CHITRAL, 19 Oct 09: Dispensing judicial cases in a rational time frame has always been a dream for the

people. Judicial reforms introduced by Chief Justice Iftikhar Chaudhry has made some head way in fulfillment of this dream. Cases in Chitral courts which hitherto would linger on for ages mutilating the very spirit of justice are being dispensed off in months without compromising on anything except a poor tradition of procrastination of the judiciary.

A case in point is that of vacation orders for reconstruction of 17 rented old dilapidated shops in Chitral Bazar whose contract had expired but the tenants were unwilling to vacate. The case (like all such cases) was lingering on for years, has now been dispensed off  in a matter of few months, after the reforms came into effect.  Both the court of the senior civil judge/Allaqa Qazi and the higher court of the Additional district and sessions judge/Izafi Zilla Qazi, after having met all requisites of justice, procedural and moral norms and obligations, ordered vacation of the shops and handing them over to the owner for reconstruction as per his plea.

Speedy and efficient dispensation of Justice is the basic ingredient of a healthy society. The present setup of courts need more staff and resources to deal with the multitude of litigations of an ever increasing population. It is imperative that the government should invest heavily in our judicial system if it wants to keep off frustration, despondency and resultant rebellion in the society. --(CN report)

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