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National Judicial Policy
A year for focus on Justice at the Grassroot Level

National Judicial (Policy Making) Committee
Published by:
Secretariat, Law & Justice Commission of Pakistan,
Supreme Court Building, Islamabad
www.ljcp.gov.pk


Justice at the Grassroot Level:
The Chief Justice of Pakistan/Chairman, National Judicial (Policy
Making) Committee (NJPMC) in his introductory speeches and
remarks during the 4-day meeting (18–19 April & 16–17 May 2009)
of the NJPMC, made important observations, the substance of
which follows:

“The Meeting of the NJPMC has been convened at a critical moment
of our national history. There has occurred a gradual deterioration in
the law and order situation and parts of the country are
experiencing militancy and violence, causing the displacement of
hundreds of thousands of innocent people - men, women, children
and elderly. These are difficult times. We face existential threats. But
I do not think that the difficulties are insurmountable. We are a
tenacious nation, have demonstrated, more than once, our strength
and ability to face challenges. The lawyers' movement for
restoration of independent-minded judges and supremacy of
law/Constitution is a case in point.
The movement for a grand cause
was thronged by enthusiastic groups including civil society
organisations, professional groups, political parties and students,
etc. In the evening of 15 March 2009, the movement transformed
itself into a mini-revolution.
It demonstrated the agility and
determination of the masses to stand by the Constitution and
dispensation of power under this supreme law. It emboldened me to
say today, that together we could face challenges and convert them
into opportunities. I have full faith in the ability of the people to rise
to the occasion and chalk out a future course of action, based on
democratic values and constitutional principles.
The restoration of 3 November (2007) judiciary has ushered in a new
era: an era of hope that political dispensation in the country and governance shall be in accordance with the constitutional principles.
The people of Pakistan have reposed great confidence in the ability
of the judiciary to redress their grievances and grant them relief.
They have very high expectations of the courts to settle their
disputes, restore their rights/entitlements and maintain peace in
society by sending the guilty behind bars. I thank the people for
believing on us! We must strive to meet their expectations. This is
time to repay our debt to the nation. We could do so by addressing
the perennial twin-problems of “backlog” and “delays” in the system
of administration of justice
. To achieve the objective, we need to
formulate new judicial policy
. I had asked the Secretariat of the
NJPMC to prepare a framework of action for clearing the backlog
and expeditious disposal of cases. The draft is before you. Let us
examine it and evolve a strategy for the purpose. I want the active
participation of all stakeholders of the justice sector, essentially the
members of the bench and the bar and also related agencies viz
police/prison department and prosecution branch. The Policy that
we ultimately approve would be one that has broad ownership. That
is why extensive consultations have been carried out to get the
viewpoint of judges, lawyers, litigants and others.
The Policy seeks to achieve its objectives, by efficient utilisation of
existing resources. We have to operate by remaining within the
given legal/procedural framework. The laws are indeed time-tested.
Given earnest effort by the bench and the bar, I am confident of
achieving positive results. However, keeping in view the gigantic
effort new resources would be needed. We would be very
economical in the utilization of the needed resources. I am confident
that the Government will provide the requisite funds, as our effort is
to strengthen the administration and improve governance. It is
necessary for peace and security, thereby spurring
trade/commercial activities and foreign/local investment in the
economy. This is how, the industrialized countries progressed.
This is how, we can move forward. We could achieve the results by
establishing a society based on the supremacy of Constitution and
rule of law. Our aim is to provide Justice for All. I thank the members
of NJPMC for endorsing my proposal to celebrate 2009, as the year
for Justice at the Grassroot Level.
The key features of the National Judicial Policy :
are strengthening the independence of the judiciary by its separation from the executive and ridding the courts of the menace of corruption, thereby presenting a clean and positive image of judiciary.
In the Policy, we have set high goals for ourselves. The goals are:
to initially reduce, and ultimately eliminate, backlog at the level of superior as well as subordinate courts,
and further, to fix time frame for disposal of civil and criminal cases.
The criminal cases will get priority on account of the sub-human conditions in which under-trial prisoners are kept in Jails. Writs for protection of fundamental rights i.e. right to life, liberty, equality, property and freedom of thought, conscience, association, etc will also be maintained on fast track. Furthermore, financial/rent matters and family/juveniles cases will also receive preference, which is crucial for economic development and protection of family values.

In the ultimate analysis, the new Policy seeks:
to ensure that the constitutional principles of equality before law and equal protection of law are strictly adhered to. Adherence to law/Constitution leads to nation building. It is a sure recipe for economic growth and social progress.
Law protects the rights/interests of poor/downtrodden segments of society. It helps to break shackles of cruelty/injustice. It puts an end to exploitation of the underdog by the rich/influential.

Let us strive to achieve the noble goals, set in the Policy. Let us infuse confidence in the minds of our people that the system of
administration of justice is capable of meeting the challenges of time
and emerging realities. Let us make the judicial organ of the state as
a sheet anchor at the time of serious challenges. I have no doubt that my brother Judges in the superior courts and judicial officers would
help and support us in our drive to steer the ship of the nation
through troubled waters. I am equally confident of the help and
support of the members of the bar. We have carried out very wide
consultations with them as well as other stakeholders. Their
valuable suggestions have been incorporated in the Policy. The
Policy will be launched effective from 1 June 2009 and will be
actively monitored by the NJPMC. I should continue to meet judges
and bar members for its smooth implementation”.

Justice Iftikhar Muhammad Chaudhry

Chief Justice of Pakistan






Executive Summary:

The National Judicial Policy Making Committee (NJPMC) in 2
marathon sessions lasting over 4 days considered and approved a
uniform National Judicial Policy. The Policy is an attempt to
streamline the judicial system in the country and make it responsive
to the present-day requirements of society. The objective is to clear
the huge backlog that has accumulated over the years at all level of
judicial hierarchy.



As is obvious from the above table, there is huge backlog of cases
pending before courts, at all levels of judicial hierarchy. The figure
does not include the pendency before the special courts /
administrative tribunals, which is equally high. The backlog has
accumulated due to various reasons/factors but essentially it is due
to inadequate budgetary allocation. The gradual increase in
population as well as litigation has never been addressed through
appropriate development plans for expansion in infrastructure and
increase in strength and capacity of courts. Courts have
continuously suffered on account of shortage of funds. As is
manifest from the table below, budgetary allocation to judiciary is
negligible. Not even 1% of Federal/Provincial budget is allocated for
the third pillar of the State. No wonder then, the judges are overburdened.

To quote an example, in the Province of Punjab, an
average, the judicial officer has to deal with a cause list of 1668 cases per day, which is humanly not possible. The problem of shortage of funds, to some extent was addressed by the Access to Justice Programme of the Government of Pakistan but more needs to be done. The Government must therefore address the problem of
shortage of funds to enable the judiciary to cope with the twinproblems of “backlog” and “delays”.































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