Bill on alternative justice system soon: Shafique
The government is going to introduce alternative dispute resolution system as a mandatory trial mode in civil and criminal courts to remove the deadlock of cases for easing sufferings of justice seekers, Law Minister Shafique Ahmed said yesterday.
"We're at the final stage and hope to place it before the parliament as a bill for passage," he said at a seminar at the city's LGED Bhaban.
Ain O Salish Kendra (ASK) and Bangladesh National Women Lawyers' Association (BNWLA) jointly organised the seminar titled 'Restorative Justice System'.
Speaking as the chief guest, the law minister said lakhs of cases have been pending with the courts and it is impossible to run all the cases on the part of the number of judges in the country.
"The mediators, without imposing anything, will help both the parties find out solution," the minister said.
The number of district courts in the country is 65 and the number of judges is 1,200 while more than seven lakh cases are filed every year, said ZI Khan Panna, general secretary of ASK.
By the restorative justice system, a huge amount of money and time of the justice seekers would be saved, Shafique observed.
Michel Cairns, director of RJ Global Consultant Ltd, presented the keynote paper while Dr Shahed Chowhdury, chairman of RJ Global Consultant Ltd, Sultana Kamal, executive director of ASK and Salma Ali, executive director of BNWLA, also spoke at the seminar.
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