ISLAMABAD, Feb 23 (APP): A total of 115,108 cases have been disposed of by the federal special courts of the country since January 2023 to date, said a report.
Documents related to the performance of the Federal Special Courts of the Ministry of Law and Justice said that Case Flow Management System has been activated in 170 Federal Courts and Tribunals of the country.
The report said that a total of 2,40,052 cases have been filed to the federal courts of the country since January 2023 to date. It said that 124,944 cases are currently pending in the Federal Courts and Tribunals.
It said that video link facility has been provided in 39 Criminal Courts and 14 Jails. The highest number of cases, 112, 496 were filed in the Appellate Tribunal Inland Revenue. Out of 79, 326 cases filed in the Banking Courts while 48, 972 were disposed of. It said that 5299 cases were filed in the Special Narcotics Court out of which 2462 were disposed of.
A total of 2727 cases were registered in drug courts, out of which 1700 decisions were announced. The 2443 cases were filed in customs, taxation and anti-smuggling courts out of which 1436 are pending, it added.
The report said that a total of 3545 cases were filed in property tribunal, out of which 2000 were disposed of, and 1246 cases were filed in insurance appeal tribunal, 809 decisions have been made.
Likewise, 551 out of 1083 cases were disposed of in NEPRA. The 575 cases were filed in accountability courts where 264 are pending.
It said that 448 out of 571 cases are still pending in gas utility court.
The report said that 330 cases were filed in the Foreign Exchange Regulation Appellate Board where 186 are pending. The 191 cases out of 256 have been disposed of in the Competition Appellate Tribunal.
A total of 243 cases were filed in the Anti-Terrorism Courts, out of which 147 were decided, and 82 cases were filed in the Medical Tribunal, only 6 were disposed of.
It said that 61 cases out of 78 were decided in the Environmental Protection Tribunal and 23 cases were filed in the Commercial Courts. The 5 cases out of 7 were disposed of in the Official Secrets Act Court, it said.