Supreme Court Justice Mansoor Ali Shah said the Constitution states that there should be an independent judicial system that provides justice on the cheap.
in lahore Addressing the Asma Jahangir session, Justice Mansoor Ali Shah said that it is written in the Constitution that the judiciary should be completely independent. Until they move away from individualism and into the system. The story will continue in the same way.
Justice Mansoor Ali Shah said they will not be able to move forward unless they are subject to the system. It is written in the constitution that the judiciary should provide cheap justice. Some decisions may not be good. 4 thousand judges work. Every day 24 hundred thousand cases occur in Pakistan. Pending from January 2023 to December 2023, there are 1.39 million cases pending.
He said that I am not very satisfied with the judicial record, something has happened criticizing the judiciary, it is necessary to use technology for pending cases, if we do not bring IT into our system, it will be difficult for 24 hundred thousand cases. To cope with.
He said that if I ask the session judge He couldn’t tell about the case.
Justice Mansour said if a judge is not doing his job properly, remove him. There should be zero tolerance for corruption. Corruption in the judicial system should be eradicated. Instead of recommending a judge Look at his work and do it with integrity.
Justice Mansoor Ali Shah said there are 4,000 judges in Pakistan and 3,000 are working. Pakistan’s population is 231 million. In this ratio, there are 13 judges per million people. Pakistan needs 21,000 judges.
He said that in Pakistan whatever strike there is, there will be strike if a cricket match is lost. People come to the field to sell goats and buffalo.
Judge Mansoor said the judicial system is the most important budget priority in Brazil. According to the World Bank, 80% of cases are postponed. with something arising from the judiciary Lawyers are also delaying cases in strike Recognize that individuals must pay costs for appearing in court.
He said that in the UK there is one lawyer for 203 people, in Pakistan there is one lawyer for 1000 people, the number of lawyers in Pakistan should be increased. But the lawyer should be correct. Commercial courts have gained importance all over the world. We pay to be cared for. Commercial corridors will be built in Pakistan. It will make it easier to solve economic problems.
Justice Mansoor said 50% of Pakistan’s population were women. But we are not bringing in any female judges. 562 judges are women. This is why we must take important action. unless there is training The system won’t work if we leave. Training and reforming the system won’t improve.
He also said that if the justice system is weak then no system will work. A strong justice system strengthens other institutions as well.
