{"id":7693,"date":"2023-09-25T13:12:05","date_gmt":"2023-09-25T13:12:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/news.pakistaninewspaperlist.com\/trend-of-seeking-adjournments-will-no-longer-fly-says-cjp-isa-the-express-tribune\/"},"modified":"2023-09-25T13:12:05","modified_gmt":"2023-09-25T13:12:05","slug":"trend-of-seeking-adjournments-will-no-longer-fly-says-cjp-isa-the-express-tribune","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pakistaninewspaperlist.com\/news\/trend-of-seeking-adjournments-will-no-longer-fly-says-cjp-isa-the-express-tribune\/","title":{"rendered":"Trend of seeking adjournments will no longer fly, says CJP Isa | The Express Tribune"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Chief Justice of Pakistan Justice Qazi Faez Isa said on Monday that the trend of seeking another date for hearing will no longer be entertained by the Supreme Court (SC).<\/p>\n

A three-member bench led by the CJP was hearing a case pertaining to a land dispute during which one of the counsels requested the court to set another date for proceedings.<\/p>\n

At this, the CJP remarked that the lawyer should forget that seeking an adjournment could be an option.<\/p>\n

With SC facing a backlog of cases, the CJP said that, “This is also a message for everyone, the trend of seeking adjournments will no longer fly. The number of cases pending before the apex court is quite high”.<\/p>\n

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Notices should be issued during one hearing and arguments should be sought at the next, said CJP Isa.<\/p>\n

He further said that it may be so in other courts that adjournments are sought to present documents and the next date for hearing is given. “[But] if a case is being brought before the Supreme Court, all documents should be complete.”<\/p>\n

The court rejected the lawyer’s plea.<\/p>\n

Justice Isa took oath<\/a><\/em> as the 29th CJP on September 16. Among other changes, last week he constituted a committee of judges on case management to address the massive backlog of cases pending before the top court.<\/p>\n

The committee is also to determine the fate of complaints lodged against judges, which are pending before the Supreme Judicial Council (SJC).<\/p>\n

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This case management policy, proposed by Justice Syed Mansoor Ali Shah and Justice Munib Akhtar, was pending approval in fomer CJP Umar Ata Bandial\u2019s chamber for over a year.<\/p>\n

Meanwhile, CJP Isa along with senior puisne judge Justice Sardar Tariq Masood also held a meeting with the representatives of the Pakistan Bar Council (PBC) and Supreme Court Bar Association (SCBA) to discuss the apex court\u2019s disposal rate.<\/p>\n

After consulting with both the lawyers\u2019 bodies, CJP Isa decided to issue a monthly proposed cause list.<\/p>\n

According to a report<\/a><\/em> released by the apex court on August 31, 2023, the apex court has as many as 56,544 cases pending before it.<\/p>\n

These include 30,578 civil petitions, 9,875 civil appeals, 9,384 pending military requests, 1,653 review requests awaiting disposition, 25 suo motu cases initiated by the court itself and one reference.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n