QUETTA: Chief Justice of the Balochistan High Court Justice Jamal Khan Mandokhail has said if government departments take right/legal decisions, burden on courts would be reduced by half.

Speaking at the 28th batch of Mid-Career Management Course on Tuesday, the chief justice said officers were responsible to help the government take right decisions.

He promised to protect the officers who would be victimised for taking decisions according to law.

“Government officers appear in courts instead of ministers for hearing of petitions against government departments,” Justice Mandokhail contended. He stressed the need for training of government officers.

The chief justice said no one would knock the doors of courts if government officers performed their duties with honesty and dignity. “Judiciary never interfered in government’s affairs, but we must have to take notice whenever anyone violates the law.”

Justice Mandokhail said parliament, which had powers to amend the Constitution and enact new legislations, was the supreme institution of the country.

Addressing the ceremony, Director General of the National Institute of Management Khuwaja Shoukat Hussain said 52 officers had completed their training of 14 weeks.

“Without training, the officers can’t play their role in the development of society and revamping government affairs,” he added.

Published in Dawn, November 20th, 2019