ISLAMABAD: Chief Justice of Pakistan stated that there is need for
legislation of new laws on issues related to public importance and
bringing the existing one into accord with the changing needs of the
society.
He expressed these views while chairing the meeting of
Law and Justice Commission of Pakistan (LJCP) held Saturday In his
introductory remarks, Chief Justice of Pakistan/Chairman, LJCP stated
that there is need for legislation of new laws on issues related to
public importance and bringing the existing one into accord with the
changing needs of the society.
He stressed for simplification
of laws for easy comprehension and removing inconsistencies therein. He
urged that legislation should be made after due process as provided in
the Constitution.. He further stated that the system of administration
of justice revolves around the provisions of Constitution which
provides safeguards for fundamental rights of the citizens; therefore,
it is incumbent upon all the institutions to adhere the provisions of
Constitution in discharging their functions.
The meeting was
attended by Mr. Justice Agha Rafiq Ahmed Khan, Chief Justice Federal
Shariat Court, Mr. Justice Qazi Faez Isa, Chief Justice High Court of
Balochistan, Mr. Justice Ejaz Afzal Khan, Chief Justice, Peshawar High
Court, Mr. Justice Ijaz Ahmad Chaudhry, Chief Justice, Lahore High
Court, Mr. Justice Mushir Alam, Chief Justice High Court of Sindh,
Maulvi Anwar-ul-Haq, Attorney General for Pakistan, Mr. Masood Chishti,
Secretary, Ministry of Law, Justice and Parliamentary Affairs, Mr.
Justice(R) Rana Bhagwandas, Former Judge Supreme Court of
Pakistan/Chairman Federal Public Service Commission,Mr. Justice(R)
Amir-ul-Mulk Mengal, Former Chief Justice, High Court of Balochistan,
Ms. Anis Haroon, Chairperson, National Commission on the Status of
Women, Qazi Muhammad Jamil, Advocate Supreme Court and Mr.
Habib-ur-Rehman Shaikh, Secretary, Law & Justice Commission of
Pakistan. Mr. Justice Iqbal Hameed-ur-Rehman, Chief Justice of
Islamabad High Court attended the meeting on special invitation.
The
Commission examined Law Reform Proposals for amendments in the Law and
Justice Commission of Pakistan Ordinance, 1979 and recommended
amendments for including the Chief Justice of Islamabad High Court as
member of the Commission, empowering the LJCP to sign MOUs with the
foreign Law Commissions for conducting research and insertion of
provision to allocate funds for the Provincial Judicial Academies from
the Access to Justice Development Fund. The Commission also recommended
that amendment be made in the National Judicial (Policy Making)
Committee Ordinance 2002 for including the Chief Justice of Islamabad
High Court as member of the Committee.
The Commission also
approved the rules for regulating the functions of District Legal
Empowerment Committees constituted under the Access to Justice
Development Fund (AJDF) to provide legal aid to the deserving litigants
who are unable to obtain legal aid or assistance for protecting their
genuine legal rights or interests, involved in litigation, on account
of limited financial resources.
The Commission also examined
the proposal for Repeal of Federal Court Act, 1937 and after
deliberations recommended that the enactment being redundant may be
repealed. The Commission took serious note of the practice of giving
women and young girls in marriage as a BADAL-I-SULHA on the
intervention of JIRGA and PUNCHAITS. The Commission asked the
Secretariat of LJCP to suggest amendments in the relevant law so that
stringent action should be taken against all those involved in such
heinous crime against women. The Commission also approved accounts and
expenditure of Access to Justice Development Fund. Online
