehan Khan Akhundzada presided over the workshop. District and session judges, additional session judges, senior civil judges and civil judges from districts, including Peshawar, Charsadda, Nowshera, Kohat and Swabi, participated in the workshop.
Addressing the inaugural session Mr Akhundaza urged judicial officers to expedite their efforts for delivering cheap and speedy justice to the poor section of the society.
He said the Peshawar High Court under the “Access to Justice Programme” organised seminars and workshops to enhance knowledge, efficiency and capacity of judicial officers.
Later, different groups of participants held discussions on the topic and put forward recommendations.
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