Mobile courts in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, set up to provide speedy justice at a low cost, passed their first verdict on Tuesday.
Currently, the mobile courts, set up by the provincial government, are hearing six civil and 24 criminal cases.
The first verdict was given on a civil case in Hayatabad, Peshawar. A dispute of Rs 0.6 million was resolved after both the sides reached a mutual agreement.
DG Judicial Academy Hayat Ali Shah and District and Sessions Judge Shabbir Khan told reporters that the aim of these mobile courts was to provide people with a speedy and inexpensive justice. “If this experiment is successful, more mobiles will be summoned,” he said.
Mobile courts will conduct court proceedings of civil cases in front of the public.
Peshawar High Court Chief Justice Dost Muhammad Khan had proposed the project nearly two years ago to provide quick justice for litigants who could not afford to travel to courts.
The plan was meant to resolve petty civil disputes and criminal cases at the earliest and at involved parties’ doorsteps – speedy justice at a low cost.
A project which was initially meant to be kick start in 2012 was finally inaugurated by PHC Chief Justice Dost Muhammad Khan in July 2013.
The travelling court is equipped with a solar energy generation system and is prepared at a cost of Rs 15 million.