More than 40 lakh cases are now pending for trial in different courts of the country. Therefore, all concerned, including judges and lawyers will have to work towards clearing the huge backlog of pending cases. A large number of cases remain unsettled as the country of about 18 crore people has only 1,900 judges, according to media reports.
This is a long-standing problem, which has gone on for years and remains unsolved to this day. As these cases remain pending in different courts across the country, justice- seekers have been facing serious difficulties. Many of them became bankrupt and failed to continue running their cases due to financial crisis.
We know the Chief Adviser Professor Dr. Muhammad Yunus-led interim government wants to ensure justice for all with prompt disposal of cases and ensure transparency and accountability in the country. The government does not have any option but to appoint more judges and construct different infrastructures.
This is a long-standing problem,
which has gone on for
years and remains unsolved
to this day
Every citizen of the country has the right to get justice in time. The government will have to work for prompt disposal of cases as it wants to ensure transparency and accountability.
If it wants to ease the disposal of this backlog of cases, it will also have to adopt a plan in this regard and the judges will have to play a vital role to this end. All want every person to get justice through disposing of the cases quickly and creating an environment to ensure transparency and accountability.
The public prosecutors will also have to take steps to ensure the presence of witnesses at courts to ensure the quick disposal of cases. We think that the interim government is firmly committed to policies of establishing justice, democracy, and the rule of law.
Therefore, judges will be able to perform their duties independently with honesty. However, the shortage of judges is the main reason for the backlog of cases. It is a constitutional right for everyone in Bangladesh to get a speedy trial. And it is the moral duty of justices to ensure a speedy trial. All believe the judiciary is still the last hope of people’s confidence.
