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High Court of Sindh Annual Report 2003 High Court of Sindh Annual Report 2003 NATIONAL JUDICIAL POLICY MAKING COMMITTEE THIS PAGE BLANK High Court of Sindh Annual Report 2003 c 2004 National Judicial (Policy Making) Committee This Annual Report is published by the Secretariat of the Law and Justice Commission of Pakistan This report can be viewed at the Supreme Court website http://www.scp.com.pk as well as at the Law and Justice Commission of Pakistan webste http://www.ljcp.com.pk. Comments and suggestions may be sent to the Secretariat of the Law and Justice Commission of Pakistan, Supreme Court Building, Islamabad. Tel: 051-9220483, 051-9214797 Fax: 051-9214416 email: [email protected]. Contents 1 FOREWORD BY THE CHIEF JUSTICE 1 2 INTRODUCTION 3 2.1 History of the High Court of Sindh ........................... 3 2.2 The High Court of Sindh at Present ........................... 4 2.3 The Principal Seat of the High Court and Court Buildings .............. 4 2.4 Jurisdiction ........................................ 5 2.4.1 Original Jurisdiction ............................... 5 2.4.2 Appellate Jurisdiction .............................. 5 2.4.3 General ...................................... 5 2.4.4 Other Courts ................................... 5 Civil. ........................................ 5 Criminal. ..................................... 5 Special Courts and Tribunals. .......................... 6 2.5 List of Judges ....................................... 6 2.6 Bio Data of Mr. Justice Saiyed Saeed Ashhad, Chief Justice High Court of Sindh .. 8 2.7 Judges of the High Court of Sindh ............................ 10 3 THE HIGH COURT OF SINDH—JUDICIAL ACTIVITY 25 3.1 Consolidated Statistics for the High Court of Sindh .................. 25 3.1.1 Consolidated Statement for the High Court of Sindh from 1996 to 2003 show- ing Institution, Disposal and Pending Balance of Cases ............ 25 3.1.2 Consolidated Statements showing the institution, disposal and balance before High Court of Sindh, Principal Seat at Karachi, its Bench at Sukkur and Circuit Courts at Hyderabad and Larkana from 01-01-2003 to 31-12-2003 .. 26 3.2 Statistics for the High Court of Sindh Principal Seat at Karachi ........... 27 3.2.1 Year-wise Pendency of Cases for the High Court of Sindh Principal Seat at Karachi as on 31-12-2003 ............................. 27 3.2.2 Category-wise Institution, Disposal and Balance of Pending Cases (Civil) for the Principal Seat at Karachi as on 31-12-2003 ................. 28 3.2.3 Category-wise Institution, Disposal and Balance of Pending Cases (Criminal and Writ) for the Principal Seat at Karachi as on 31-12-2003 ......... 29 3.3 Statistics for the High Court of Sindh Sukkur Bench at Sukkur ............ 30 3.3.1 Year-wise Pendency of Cases for the High Court of Sindh Sukkur Bench at Sukkur as on 31-12-2003 ............................. 30 3.3.2 Category-wise Institution, Disposal and Balance of Pending Cases (Civil) for the Sukkur Bench at Sukkur as on 31-12-2003 ................. 31 3.3.3 Category-wise Institution, Disposal and Balance of Pending Cases (Criminal and Writ) for the Sukkur Bench at Sukkur as on 31-12-2003 ......... 32 3.4 Statistics for the High Court of Sindh Circuit Court at Hyderabad .......... 33 3.4.1 Year-wise Pendency of Cases for the High Court of Sindh Circuit Court Hy- derabad as on 31-12-2003 ............................. 33 3.4.2 Category-wise Institution, Disposal and Balance of Pending Cases (Civil) for the Circuit Court Hyderabad as on 31-12-2003 ................. 34 i 3.4.3 Category-wise Institution, Disposal and Balance of Pending Cases (Criminal and Writ) for the Circuit Court Hyderabad as on 31-12-2003 ......... 35 3.5 Statistics for the High Court of Sindh Circuit Court at Larkana ........... 36 3.5.1 Year-wise Pendency of Cases for the High Court of Sindh Circuit Court Larkana as on 31-12-2003 ............................ 36 3.5.2 Category-wise Institution, Disposal and Balance of Pending Cases (Civil) for the Circuit Court Larkana as on 31-12-2003 .................. 37 3.5.3 Category-wise Institution, Disposal and Balance of Pending Cases (Criminal and Writ) for the Circuit Court Larkana as on 31-12-2003 .......... 38 3.6 High Court of Sindh: Pending Cases by Age ...................... 39 3.7 High Court of Sindh: Complaints Alleging Judicial Misconduct ............ 40 4 THE SUBORDINATE JUDICIARY OF SINDH—JUDICIAL ACTIVITY 43 4.1 Consolidated Statements Showing the District-wise Institution, Disposal and Balance of Pending Cases for the Subordinate Judiciary of the Province of Sindh from 01-01- 2003 to 31-12-2003 .................................... 43 4.2 Session Courts ....................................... 45 4.2.1 Consolidated Statement by District for 2003 .................. 45 4.2.2 Consolidated Ten-Year Data ........................... 46 4.2.3 Consolidated Statement by Case Category (Civil) ............... 47 4.2.4 Consolidated Statement by Case Category (Criminal) ............. 48 4.2.5 Consolidated Statement for Institution and Disposal Per Judge ........ 49 4.2.6 Statement for Institution and Disposal by Case Category Per Judge (Civil) .50 4.2.7 Statement for Institution and Disposal by Case Category Per Judge (Criminal) 51 4.2.8 Cases Pending in the Session Courts—by Age of Case ............. 52 4.3 Civil Judges ........................................ 53 4.3.1 Consolidated Statement by District for 2003 .................. 53 4.3.2 Consolidated Ten-Year Data ........................... 54 4.3.3 Consolidated Statement by Case Category (Civil) ............... 55 4.3.4 Consolidated Statement by Case Category (Criminal) ............. 56 4.3.5 Consolidated Statement for Institution and Disposal Per Judge ........ 57 4.3.6 Statement for Institution and Disposal by Case Category Per Judge (Civil) .58 4.3.7 Statement for Institution and Disposal by Case Category Per Judge (Criminal) 59 4.3.8 Cases Pending before Civil Judges—by Age of Case .............. 60 4.4 Judicial Magistrates ................................... 61 4.4.1 Consolidated Statement by District for 2003 .................. 61 4.4.2 Consolidated Ten-Year Data ........................... 62 4.4.3 Consolidated Statement by Case Category (Civil) ............... 63 4.4.4 Consolidated Statement by Case Category (Criminal) ............. 64 4.4.5 Consolidated Statement for Institution and Disposal Per Judge ........ 65 4.4.6 Statement for Institution and Disposal by Case Category Per Judge (Civil) .66 4.4.7 Statement for Institution and Disposal by Case Category Per Judge (Criminal) 67 4.4.8 Cases Pending before Judicial Magistrates—by Age of Case .......... 68 5 MANAGEMENT AND ADMINISTRATION 71 5.1 List of Officers of High Court of Sindh at Karachi (Gazette Branch) ......... 71 5.2 Branches with their work: Administrative Offices of High Court ........... 71 5.2.1 Brief Introduction of the Offices of High Court ................. 71 ii 5.3 The Registrar and Members of the Inspection Team .................. 73 5.4 Complaints Against Judicial Officers and Action Taken ................ 74 5.5 Organisational Charts for the High Court of Sindh and the Subordinate Judiciary .75 5.6 Organisational Charts of Typical Sessions Divisions and Small Causes Courts .... 80 5.6.1 Organisational Chart of a Typical Sessions Division .............. 80 5.6.2 Organisational Chart of a Typical Sessions Division—Small Causes Court .. 80 5.6.3 Organisational Chart of a Typical Sessions Division—Karachi South ..... 81 5.6.4 Organisational Chart of a Typical Sessions Division Small–Karachi West .. 81 5.6.5 Organisational Chart of a Typical Sessions Division—Karachi East ..... 82 5.6.6 Organisational Chart of a Typical Sessions Division Small–Karachi Central .82 5.6.7 Organisational Chart of a Typical Sessions Division—Malir .......... 83 5.6.8 Organisational Chart of a Typical Sessions Division—Thatta ......... 83 5.6.9 Organisational Chart of a Typical Sessions Division—Hyderabad ....... 84 5.6.10 Organisational Chart of a Typical Sessions Division—Badin ......... 84 5.6.11 Organisational Chart of a Typical Sessions Division—Dadu .......... 85 5.6.12 Organisational Chart of a Typical Sessions Division—Mithi .......... 85 5.6.13 Organisational Chart of a Typical Sessions Division—Mirpurkhas ...... 86 5.6.14 Organisational Chart of a Typical Sessions Division—Sanghar ........ 86 5.6.15 Organisational Chart of a Typical Sessions Division—Naushero Feroze .... 87 5.6.16 Organisational Chart of a Typical Sessions Division—Nawabshah ...... 87 5.6.17 Organisational Chart of a Typical Sessions Division—Sukkur ......... 88 5.6.18 Organisational Chart of a Typical Sessions Division—Khairpur ........ 88 5.6.19 Organisational Chart of a Typical Sessions Division—Ghotki ......... 89 5.6.20 Organisational Chart of a Typical Sessions Division—Larkana ........ 89 5.6.21 Organisational Chart of a Typical Sessions Division—Shikarpur ....... 90 5.6.22 Organisational Chart of a Typical Sessions Division—Jacobabad ....... 90 5.7 Establishment strength of High Court (vacancy-wise sanctioned and actual strength) 91 5.8 Establishment strength of Sessions Divisions (vacancy-wise sanctioned and actual strength for each Sessions Division) ........................... 94 6COURTBUDGETS 97 6.1 Annual Budget of the High Court ............................ 97 6.2 Budget of the Sessions Division (Collective and for each Sessions Division) ..... 99 7 SUBORDINATE COURTS—SANCTIONED STRENGTH 109 7.1 Number of Subordinate Courts ............................. 109 7.2 Number of Judicial Officers of Subordinate Courts ..................
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