January 13, 2014
The Chief Justice of Pakistan Mr. Justice Tassaduq Hussain Jillani visited KP Judicial Academy. Chairman KPJA / Chief Justice Hon'ble Justice Dost Muhammad Khan and Hon’ble Judges of the Peshawar High Court, Director General Mr. Hayat Ali Shah, and other Directors of the Academy welcomed the CJP.
The CJP inaugurated the Dost Muhammad Khan Mediation Center which is the first of its kind established in Pakistan to resolve cases through Alternate Dispute mechanism.
The CJP visited the Mobile Court bus. His lordship was briefed, by Syed Fazal Wadood, Civil Judge, on the progress of the Mobile court.ar. His lordship also visited various wings of the academy including Research, Class rooms, Library and Radio Meezan. At the occasion a live interview of the CJP was also broadcasted.
Hon’ble the Chief Justice presided over a concluding ceremony of the second training course on substantive and procedural laws and confers certificates to the participants. The Director General of the Academy made a presentation highlighting the aims and objective and the achievements, made so far.
In his speech, Hon'ble the CJP said" Let me first of all congratulate you, the Hon'ble Chief Justice, for establishing this judicial academy and making it a success in a short span of time. I am glad to know that this Academy caters for the training of all the officers of the judicial hierarchy and its related departments i.e. prosecutors, lawyers, prison officers, probation officers, court staff and court reporters. It is heartening to know that in this Academy, the designing of courses is preceded by Training Need Assessments (TNA); that there is a research wing, a mediation center, an FM radio station and linkages with foreign judicial training institutions."
Dean Faculty Dr. Khurshid Iqbal and Dr. Adnan Khan, Director Research presented two reports of the research studies conducted by the Research Wing, to Hon’ble the Chief Justice of Pakistan.