Advocate General of Punjab forms committees to amend CPC, CrPC
LAHORE: Advocate General of Punjab (AGP) Barrister Zafarullah has initiated the process of legal reforms by constituting committees to propose amendments to the Code of Civil Procedure (CPC) and Code of Criminal Procedure (CrPC). A nine-member committee, headed by Additional Advocate General Rana Shamshad Khan, has been constituted to review and recommend amendments to the CPC. Provincial law…
LAHORE - The Advocate General of Punjab, Barrister Zafarullah, has taken significant steps towards legal reform in the province. He has established two committees, each composed of nine members, with the objective of reviewing and recommending amendments to the Code of Civil Procedure (CPC) and the Code of Criminal Procedure (CrPC).
The committee tasked with reviewing the CPC is headed by Additional Advocate General Rana Shamshad Khan. Notable members include Chaudhry Tanvir Akhtar, Awais Ahmed Qazi, Ms Shehzeen Abdullah, and Omar Farooq Khan, all of whom are provincial law officers.
Simultaneously, another committee headed by Additional Advocate General Nasir Chohan is focusing on the CrPC. This committee comprises Mudassar Naveed Chattha, Khalida Parveen, Sittar Sahil, Shahid Nawab Cheema, and Muhammad Yar Gondal as its members.
Both committees have been instructed to submit comprehensive reports and recommendations as soon as possible. Their primary goal is to pinpoint and rectify any flaws in the current legal frameworks, thereby facilitating a more efficient justice delivery system. Barrister Zafarullah was appointed by Chief Minister Maryam Nawaz as the chairman of the administrative and judicial reforms committee.
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