Ensure justice seekers get verdict copies without delay
President urges judges
President Abdul Hamid yesterday called upon judges to ensure that "justice-seekers do not have to keep coming back to the court for days even after the verdict in a case is delivered".
The president is thought to have been referring to the situation where inordinate delays ensue between the delivery of a summarised or short verdict in a case and the full judgement release.
Most of the time, petitioners are unable to avail any relief awarded by the court before the release of the judgement, at which point the case can be said to have been disposed of.
"As a lawyer, I know how difficult and complicated the judicial proceeding is and how much effort a judge has to give. But even then, I would say that the judges need to do more to keep pace with the growing number of cases," Hamid said while delivering his speech on the "Supreme Court Day-2020" virtually from the Bangabhaban.
He said conducting the court proceedings virtually has made it possible for the judges to ensure justice without the physical presence of people on the court premises during the pandemic.
"An online cause list has now been introduced in the Supreme Court, and the online bail confirmation system is working effectively," the president added.
Calling for all court proceedings to be carried out digitally, Hamid said, "Since the Supreme Court is the 'Court of Record,' it is crucial to preserve all of its documents and activities -- from the filing of the case to the announcement of the verdict -- digitally."