Govt to introduce ADR to reduce case backlog
Says law minister
Law Minister Barrister Shafique Ahmed yesterday said the government is working to amend both civil and criminal laws for introducing alternative dispute resolution (ADR) system in order to reduce the huge backlog of pending cases.
If the ADR system is introduced, lots of cases will be disposed outside of the courts and the litigants will get rid of sufferings and costs, he said adding that lakhs of cases have been remained pending at different courts across the country.
The minister was addressing at the inaugural session of a 25-day long training course for the newly appointed assistant judges and judicial magistrates at the Judicial Administration Training Institute (JATI) in the city. Thirty-nine new judges of the lower courts have participated the training.
Shafique said the judges will have to discharge their duties in accordance with law, as the judiciary of the country is running independently.
Future of the country's democracy depends on the independence of the judiciary, he added.
The country's constitution has got the previous shape as was before the 1975 military rule following the recent Supreme Court verdict on the 5th amendment, he said.
After the function, the law minister told reporters that president will appoint a new chief justice, considering his qualifications, as present Chief Justice Mohammad Fazlul Karim will retire on September 30.
Replying to a question, he said the government has not any political equation over appointment of the new chief justice.
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