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1 Annual Report | Year 2020 2 Annual Report | Year 2020 INFO 2 Hon’ble Mr. Justice Ahmed Ali M. Shaikh Hon’ble Mr. Justice Muhammad Ali Mazhar Chief Justice High Court of Sindh, Judge High Court of Sindh, Chairman, Board of Governors, SJA Acting Director General, SJA EDITORIAL BOARD EXECUTIVE EDITOR: Hon'ble Mr. Justice Ali Aslam Jafri EXECUTIVE EDITOR: Hon'ble Mr. Justice Hasan Feroz Former Judge High Court of Sindh Principal SM Law College, Karachi Former Judge High Court of Sindh SENIOR EDITOR: EDITOR: Mr. Muhammad Shahid Shafiq Mr. Aftab Ahmed Bajwa District & Sessions Judge, Commander (R) PN Senior Faculty Member, SJA Administrative Officer, SJA WRITER/ CONTENT MANAGER: HONORARY ASSOCIATE EDITOR: Mr. Muhammad Murtaza Khan Barrister Syed Shahbal Ali I.T Expert/Faculty Member, SJA Advocate, High Court of Sindh SUPPORT STAFF: DESIGNED & FORMATTED BY: I.T SUPPORT: Syed Noman Shah Mr. Qazi Ishaq Ahmed Assistant to SFM/D&SJ, SJA IT Department, SJA GRAPHICS DESIGNED BY: PHOTOGRAPHY: Mr. Saqib Hussain Abbasi Mr. Irfan Jawed Assistant to SFM/D&SJ, SJA Assistant, Admin Department, SJA This Annual Report is Designed & Published by: Sindh Judicial Academy, Judges Bungalows 1 & 2, Ferozenana Road, Bath Island, Clifton , Karachi, Pakistan +92-21-99250629, [email protected] Annual Report | Year 2020 3 S# TITLE PAGE NO. 01 MESSAGES • Message of Hon'ble Mr. Justice Ahmed Ali M. Shaikh Chief Justice, High Court of Sindh and Chairman BoG, SJA 04 - 05 • Message of Hon'ble Mr. Justice Muhammad Ali Mazhar Judge, High Court of Sindh and Acting Director General, SJA 02 EXECUTIVE SUMMARY 06 - 07 THE MANAGEMENT 03 • Board of Governors • The Director General Office 08 - 10 • Mission Statement ACADEMIC ACTIVITIES 04 • Training Programs for Judicial Officers • Training Programs for Prosecutors & Investigation Officers 11 - 79 • Training Programs for Advocates / Members of Bar • Training Programs for Office Staff • Training Workshops / Seminars / Consultative Meetings 05 FOUNDATION STONE LAYING CEREMONY 80 - 83 • Proposed Building Plan Sindh Judicial Academy RESEARCH MATERIALS 06 • Handbooks 84 - 88 • Training Manual / Guidelines • Research Materials THE ACADEMY AT A GLANCE 07 • SJA Team, I.T. Department • Classroom / e-Learning Centre & Library • Court Annexed Mediation Centre • Performance Report & Finance of the Academy Year-2020 89 - 101 • Training Matrix Year-2020 • Visiting Faculty Members Year-2020 CONTENTS • Upcoming Activities Year-2021 4 Annual Report | Year 2020 MESSAGE OF HON’BLE CHIEF JUSTICE HIGH COURT OF SINDH MESSAGE HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE AHMED ALI M. SHAIKH 4 CHIEF JUSTICE, HIGH COURT OF SINDH CHAIRMAN, BOARD OF GOVERNORS, SINDH JUDICIAL ACADEMY As we are aware of the fact that we Court of Sindh and Acting Director justice but also promote justice. are passing through a very tough General, SJA is already burdened Moreover, Judges cannot perform time. It is not only judicial fraternity, with judicial work and also dealing their task of dispensing justice not the province of Sindh, not the with public interest litigation on effectively without the able support citizens of Pakistan but the entire judicial side. He is the head/ of advocates. It is imperative human race is in unprecedented member of various committees to highlight that overall, 1,089 crisis. The pandemic has put us in including Chairman IT Committee, Advocates/members of High Court this struggle for survival. Chairman Purchase Committee, and District Bar Associations Member NJAC (National Judicial acquired training throughout the To address the challenge, we have Automation Committee), Member year. Moreover, several members to adopt new ways and methods Development Committee etc. of Baluchistan High Court Bar of life style. Though, we have Association also acquired the restricted our all movements training at Sindh Judicial and confined ourselves to Academy. limited interaction along with social distancing but we It is worthwhile to mention cannot stop our all activities. the fact that despite the Fortunately, we are equipped Academy remained closed with sufficient technologies for about 4 months due to to undertake our necessary COVID-19 pandemic, the activities. quantum of training was exceptional. Whereas, under Justice delivery system the leadership and guidance is an essential activity for of my learned brother judge maintaining order in the society. (Hon'ble DG, SJA) besides The High Court of Sindh and the academic activities, the Courts subordinate to it several research studies are catering about a quarter of have also been conducted total population of our country. which includes; Development Being one of the largest of Prosecutors’ Training province, judiciary bears high Module, Handbooks on; responsibility to satisfy the Mediation, Juvenile Justice demands of the people for System, Forensic Science; justice. Curriculum and Training Schedules for Additional In this period, our higher and District & Sessions Judges district judiciary are working and Civil Judges, Training effectively. We never stopped In spite of all, he supervised Modules for Rent Controller, dispensing justice in this pandemic and advanced the Academy Counter Terrorism Financing and because we strongly believe that and successfully managed to Anti-Money Laundering in Pakistan imparting justice is a pious mission. conduct 57 courses in which 1,738 etc. Also, we believe that as a judge we participants of all justice sector have to serve community in the stakeholders were provided quality Being the head of judicial fraternity pivotal role of administering justice education throughout the year. of this province, I pay my gratitude according to law. to Mr. Justice Muhammad Ali As we are also aware of the Mazhar and his entire team for It is for the first time that a sitting fact that the Advocates are their persistent and untiring Judge is the head of Sindh Judicial inseparable and important part efforts for providing an exemplary Academy. Mr. Justice Muhammad of effective legal system as they support to strengthen the system. Ali Mazhar, as a Judge High not only aid in seeking access to Annual Report | Year 2020 5 MESSAGE FROM HON’BLE DIRECTOR GENERAL MESSAGE HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE MUHAMMAD ALI MAZHAR JUDGE, HIGH COURT OF SINDH ACTING DIRECTOR GENERAL, SINDH JUDICIAL ACADEMY Legal systems are created for the justice system. Without doubt, Sindh Judicial Academy is working advancement of a society. These Justice system is a mechanism very closely with national & are the guidelines that work as a which came into practice after international development agencies code of conduct for the citizens and the creation of human being. and other stakeholders. We also in absence of law, there will be great have facilities of e-classrooms. The chaos. Law can be said to perform Since its inception in 1993, Sindh E-CAPRI learning management four different functions, each of Judicial Academy is imparting system includes Web Server, which is of huge importance to our its main goals of the existence, Network Server and several built- welfare, that include, defending us that is, to enable a trainee to in and custom designed modules, from evil, promoting the common become active, independent whereas, another E-Learning good, resolving disputes over and responsible. To promote the Center facilitated by UNODC with limited resources and encouraging personal skills and competence more than 90 modules is available people to do the right thing. (including knowledge, skills and 24/7. These are our efforts towards modernization and keeping Democracy requires knowledge abreast with the academic needs of Legacy, so a clear and strict of the 21st Century classrooms. policy on Legal education is Our faculty members are well- always needed. Legal education acquainted with the new technology is described as an activity where while our staff is well versed with a person has possibilities to trouble shooting mechanism. acquire legal knowledge and skills, acquainted with legal Several research studies have regulations and the actual legal been conducted this year, including system, human rights, freedoms, the development of Prosecutors’ responsibilities and the ways Training Module, Handbooks on of protection of human rights. Mediation, Juvenile Justice System, Forensic Science, Curriculum and The philosophy of law basically training schedules for Additional revolves around the life of the District & Sessions Judges and beneficiaries of Justice: the Civil Judges, Training Modules innocent, the least resourced and for Rent Controller, Counter the recipient of victimization in Terrorism Financing and Anti- any form. It is only Judiciary which values) of a trainee, enabling Money Laundering in Pakistan etc. always stands stride as the savior the trainees to make decisions of the innocent, the least resourced independently, critically and While accepting the challenges of and the recipient of harmful action. according to the constraints defined modern era and limitations of recent The beneficiaries of Justice must in the existing law, shape formation times, Sindh Judicial Academy feel protected and be saved of students’ personal competence remains committed and determined from any form of social anomaly. in a way that they are enabled in to promote and strengthen law their everyday life to follow the education in the province. Despite procedural challenges law, morality and other social within the judicial system, Soon we shall move to the new the aspirations of people are rules, determined by internalized premises where we are expecting