UNB, Dhaka :
The government has taken initiatives to dispose of cases pending with different courts of the country for a long time.
“We’ve taken some measures to expedite the disposal of long-pending cases… the results will be visible soon,” Law Minister Anisul Huq told UNB. Law Ministry sources said some judges will be recruited soon, aiming to reduce the judicial backlog. Sources at the Bangladesh Supreme Court said there are currently over 33.54 lakh civil and criminal cases pending with courts across the country. Among the cases, 1,383,591 are civil ones, 17,84,860 are criminal cases and 86,049 others, mostly contempt petitions. From October 1 to December 31, 2017, the number of civil cases pending with the Supreme Court’s Appellate Division is 11,199, High Court Division 93,174 and district, session’s judge courts, magistrate courts and tribunals 12,79,218.
Dr Md Zakir Hossain, Registrar Generalof the Supreme Court, told UNB that letters have been sent to lower court judges as per a Supreme Court directive to dispose of cases pending for more than
five years on priority basis. There is no alternative to disposing of the cases which are at more than five years old on a priority basis, he added. Barrister Badruddoza, former secretary at the Bangladesh Supreme Court Bar Association, told UNB that manpower shortage is the main reason behind the piling up of cases, alongside lawyers taking too much time in deliberation.
He said appointing judges and providing them logistical support to ensure smooth disposal of the cases are the key to reducing the number of pending cases.
According to the latest Supreme Court statistics, from October 1 to December 31, 2017, the number of cases at their preliminary stages stood at 33.12 lakh, along with 4.30 lakh revived ones.
Among the preliminary cases, 18,043 cases are pending with the Appellate Division, while 4.86 lakh with the High Court and 32.38 lakh with other courts.
The government has taken initiatives to dispose of cases pending with different courts of the country for a long time.
“We’ve taken some measures to expedite the disposal of long-pending cases… the results will be visible soon,” Law Minister Anisul Huq told UNB. Law Ministry sources said some judges will be recruited soon, aiming to reduce the judicial backlog. Sources at the Bangladesh Supreme Court said there are currently over 33.54 lakh civil and criminal cases pending with courts across the country. Among the cases, 1,383,591 are civil ones, 17,84,860 are criminal cases and 86,049 others, mostly contempt petitions. From October 1 to December 31, 2017, the number of civil cases pending with the Supreme Court’s Appellate Division is 11,199, High Court Division 93,174 and district, session’s judge courts, magistrate courts and tribunals 12,79,218.
Dr Md Zakir Hossain, Registrar Generalof the Supreme Court, told UNB that letters have been sent to lower court judges as per a Supreme Court directive to dispose of cases pending for more than
five years on priority basis. There is no alternative to disposing of the cases which are at more than five years old on a priority basis, he added. Barrister Badruddoza, former secretary at the Bangladesh Supreme Court Bar Association, told UNB that manpower shortage is the main reason behind the piling up of cases, alongside lawyers taking too much time in deliberation.
He said appointing judges and providing them logistical support to ensure smooth disposal of the cases are the key to reducing the number of pending cases.
According to the latest Supreme Court statistics, from October 1 to December 31, 2017, the number of cases at their preliminary stages stood at 33.12 lakh, along with 4.30 lakh revived ones.
Among the preliminary cases, 18,043 cases are pending with the Appellate Division, while 4.86 lakh with the High Court and 32.38 lakh with other courts.
