Model criminal trial courts serving cause of speedy,
inexpensive justice
Zubair Qureshi
Chief Justice of Pakistan Asif Saeed Khan Khosa has said that Model Courts materialized the vision of expeditious and inexpensive justice as envisaged in Article 37(d) of the Constitution, which otherwise was just a dream before establishment of Model Criminal Trial Courts in the country.
Chief Justice said this while presiding over the Award Distribution Ceremony of Model Criminal Trial Courts (MCTC) Judges at the Supreme Court here Friday.
The ceremony was attended by DG, Model Courts Sohail Nasir, DG FJA, Hayat Ali Shah, EJI team and position holder MCTC Judges.
Addressing the award-recipient judges, the chief justice said efforts, devotion and commitment on part of MCTC Judges turned the dream of speedy and inexpensive justice into reality and litigants are getting prompt relief. Credit for this goes to the judges which rejuvenated the ailing judicial system under existing and available resources and without any amendments in the given law.
It has instilled a new sprit into masses to repose confidence in the institution of judiciary, which otherwise had always been blamed of undue delays.
Justice Khosa informed that 12,584 murder and narcotics cases have been decided in 5 months by 167 model trial courts set up across the country to conduct swift trials.
He appreciated the services rendered by judges for this glorious national cause and distributed awards to the MCTC Judges for deciding maximum number of cases. Amongst position holders included Session Judge, Islamabad West, Sohail Nasir, who earned 5 distinctions, while securing first position in overall Pakistan in murder category and third position in joint murder and narcotics categories.
Munir Ahmed Mari, Sessions Judge, Loralai, Zafar Jaan, Additional Sessions Judge, Barkhan, Asadullah Kakar, Additional Sessions Judge, Dera Murad Jamali, Tahir Humayun, Additional Sessions Judge, Gawadar, Zafarullah Khan Bazai, Sessions Judge, Quetta, Rahim Dad khilji, Additional Sessions Judge, Dalbandin, Nouroz Khan Hoth, Additional Sessions Judge, Dera Bugti, Inayat Ullah Kakar, Additional Sessions Judge, Harnai, Sadullah Khan Bazai, Sessions Judge, Kalat, Alamgir Khan Hotak, Additional Sessions Judge, Kohlu, Allah Dad Roshan, Sessions Judge, Noshki, Mohammed Anwar Mohammad Shai, Additional Sessions Judge, Panjgoor, Mohammed Rafiq, Sessions Judge, Turbat, Barkat Ali Marghazani and Additional Sessions Judge, Ziarat also earned distinctions from High Court of Balochistan, Quetta.
Likewise from Peshawar High Court, Peshawar Arbab Sohail Hamid, Additional Sessions Judge, Charsadda, Zainab Rahman, Additional Sessions Judge, Abbottabad, Nadia Syed, Additional Sessions Judge, Mardan, Mohammad Zaib Khan, Additional Sessions Judge, Swabi, Usman Wali, Additional Sessions Judge, Dera Ismail Khan and Syed Anees Badshah Bukhari, Sessions Judge, Kohistan Lower earned distinctions. From Lahore High Court Lahore Farhan Mudassar, Additional Sessions Judge, Sargodha, Mohammed Wajid Manhas, Additional Sessions Judge, Kasur, Raja Shahid Zameer, Additional Sessions Judge, Rawalpindi, Ghulam Shabbir Hussain, Additional Sessions Judge, Jhelum, Raja Mohammed Ajmal Khan, Additional Sessions Judge, Mianwali and Ch. Zia Ullah, Additional Sessions Judge, Sheikhupura earned honours.
From High Court of Sindh, Karachi Naveed Ahmed Soomro, Additional Sessions Judge, Karachi (Malir), Liaquat Ali Khoso, Additional Sessions Judge, Karachi (Central), Ghulam Qadir Tunio, Additional Sessions Judge, Kambar Shaddad Kot, Syed Zulfiqar Ali Shah, Sessions Judge, Tando Muhammad Khan, Halim Ahmed, Additional Sessions Judge, Karachi (East) and Shayam Lal Ladhani, Additional Sessions Judge Larkana earned distinctions.