ISLAMABAD: Chief Justice Iftikhar Mohammad Chaudhry on Saturday stressed upon the Chief Justices of the High Courts to show zero tolerance to corruption and improve the existing monitoring mechanism for eradication of corruption from the judiciary at all levels.
The chief justice took serious notice of the complaints of corruption against the judicial officers and court staff and stated that since they were drawing reasonable salaries any corruption and inefficiency should not be tolerated in anyway.
He was speaking at a meeting of the National Judicial Policy Making Committee which was held in the Supreme Court Building. The objective of holding the two-day meeting was to ensure effective implementation of National Judicial Policy for expeditious and speedy disposal of cases to restore confidence of people in the judicial system.
In his introductory remarks the chief justice emphasized that the National Judicial Policy is formulated through exhaustive consultation with the stakeholders of the justice sector and its objective can only be achieved through strict monitoring of the performance of the district judiciary.
The committee also considered issues relating to non-production of prisoners before the courts for trial, overcrowding in jails and resolved that the provincial governments should be asked to construct at least one jail at district levels and sub-jails at tehsil level.
The committee further resolved that spacious judicial lockups (Bhakhshi Khanas) with necessary facilities should be constructed in the court premises for under-trial prisoners rather keeping them in prisons van in scorching temperature.
About establishment of jails for Islamabad, the committee requested the CJ Federal Shariat Court to convene meetings with the concerned authorities for early construction so that the prisoners of the federal capital, who are presently confined in Rawalpindi District Jail, could be transferred there.
The committee further resolved that non-production of under trial prisoners before the court is the main cause of delay in disposal of criminal cases, therefore, the police authorities should be compelled to ensure production of prisoners before the courts.
The committee resolved that the concept of open court should not be compromised and in only extraordinary and exceptional cases trial may be held in jail premises.
The committee asked the District and Sessions Judges to visit jails regularly and to decide the cases of the prisoners involved in petty cases by invoking the relevant provisions of law. This practice would not only give relief to the prisoners confined on chargers of minor offences but also help to reduce the burden on the overcrowded jails.
During the meeting, the District and Sessions Judges gave a presentation on the implementation of National Judicial policy with reference to the disposal of old/new cases, family/rent matters and bifurcating the civil and criminal function of the judicial and its effect on quick disposal of cases.
The committee stressed upon the District and Sessions Judges to make all possible efforts for effective implementation of the policy and to ensure that the framework given in the policy should be met and its benefit should be trickle down to the grass root level.
During the meeting, the provincial high courts gave demonstrations about the progress made for automation of justice sector. The committee resolved that by bringing the data base on networking the performance of the district judiciary could be monitored effectively, therefore, efforts should be made for computerization and networking of courts to facilitate the litigants.
The meeting was also attended by Justice Agha Rafiq Ahmed Khan, Chief Justice, Federal Shariat Court, Justice Khawaja Muhammad Sharif, Chief Justice, Lahore High Court, Justice Qazi Faez Isa, Chief Justice, High Court of Balochistan; Justice Ejaz Afzal Khan, Chief Justice, Peshawar High Court; Justice Mushir Alam Acting Chief Justice, High Court of Sindh and Dr. Faqir Hussain, Registrar, Supreme Court/Secretary, National Judicial Policy Making Committee.—APP
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