ISLAMABAD: The federal government has approved the establishment of courts across the country for the protection of lawyers under Section 5(1) of the Welfare and Protection of Lawyers Act, 2023 and the senior-most Additional District and Sessions Judge and Senior Civil Judge have been nominated. in the relevant jurisdiction.
In exercise of the powers conferred by section 5(1) of the Lawyers’ Welfare Protection Act, 2023, the Federal Government, in consultation with the Chief Justices of the High Courts concerned, may designate courts to try offenses under the Act. is happy Notification issued by the Ministry of Law and Justice on 13 December.
These courts have been established in Islamabad, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP), Punjab, Sindh and Balochistan and senior Additional District and Sessions Judges are nominated for these courts.