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PUNJAB JUDICIAL ACADEMY

NEWSLETTER

OCTOBER-DECEMBER, 2016

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Hon’ble Mr. Justice Syed Mansoor Ali Shah

Chairperson Punjab Judicial Academy/ Chief Justice, Lahore High Court

Hon’ble Mr. Justice Shujaat Ali Khan Hon’ble Mrs. Justice Ayesha A. Malik

Ms. Uzmaa Akhtar Chughtai

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Contents 1. Training Programs Conducted between

October-December, 2016 I. Ten Days Training Course for AD&SJ & Civil

Judges GTP/Group-1 (105th to 107th Courses)

II. Ten Days Training Course for AD&SJ & Civil

Judges GTP/Group-2 (108th to 110th Courses)

III. Ten Days Training Course for AD&SJ & Civil

Judges GTP/Group-3 (111th to 113th Courses)

IV. Six Days Performance Evaluation Training

Course for Additional District & Session

Judges & Senior Civil Judges (114th

-115th

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V. Ten Days Training Course for AD&SJ & Civil

Judges GTP/Group-4 (116th to 118th Courses)

VI. Ten Days Training Course for AD&SJ & Civil

Judges GTP/Group-5 (119th to 121st Courses)

2. Workshops and Conferences

I. Workshop on Antiterrorism Framework and

Human Rights

II. 28th

Three Days Workshops of Training of

Trainers (TOT) by Dr. Livingston Armytage

3. Administrative Activities

I. Meeting of the Director General.

II. Lahore High Court 150 Years Celebration at

the Punjab Judicial Academy

III. Meeting of the Director General with

Resource Person

IV. Meeting of the Director General with Building

Department

V. Arrangements for Interview of Additional

District & Sessions Judges

VI. Progress Report of the Construction of Punjab

Judicial Academy Kala Shah Kaku Campus

VII. Christmas Ceremony

4. Visits and Delegation

I. Delegation from Kashmir Institute of

Management at the Punjab Judicial Academy

II. Visit of CSA Training Participants at Punjab

Judicial Academy

EDITORIAL BOARD

Hon’ble Chief Justice L.H.C/ Chairperson, Board of

Management PJA Patron-in-Chief

Mrs. Uzmaa Akhtar Chughtai

Director General, PJA Editor-in-Chief

Ch. Muhammad Saleem

Director Administration Editor-1

Ms. Jazeela Aslam Associate Editor

Senior Instructor-1

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In the name of Allah, the most Beneficent and the most Merciful

DIRECTOR GENERAL’S MESSAGE

Realizing the 21st century challenges Punjab Judicial Academy is committed to its

par excellence targets in judicial education and training in accordance with the vision of

Hon’ble Chief Justice Lahore High Court Lahore/ Chairperson Board of Management PJA.

PJA is mandated under its governing law to impart pre-service and in service training

to all the judicial officers and court staff in Punjab. In the past two years, it’s significant

achievement has been the commencement of General Training Program, with the slogan,

every judge, every year. In this program, the PJA provides a forum to the judicial officers to

discuss the common issues and practical problems faced by them in court proceedings and

ways and means to resolve them. It is pointed out that it was after a thorough assessment of

institutional capacity of PJA and intensive Training of the Trainers(ToT) Program conducted

by Dr. Livingston Armytage Director Centre for Judicial Studies Australia, that the GTP has

been revised. As such the monitoring and evaluation of the ongoing program and to assess

the impact of training, before and after the course, is one important feature of the current

training program. The Training of Trainers (ToT) program conducted in August this year

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was the first of its kind in the history of PJA. I consider, it has added immense value to all the

spheres and activities of PJA. The focus is now inculcating values, changing attitudes, and

developing skills in addition to gaining knowledge. A unique feature is dissemination of

knowledge by webinars. In fact distant learning is now an essential part of the PJA Road

map and Academic Calendar.

I feel no hesitation in saying that owing to the commitment and efforts of our highly

professional resource persons and faculty members who are now well equipped, PJA has

made a new name in the judicial training institutions of Pakistan within a short span of time.

At present, PJA is continuously running the 10-day General Training Program for all the

civil judges/judicial magistrates and all the Additional District and Sessions Judges in Punjab

apart from other training courses and workshops.. The Academy also intends to organize an

International Conference for judicial academies world over to share best practices in judicial

education and training..

With all our efforts focused towards improvement and reform, we are keenly looking forward

to a positive change in the courts system all over Punjab.

Uzmaa Akhtar Chughtai

District & Sessions Judge / Director General

Punjab Judicial Academy

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1. Programs conducted between October-December, 2016

Opening Ceremony of the GTP 2016-17

o The General Training Program 2016-17 was inaugurated by Hon’ble Chief

Justice, Mr. Syed Mansoor Ali Shah on 20th

October, 2016. His Lordship Hon’ble

Mr. Justice Shujaat Ali Khan & Hon’ble Mrs. Justice Ayesha A. Malik also

graced the occasion.

Address of the Hon’ble Chief Justice

The Hon’ble Mr. Justice Syed Mansoor Ali Shah Chairperson Punjab Judicial

Academy/Chief Justice, Lahore High Court, Lahore inaugurated the GTP 2016-17 on 20th

October, 2016.

Hon’ble Chief Justice while addressing the judicial officers highlighted the objectives

of General Training Program and motivated the judicial officers to improve their

performance and behavior for the ordinary litigant. He emphasized the need to reduce the

backlog in an effective manner while ensuring quality justice. .

General Training Program

The current General Training Program has been designed and developed for

Additional District & Sessions Judges and Civil Judges. This program is comprehensive in

nature and covers all aspects of judicial responsibilities to equip them with professionalism.

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It has been specifically developed to impart skills and to develop attitudes. The curriculum is

as follows:

Core topics

Ethics and conduct

Judgment Writing and decision making

Recording of evidence

Gender Sensitization

New Laws update

Communication & Language Skills

ICT Skills

Common mistakes committed by civil courts ,family

courts rent tribunals and criminal courts

Case Management and delay reduction

The judicial officers are apprised and updated with the recent amendments in the laws and

procedures pertaining to the court proceedings. As such the General Training Program has

covered the following subjects in its schedule:.

Civil Judges AD&SJ

Core topics Core topics

Use of Social Media and Ethics National and International best practices on Code

of Conduct

Precedential Value of New Judgments Disposal of murder cases during trail (confession,

admission, compromise, application u/s 265-k,

Cr.Pc)

International best practices on Code of

Conduct

Stress Management

Gender Bias: An issue of attitude Bail (Pre and Post Arrest)

Use of Social Media / Video Link for Court

Services

Precedential Value of New Judgments

MS Office (Word + PowerPoint + Excel) Gender Bias: An issue of attitude

Application of New Laws Judgment Writing and Sentencing in Narcotics

General Training

Program for

CJs (1132) two groups of 25

each: 50 trainees: 46 batches

AD&SJ (494) one group of

25 each: 20 batches

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Cases

Appreciation of Forensic Report MS Office (Word + PowerPoint)

Cyber Laws Criminal Appeal

How to file declaration of assets and E-

filing of Income Tax Return

Judgment Writing and Sentencing in Murder Cases

Income Tax Laws for Filing of Return Dealing with special witness (Child, deaf & Dumb

and expert witnesses etc)

Judgment Writing: Giving reasons,

findings and Conclusion

Forensic in aid to Criminal Justice

Communication & Language Skills

Family Law: Interpreting Terms &

Conditions of Nikah Nama

How to file declaration of assets and E-filing of

Income Tax Return

Environmental Laws Communication & Language Skills

Managing Adjournments effectively Environment Laws

Common mistakes committed by Civil

Courts

Evaluation of Evidence in Murder Cases in light of

charge and relevant facts

Legal Research Method Appraisal of Challan (FIR Investigation)

Principles of judgment writing: Structure

and sequence

Recording of Statement / evidence of accused u/s

342, 340, & 340(2) Cr.PC

Prioritizing Cases: A Tool for Delay

Reduction

Dealing with the problems of confrontation during

evidence

Admitting documents in evidence Appreciation of Post Mortem Report

Code of Conduct for District Judiciary Application u/s 22-A(6) Cr.PC

Appreciation of Medico Legal Report Civil Appeal, Revision and Review

Managing Adjournments effectively Application of New Laws

Protecting the rights of Vulnerable Groups Criminal Revision

Cases Management Cyber Laws

Post and Final Test (MCQs Test) Post and Final Test (MCQs Test)

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I. Ten Days In-service Training Course for Additional District &

Session Judges & Civil Judges

The Punjab Judicial Academy Act, 2007 provides that one of the functions of

Academy is to impart in-service training to the judicial officers. The Academy has,

therefore, conducted Ten Days In-Service Training Course for Additional District &

Sessions Judges and Civil Judges.

The General Training Program is usually scheduled from Monday to Wednesday of

the subsequent week. During this session 75 judicial officers attend the GTP. The

judicial officers are grouped into three, consisting of 25 judicial officers each. The

evaluation and monitoring of the trainees, trainers, course contents and its impact is

also conducted. A new strategy has been devised to enable the participants to be

interactive and assess the resource persons. In this mechanism the resource persons

also evaluate the participants.

I. GTP/Group-1 105th to 107th Courses 20th

to 29th

October, 2016)

General Training Program for Additional District & Session Judges & Civil Judges in Group Photo with Hon’ble Chief

Justice, DG and Faculty Members (105th & 107th Training Course)

II. Ten Days Training Course for Additional District & Sessions Judges

& Civil Judges. GTP/Group-2 (108th to 110th Courses)

(31-10-2016 to 09-11-2016)

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General Training Programme for Additional District & Session Judges in Group Photo with Hon’ble Justice (R)

Mahmood Maqbool Bajwa, DG and Faculty Members (110th Training Course)

General Training Programme for Civil Judges in Group Photo with Hon’ble Justice (R) Mahmood Maqbool Bajwa,

DG and Faculty Members (108th Training Course)

General Training Programme for Civil Judges in Group Photo with Hon’ble Justice (R) Mahmood Maqbool Bajwa,

DG and Faculty Members (109th Training Course)

III. Ten Days Training Course for Additional District & Sessions

Judges & Civil Judges. GTP/Group-3 (111th to 113th Courses)

(14-11-2016 to 24-11-2016)

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General Training Programme for Civil Judges in Group Photo with Hon’ble Director General and Faculty Members (111th &

112th Training Course)

General Training Programme for Additional District & Session Judges in Group Photo with Hon’ble Director

General and Faculty Members (113th

Training Course)

IV. Ten Days Training Course for Additional District & Session Judges

& Civil Judges. GTP/Group-4 (116th to 118th Courses)

(28-11-2016 to 07-12-2016)

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V. Ten Days Training Course for Additional District & Session Judges

& Civil Judges. GTP/Group-5 (119th to 121st Courses)

(13-12-2016 to 22-12-2016)

General Training Programme for Additional District & Session Judges in Group Photo with Hon’ble Director

General and Faculty Members (121st Training Course)

General Training Programme for Civil Judges in Group Photo with Hon’ble Director General and Faculty

Members (119th

& 120th

Training Course)

I. Six Days Performance Evaluation Training Course for Additional

District & Session Judges & Senior Civil Judges. (114th

-115th

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(24-11-2016 to 30-11-2016)

The posts of Additional District & Session Judge & Senior Civil Judges demand

several skills and capabilities of a judicial officer. An orientation training program was

designed for the AD&SJs and SCJs. The training covered subjects such as Rule of Law,

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Judicial Independence under the Constitution, Judgment Writing, National and International

Best Practices on Code of Conduct, Pre-Arrest, Post-Arrest and Protective Bails and Powers

of the Justice of PeaceAs such Performance Evaluation Training was designed for Additional

District & Session Judges and Senior Civil Judges. The training topics were as follows:

Budget Making Process, Civil Appeal and Revision, How to run the District Effectively, Trail of

Challan Case, Private Complaint, I.T. Skill, Appreciation of Evidence in Sessions Case, An

Orientation on Banking Laws, Judgment Writing in murder Case (Counseling), ACR Writing,

Judgment writing in murder Case, Communication and presentation Skills, Criminal Appeals

(Instruction + Standard Judgment + Exercise), Office Management, I.T. Skills, An Overview of Anti-

Corruption Laws, Civil Suit under Order XXXVII, Procurement Mechanism, Tax – Responsibilities

of a Judge, Disciplinary and Promotion Matters, Human Resource Management, Leadership Role,

Forensic Science, Official Correspondence, Communication and Language Skills, Fundamental

Rights and their Enforcement, Gender Bias: An Issue of Attitude, Human Resource Management,

Fairness and Accountability as Core Values, Financial Responsibilities, Medical Jurisprudence, Pre

Training Test / MCQ Test, Post Training Test / MCQ Test

Six Days Performance Evaluation Training Course for Additional District & Sessions Judges in Group Photo

with Hon’ble Director General and Faculty Members (114th

Training Course)

Six Days Performance Evaluation Training Course for Senior Civil Judges in Group Photo with Hon’ble

Director General and Faculty Members (115th

Training Course)

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2. Workshops Organized in Punjab Judicial Academy

I. Workshop on Anti-Terrorism Framework and Human Rights

On October 7, 2016 a Workshop was arranged by the Punjab Judicial academy in

collaboration with Research Society of International Law and American Bar Association on

Pakistan’s Anti Terrorism Framework and Human Rights.

The new trends in onducting Anti terrorism cases with reference to international laws

were identified and discussed.. It also focused the responsibility of state in such cases vis-a

vis protection of human rights.

Another workshop on Pilot Explosive and Improvised Device Awareness Course was

conducted on 22nd

October 2016 in collaboration with CAPRI, supported by British High

Commission. The Counter terrorism Department and police officers also participated in the

workshop.

II. Three Days Training of Trainers Workshops:

Three Days “Training of Trainers” (ToT) Workshop was organized by the Punjab

Judicial Academy from 5th

to 7th

December, 2016. The Workshop was conducted by Dr.

Livingston Armytage, Director, Centre for Judicial Studies, Australia and the permanent

faculty of PJA. The training program was attended by:

Mr. Muhammad Saleem, D&SJ, Mr. Muhammad Sher Abbas, AD&SJ, Mr. M.

Akhtar Bhango, AD&SJ, Ms. Samina Ijaz Cheema, AD&SJ, Ms. Samia Asad,

AD&SJ, Ms. Afshan Sufi, AD&SJ, Mr. Khalid Khan, SCJ, Mr. Abdullah Usman,

Resource Person, Ms. Angbeen Atif Mirza, Resource Person, Ms. Meher Jabeen

Agha, Resource Person.

The main purpose of the workshop was to expand the visiting faculty of PJA and to equip

them with necessary skills of training. The objective of this ToT was to understand the

principles of adult learning,, using effective presentation techniques and practicing skills.

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Training for Trainers (TOT) Group Photo with Director General and Faculty Members on concluding ceremony

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ONE DAY TRAINING PROGRAM CONDUCTED ON 08-12-2016

On 08-12-2016, One day Workshop for refreshing the Training skills of ToT trained adjunct

and permanent faculty of PJA was conducted by Dr. Livingston Armytage. Its objective was

to assess the presentation skills of the trainers and also to provide them guidance and support.

Following participants attended the program for 1-Day (8-12-2016):

Mrs. Uzma Akhtar Chughtai, Director General, Ch. Muhammad Saleem, Director

Administration, Ms. Jazeela Aslam Sr. Instructor, Mr. Muhammad Amir Munir Sr.

Instructor, Mr. Nadeem Ahmad Sohail Cheema Sr. Instructor, Rai Muhammad Khan Sr.

Instructor, Mr. Khalid Bashir D&SJ, Sheikh Zawar Ahmed D&SJ (R), Mr. Javed Rasheed

Mehboobi D&SJ (R), Syed Ijaz Qutab D&SJ (R), Ms. Ayisha Khalid AD&SJ, Mr. Khalid

Mehmood Bhatti AD&SJ, Mr. Shazib Saeed AD&SJ, Mr. Mohsin Kamoka AD&SJ, Mrs.

Shahida Saeed AD&SJ, Rana Imran Shafi AD&SJ, Mr. Jahanzaib Akhtar SCJ, Mr. Imran

Mujaddid Rabbani Instructor I.T.

Training for Trainers (TOT) Group Photo with Director General and Faculty Members in concluding ceremony

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3. Administrative Activities

I. Director General Meeting with I.T Staff of Lahore High Court,

Lahore

(7th

October, 2016)

II. Lahore High Court 150 Years Celebrations at Punjab Judicial

Academy.

The opening of 150 years of the establishment of Lahore High Court was celebrated

in the Punjab Judicial Academy on 31-10-2016. All the participants of the GTP, staff and

faculty participated in the celebrations.

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III. Director General Meeting with the Resource Persons.

(12th

November, 2016)

IV. Director General Meeting with the building department

regarding construction of Punjab Judicial Academy

(13th

December, 2016)

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V. Arrangements for Interview of Additional District & Sessions

Judges

Arrangements were made in the Punjab Judicial Academy building for conducting

interview of Additional District & Sessions Judges on 14-12-2016.

Seminar on Enhancing Justice Sector Performance through

Standards

A seminar was conducted by the Law and Justice Commission of Pakistan for Lahore High

Court Lahore with assistance of Punjab Judicial Academy for enhancing the Justice Sector

Performance through Standards on Friday, 16 th December 2016 at Pearl Continental Lahore.

The Director General conducted the proceedings. The speakers included Mr. Sarwar Khan,

Secretary Law and Justice Commission of Pakistan, Mr. Tariq Khosa Former Inspector

General Police , Professor Todd Steven Foglesong Professor of Global Practice, Munk Scool

of Global Affairs, University of Toronto. Honorable Mr.Justice Mazhar Iqbal Sidhu, Judge

Lahoe High Court and Honorable Mr. Justice Syed Mansoor Ali Shah Chief Justice Lahore

High Court Lahore.

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VI. Progress Report of the Construction of Punjab Judicial Academy

Kala Shah Kaku Campus

(October-December)

As the master plan of the Scheme was completed by the Punjab Architecture

Department, G3 Engineering Consultants (Pvt) Ltd were engaged by the Academy for

resident supervision of civil work for the construction of the Punjab Judicial

Academy at Lahore near Kala Shah Kahu Interchange.

Birth anniversary of the father of the nation:

The Punjab Judicial Academy celebrated the birth anniversary of Quad-

e Azam Muhammad Ali Jinnah father of the nation. Director General PJA shared

his vision of a progressive nation state. Prayers for the prosperity of Pakistan were

also offered.

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Christmas Ceremony (23-12-2016)

In order to develop the feeling of oneness and weld the bond of brotherhood with

the Christian community, Christmas was celebrated on 23rd

December, 2017 in

Punjab Judicial Academy.

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4. Visits and Delegation

I. Participation of the Director General in the “Consultation on

Criminal Law (Amendment) Offences in the name or pretext of

Honor Act, 2016”

The Punjab Judicial Academy was invited by the Punjab Commission on the

Status of Women (PCSW) to consultative workshop on 23rd

December, 2016. Its objective

was to discuss the new laws in favour of women , particularly, Criminal Law

(Amendment) Offences in the name or pretext of Honour Act, 2016. . The Director

General PJA also participated in the workshop alongwith Jazeela Aslam Senior Instructor,

PJA to present the viewpoint of trial court judges.

II. Kashmir Institute of Management Delegation visits Punjab Judicial

Academy

(22nd

November, 2016)

Participants of K.I.M visited the Punjab Judicial Academy. They were

apprized with the role and the functions of the Punjab Judicial Academy. The delegation

visited the library and the class rooms. The participants appreciated the steps taken by the

Punjab Judicial Academy for the advancement of judicial education. They also observed the

Judicial Officers Training Sessions on Tuesday 22-11-2016.

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III. Visit of CSS 44th

CTP Probationer Officers at Punjab Judicial

Academy

(26th

November, 2016)

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Meeting dated 26.12.2016 at the Punjab Judicial Academy

The Hon’ble Chief Justice/Chairperson Board of Management PJA Syed

Mansoor Ali Shah alongwith Hon’ble Judge Incharge Administration (Honble

Justice Shujaat Ali Khan) and Hon’ble Judge Incharge Academic (Hon’ble

Justice Ayesha A. Malik) convened an extensive meeting with the Director

General and faculty of the Academy. The future vision of the Academy with

regard to several initiatives and activities of the PJA was shared, such as use of

technology and development of web based training programs, publications by

the PJA, international Conference on Judicial Education and administrative

matters of the Academy. Instructions and directions to followup the plan were

given to raise the level of the Academy to a new height with specific plan and

deadlines for action.