BSS :
Law Minister Anisul Huq on Sunday said, in view of the existing backlog 37 lakh cases in different courts across the country, the government has taken a plan to dispose of six lakh of those pending cases in 2022.
“This problem did not arise all of a sudden. We have to ease this backlog of cases. We have adopted a plan in this regard and the judges have to play a vital role to this end,” he said.
The minister said these while addressing as chief guest the inaugural session of the 42nd special foundation course for assistant judges and equivalent judicial officials at Judicial Administration Training Institute (JATI) in the capital, BSS reports.
The law minister said the judges are the soul and the driving forces of the judiciary, so trainings are being arranged for them at home and abroad.
“We have increased the capacity of JATI. So, for the first time, JATI is hosting separate foundation training courses for two batches simultaneously. This was possible because of the effective measures taken by the Sheikh Hasina government,” he added.
Anisul Huq said the government in the last couple of years has appointed 1,152 judges alongside constructing different infrastructures, adding the process is on to appoint more judges.
Presided over by JATI director general Justice Nazmun Ara Sultana, the function was also addressed by Law and Justice Division Secretary Md Golam Sarwar and JATI director (training) Md Golam Kibria, among others.
UNB adds: Law Minister Anisul Huq said more than 37 lakh cases are pending in the courts across Bangladesh which is an accumulated problem from the past years.
“A plan has been taken for disposing 6 lakh cases by 2022 to refute this knot of pending cases,” he said.
The minister said this at the inaugural function of the 42nd Special Basic Training Course for Assistant and
Equivalent Judges at the Judicial Administration Training Institute in Dhaka on Sunday afternoon.
The judges will need to play the key role in implementing this plan, he said.
In an effort to reduce the number of pending cases, apart from building infrastructure 1152 judges have been appointed in the last few years and more appointments are in progress, he added.
“Vacant positions are being filled immediately now,” he said.
Anisul said Covid-19 pandemic has brought rapid changes across the world and judges of Bangladesh will need to change accordingly to conduct judicial activities.
For 21 years after the 1975 tragedy a culture of injustice prevailed in the country but now Bangladesh is seeing change, said the minister.
In the past people had doubts if the accused can be brought under justice which has changed with time, he said.
This changed scenario has increased both the necessity and honour of the judges, said the minister.
