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PHC directs family courts to decide pending cases by June 30

PESHAWAR: Peshawar High Court Chief Justice Musarrat Hilali on Saturday directed all the judges of the family courts to decide by Jun 30 all the pending cases wherein the six-month statutory period for disposal had passed. All the senior family court judges from each district of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa were called for a meeting, which was chaired by the chief justice and was also attended by judges of the administrative committee, including Justice Mohammad Ibrahim Khan, Justice Ishtiaq Ibrahim and Justice Abdul Shakoor, along with the PHC registrar and other allied principal officers. Justice Hilali discussed with the family court judges the undue delay in family cases and the problems being faced by the women litigants and their family members during trial. The chief justice had witnessed the problems faced by the litigants in the family courts during her recent surprise visits to the district courts. The family court judges discussed different issues that were creating hurdles in disposal of cases. The chief justice and other high court judges welcomed all the participants, heard them one by one and assured their full support and cooperation in speedy disposal of cases. Justice Hilali directed the family court judges that all the cases, which had already crossed the statutory period of six months, should be decided by Jun 30. She added that reward would be given to those judges who achieved their targets within the stipulated time. The chief justice announced that another meeting of the district and sessions judges would be held soon for the same purpose with the aim of clearing the backlog of cases. Published in Dawn, May 7th, 2023
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