SC disposes 682 cases in a week

The Supreme Court of Pakistan has disposed of 682 cases whereas 435 new cases have been instituted during the period from Saturday 23rd February 2013 to Friday 1st March 2013. The backlog remains 18949, the Supreme Court said Friday.

The backlog in the apex Court on 23rd February 2013 was 19196 cases. As 435 new cases were instituted during the period from Saturday 23rd February 2013 to Friday 1st March 2013, the progressive total of pending cases on 1st March 2013 came to 19631 cases.

Out of these, 682 cases were disposed of during the period from Monday 25th February 2013 to Friday 1st March 2013. The backlog on 1st March 2013 remains 18949 cases, a statement said.

The Chief Justice of Pakistan Mr. Justice Iftikhar Muhammad Chaudhry constituted various Benches at the principal seat, Islamabad and Branch Registries to expedite the case hearings and clear the backlog.

The Chief Justice and the Judges of Supreme Court remained committed to accelerate disposal of the cases and diminish the backlog.

The Judges continued to hear the case in various benches with the aim to minimize the backlog and provide relief to the litigants.

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