Training prog on ‘Impact of Amendments in Code of Civil Procedure’ organised

Excelsior Correspondent
Srinagar, Aug 31: In order to sensitize the Civil Subordinate Judges (Senior Division as well as Junior Division) in utilizing the provisions of amended Code of Civil Procedure to reduce the unnecessary delays and simplifying the procedure on a uniform pattern to achieve the desired results, State Judicial Academy organized one day refresher training programme on “Impact of Amendments in the Code of Civil Procedure in facilitating speedy trial of civil cases”  at Mominabad, here.
Refresher training programme was conceived by Justice M.M. Kumar, Chief Justice, High Court of Jammu and Kashmir (Chief Patron, State Judicial Academy)  and held under the guidance and supervision of Committee governing the State Judicial Academy comprising of  Justice Muzaffar Hussain Attar, Chairman and Justice Hasnain Masoodi, Member, by Suresh Kumar Sharma, Registrar General, who is also Incharge Director of the State Judicial Academy.
The resource persons, District and Sessions Judge, Mohd. Yousuf Wani and Farooq Ahmed Bhat, Chief Judicial Magistrate, Shopian dealt at length with the Amendments in CPC. Wani discussed various facets of the amended provisions of the Code of Civil Procedure and emphasized the need and utility of these amended provisions. He sugggested some measures to ensure timely  justice in dealing with the civil cases as the basic purpose of these amended provisions is that civil litigation is concluded with promptitude so that timely results are obtained in redressal of the grievances of the litigants.
The second resource person emphasized the use of time limit prescribed in the various amendments and not be benovelent in granting unnecessary adjournments.
Earlier, the subject was introduced by Mehmud Anwar Alnasir, Sub-Judge attached with the Judicial Academy.
Fifty Judicial Officers of Kashmir Valley attended the refresher training programme. Programme was followed by interactive discussion on the subject.