The first ever mandatory training of two weeks for probationers District and Sessions Judges was imparted by this academy. This was the second and final week of compulsory training. The training course on substantive & procedural law was designed so as to suit the requirements of particular strata of trainees. Recently a considerable number of judicial officers of K.P. District Judiciary were promoted as District & Sessions Judges. The promotion to the post of District & Sessions Judge/ Zilla Qazi is indeed paradigm shift in the role and responsibilities of the incumbent Judicial Officer. The post of District & Sessions Judge/ Zilla Qazi [D&SJ] outranks any other Officer in any other Department at the District Level. On the one hand he has to perform his judicial function by setting standards, which his team may follow and on the other hand, he has to coordinate with other stake holders of the Justice Sector at the District Level, so that the system of administration of justice may deliver the fruits to the downtrodden litigants. In these circumstances, it was the need of the hour that the Academy may rise up to the occasion by devising a training course, for the freshly promoted D&SJs so that they may efficiently and effectively perform leadership role at the District Level. The selection of resource persons were carried out meticulously. During formulation of the course, four broad areas requiring considerable emphasis of training were identified. They were the Ethics, Financial, Leadership role of District & Sessions Judge in administration of justice and human resource management. The training session based on the abovementioned thematic areas was conducted successfully.
At the end of the training, an impressive ceremony was held at the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Judicial Academy, in which hon’ble the Chief Justice of Peshawar High Court, Mr. Mazhar Alam Khan Miankhel was the chief guest. His lordship distributed certificates among the participants and addressed the gathering. His lordship in his address congratulated the participants for completing the first ever mandatory training and emphasized the role of morality, ethics and conduct in performing their judicial and administrative duties. His lordship also praised the KP Judicial Academy and Mr. Niaz Muhammad Khan for the publication of Bench Book for District Judiciary and directed that the Book be provided to all Judicial Officers of the province. Director General KPJA Mr. Zia-ud-Din Khattak, Mr. Niaz Muhammad Khan, Sr. Director Research & Publications, Khwaja Wajihuddin, Dean Faculty, Mrs. Sofia Waqar Khattak, Sr. Director Administration and other Directors of the Academy were present at the occasion.