The rate of disposal of cases in subordinate courts across the country has risen by 32.40 per cent, a report of the Supreme Court administration revealed.
In the first six months from January to June this year, the disposal rate was 91.90 per cent on average.
However, at the same period last year, the average disposal rate of cases was 59.50 per cent.
According to the report, a total of 0.74-million civil and criminal cases were filed with the lower courts from January 01 to June 30 this year.
During the period, 0.68-million cases were settled in the subordinate courts.
On the other hand, a total of 0.65-million civil and criminal cases were filed in subordinate courts in the first six months last year.
A total of 0.39-million cases were disposed of by the same period.
Justice Hasan Foez Siddique on 02 January 2022, the first working day after taking charge as the chief justice (CJ), said a monitoring cell, headed by a High Court judge, will be formed for each division of the country to resolve case backlog in all lower courts and bring transparency in the judiciary.
Progress reports will be taken from them every month and older cases be supervised and monitored with utmost importance for early their disposal.
The CJ, 25 days after taking office, gave the responsibility of the eight divisions to the eight judges of the HC Division on January 27.
Justice Mustafa Zaman Islam took charge of the subordinate courts in Dhaka division, Justice Md Jahangir Hossain of Khulna division, Justice Zafar Ahmed of Barishal division and Justice Md Kamrul Hossain Mollah of Chattogram division.
Justice SM Kuddus Zaman took charge of the subordinate courts in Sylhet division, Justice Shahed Nuruddin of Rangpur division, Justice Md Zakir Hossain of Mymensingh division and Justice Md Akhtaruzzaman of Rajshahi division.
The SC report included the activities of the monitoring committees, and the number and comparative statistics of the cases filed and disposed of since 01 January to 30 June 2022 and also from 01 January to 30 June 2021.
A total of 0.26 million cases were filed in the subordinate courts in Dhaka division since 01 January to 30 June 2022. By the same period, 84,759 cases were filed in Khulna, 44,656 in Barishal, 0.13 million in Chattogram, 39,197 in Sylhet, 53,673 in Rangpur, 47,904 in Mymensingh and 83,153 in Rajshahi.
A total 0.74-million cases were filed in eight divisions.
By this time, a total of 0.22-million cases were disposed of in the courts of Dhaka, 74,694 in Khulna, 40,911 in Barishal, 0.12 million in Chattogram, 37,473 in Sylhet, 52,846 in Rangpur, 51,811 in Mymensingh and 73,683 in Rajshahi.
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