JAMMU, Apr 25: Haq Khan, the Minister for RD&PR, Law & Justice had conducted nonstop meetings of Law officers of various departments & directed them to expedite the pace of work by filing reply/objections well in time to do justice with litigants.
Minister said there are many such cases pending in courts which need not be contested in courts as the petitioner’s claims are genuine on merits. He said in such cases government won’t make the petitioners suffer by contesting avoidable litigation.
He directed the administrative heads of various departments to hold fortnightly meetings in matters in which it is deemed proper to accept the petitioner’s claim, on the basis of the facts and merits of the case and thereby not to contest matters which are otherwise required to be implemented owing to the merit of the case.
Abdul Haq said government’s policy is not to contest every case for the sake of contesting it but it will regularly review the cases and if the legal experts of the government find that the petitioner’s petition is valid and needs to be accepted, the government won’t hesitate in accepting that as the aim of the court process is to deliver justice and government will ensure justice is delivered in time.
Regarding the criminal cases, the Minister called for cooperation between the Prosecution and Investigation wings and said that the officers of both the departments need to work diligently as they are responsible for providing justice to the aggrieved people.
Cross Town News has given examples in last edition , in those cases Minister can act tough.
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