Islamabad:
The National Judicial Committee (Policy Development) (NJPMC) has decided to protect legal agents against external influence and asked the high lessons to establish structured mechanisms to report and repair these cases within a stipulated period.
A statutory body responsible for the formulation and implementation of the judicial policy, the NJPMC held its 53rd meeting on Friday at the Supreme Court of Pakistan.
The meeting chaired by the chief judge of Pakistan (CJP) Yahya Afridi was followed by chief judges of all the provincial high lessons as well as the High Court of Islamabad (CIH). The additional prosecutor of Pakistan (AAGP) also attended the theater on a special invitation.
According to a statement published after the meeting, the NJPMC also took note of forced disappearances in the country. The Committee has unanimously resolved that the judiciary would not compromise its constitutional duty to protect fundamental rights.
In this regard, he trained a committee dedicated to formulating an institutional response, after taking into account the concerns of the executive, to communicate through the Attorney General of Pakistan (AGP).
The Committee has deliberated on the main political questions and adopted several important measures to improve legal performance, technological integration in legal processes and the service of justice focused on citizens.
To improve the commercial landscape of dispute resolution, the NJPMC approved the creation of a commercial dispute corridor, with specialized courts and benches.
In accordance with his commitment to rapid justice, he approved the management of a double doctoral student regime in certain districts on the basis of needs with optional participation.
The framework of the first instance courts of the models has also been approved to treat long -term criminal cases through trials related to time and optimized judicial resources.
In a major step towards strengthening the settlement of alternative disputes (ADR), the Committee approved the launch of a mediation regime annexed by the Court as a pilot project. This includes the creation of district mediation installations, mediation centers among the family courts and standardized sop for operational purposes.
To ensure consistency and excellence in the judiciary of district, the NJPMC was a committee led by a former judge of the Supreme Court, the judge (RETD) Rehmat Hussain Jafferi.
He will recommend key performance indicators aligned with international references, standardized recruitment and training mechanisms, addresses disparities under service conditions and propose a framework for the district judicial policy forum as well as exposure possibilities abroad for judges.
The Committee also includes the chief judge of the high court of Balutchistan (BHC), the registrars of the high courts and the director general of the Federal Academy.
The Committee also approved the development of a professional excellence index for the hunting for talented lawyers for induction in the judiciary and asked the high lessons to finalize their models within 30 days.
The ethical and political implications for the use of generative AI in legal functions have been discussed, and the National Judicial Automation Committee (NJAC) was invited to finalize a complete charter on the ethical use of AI in this regard.
The Committee appreciated the general inspector of the Punjab of the Police for its detailed presentation offering various reform interventions on behalf of all the IGPs in the provinces and Islamabad.
He also decided that the high courts issue standard operational procedures (SOPS) for the attendance of prisoners of judgment and official witnesses via a video link.
It was also decided that federal and provincial judicial academies were training for police officers, including district police, at the request of the respective IGPs.
At the request of the AAGP, the NJPMC decided that all the constitutional requests relating to tax and financial issues will be heard and decided by the division of the High Court instead of unique benches.
The NJPMC appreciated the initiatives of the High Court of Lahore concerning the construction of women’s, daycare and health insurance rooms for judges and family members. It has been decided that all high lessons will approach their respective provincial governments for similar facilities.
It was also decided that the NJPMC secretariat took over the consultation proposal with the post of president before the transfer of ministerial personnel of administrative courts and courts with the federal government.
“The NJPMC has reaffirmed its commitment to a progressive, transparent and reactive judicial system, rooted in constitutional values and guided by the rule of law,” he added.
