ISLAMABAD: The Supreme Court has cleared the appeals against acquittal pending since 1999, while the court decided 4,570 cases in a short period of less than three months.
A Full Court meeting was held in the Supreme Court yesterday under the chairmanship of the Chief Justice of Pakistan, Justice Tassaduq Hussain Jillani.
The meeting took stock of the performance of the Supreme Court in terms of dispensation of justice and disposal of cases for redressed of grievances of litigant public.
Deliberating over the issue of institution, disposal and pendency of cases in the Supreme Court, the full court meeting noted that as against institution figure of 4,604 for the period from 11.01.2014 to 04.04.2014 in the Supreme Court, the court decided 4,570 cases during the said period.
It was noted that there was rising trend in the institution of cases; however, the court noted with satisfaction that almost as many cases were decided as were filed. This success was due to the untiring efforts of the judges who worked hard and worked beyond the working hours.
On this occasion, Justice Asif Saeed Khan Khosa informed the full court that appeals against acquittal were pending since 1999, but recently almost the entire backlog has been cleared and soon the appeals against acquittal instituted in 2014 will be decided.
The Full Court meeting also lauded the services of Justice Khilji Arif Hussain jillani for judiciary, rule of law and supremacy of the Constitution, both as a lawyer and as a judge.
The meeting was convened with a view to appreciate the services rendered by Justice Khilji Arif Hussain. INTERNEWS
