More judges in district courts needed: CJP
ISLAMABAD : Meeting of the Law and
Justice Commission of Pakistan
(LJCP) was held today (Saturday) at the Supreme Court (SC) under the
chairmanship of Chief Justice of Pakistan
While addressing the meeting, the CJP said that
more judges are needed to be recruited in district courts in order to provide
timely justice to the masses.
The formal announcement regarding the decisions
made in the meeting will be made by evening.
The meeting was attended by Justice Agha Rafiq
Ahmed Khan, Chief Justice Federal Shariat Court Justice Qazi Faez Isa, Chief
Justice Balochistan High Court Justice Mushir Alam, Chief Justice Sindh High
Court Justice Sh. Azmat Saeed, Chief Justice Lahore High Court Justice Dost
Muhammad Khan, Chief Justice Peshawar High Court, Irfan Qadir, Attorney General
of Pakistan, senior officials of the federal law ministry and some members of
the legal community.
The commission considered several Law Reform
Proposals, including amendments in Section 426 & 497 of the Criminal
Procedure Code, (CPC) 1898, relating to the grant of bail to pregnant women and
mothers of suckling babies, languishing in jails, enhancement of jurisdiction
of Family Court and enhancing the scope of Smoking and Protection of
Non-Smokers Health Ordinance, 2002.
