The Upper House of the Parliament Wednesday passed three bills. These are: “The National Accountability (Amendment) Bill, 2023”, “The Code of Civil Procedure (Amendment) Bill, 2023” and “The Pakistan Maritime Zones Bill, 2023.”
“The National Accountability (Amendment) Bill, 2023”seeks to remove the legal complication in the transfer of cases from the Accountability Court to the relevant forums which do not fall within the jurisdiction of the NAB Ordinance.
The Code of Civil Procedure Bill, 2023 aims at providing relief to the litigants and removing the excessive burden from courts.—NNI