• Login
  • Home
  • Pakistan
  • International News
  • Business
  • Sports
  • Entertainment
  • Opinion
No Result
View All Result
  • Home
  • Pakistan
  • International News
  • Business
  • Sports
  • Entertainment
  • Opinion
No Result
View All Result
Time of Pakistan
No Result
View All Result
Home Featured

Faruqui hopes speedy justice to citizens

ToP by ToP
February 1, 2013
in Featured, Govt., Pakistan
0
Faruqui hopes speedy justice to citizens

Faruqui hopes speedy justice to citizens

0
SHARES
0
VIEWS
Share on FacebookShare on Twitter
Faruqui hopes speedy justice to citizens

ISLAMABAD: Acting Federal Ombudsman M. Salman Faruqui has said that the `Ombudsmen Institutional Reforms Bill 2013’ approved by the Federal Cabinet was a landmark development towards providing cheap and expeditious justice to the citizens.

Addressing a press conference here on Thursday, he said that the Bill would be now be presented in the parliament for approval, adding that all of 11 Ombudsmen had been functioning under the law formulated in 1983 but no infrastructural changes had ever been introduced to remove the shortcomings.He said that the bill contained the input from the members of Forum of the Ombudsmen of Pakistan and the civil society through letters written by the Acting Federal Ombudsman.

He said earlier a low level and powerless officer used to represent his organization before the Ombudsman that had now been proposed to replace with the senior officer.He said under the proposed law, the office of the Ombudsman would allot compliant number to the complainant within 24 hours and also display details of the case on the website.He said that the government department would be bound to respond to the Ombudsman’s notice within 15 days or action would be taken against the head of the department.Faruqui said if mal-administration continued after issuance of notice, the Ombudsman would be empowered to issue injunction to stop it – a power to be given to the institution for the first time.

The Acting Ombudsman said after receiving department’s response to the notice, the Ombudsman would be bound to dispose of the case within 45 days.As the proposed bill would be applicable at federal level, the provinces had also been requested to amend their decades-old laws to reform the institution.He said for the first time, the citizens would be given right of review on Ombudsman’s decision that was earlier confined to the government department.

Faruqui said once this law is enacted, the Ombudsman office would never remain vacant, as presently, offices of Federal Ombudsman, Women Ombudsman as well as Punjab Ombudsman had been lying vacant.He said in future, the Ombudsman would continue to serve in the office till his successor assumed charge and in case, the Ombudsman goes on long leave, any other Ombudsman would hold additional charge without getting any additional perks.In the new law, he said the four-year tenure had been proposed for all Ombudsmen without providing for any second-term. After relinquishing the office, he said the Ombudsman would not be allowed to hold any public office except judiciary.

Faruqui said if any department failed to implement the Ombudsman’s decision, the Ombudsman would initiate contempt proceedings against the guilty that could be sentenced with up to six-month imprisonment.He said that under the new law, the appeal against the Ombudsman’s decision would be filed before the President.He said in new law it has been proposed that representation against the decision of any Ombudsman would lie directly with the President and a consultant would be appointed at Presidency to process the representation.

Federal Tax Ombudsman Shoaib Suddle while speaking on the occasion said that the Ombudsman had been given 45-day time to review the decision and that the review cases would be heard personally by the Ombudsman, not any member of his staff.He said once the law is enacted, the complainant would not be required to personally appear before the Ombudsman or engage the lawyer to pursue his complaint.He said in the organizations against those number of complaints is persistently high; a grievance commissioner would be deployed there permanently to address the issue.Answering a question, Salam Faruqui said that complaints related to defence institutions would be taken up through the Ministry of Defence. – Nation

Tags: Ombudsmen Institutional Reforms Bill 2013speedy justice to citizens
Previous Post

Detailed judgment in Rental Power Plants case

Next Post

16 robbers nabbed

ToP

ToP

Related Posts

11th J.A. Zaman Memorial Open – Powered by Gem Golfers
Sports

11th J.A. Zaman Memorial Open – Powered by Gem Golfers

by Jameel Ahmad
April 9, 2025
Imran Khan
Pakistan

Imran Khan and Bushra Bibi Sentenced to Jail in £190 Million Case

by Jameel Ahmad
January 17, 2025
shaza fatima khawaja
Pakistan

World’s Largest Submarine Cable Arrives in Pakistan: Could This End Internet Woes?

by Jameel Ahmad
January 15, 2025
Kundi
Pakistan

“Nothing Was Seen”: Kundi on Talks

by Jameel Ahmad
January 3, 2025
Inflation
Pakistan

Pakistan’s Inflation Plummets to 6-Year Low: ‘4.9% in November Sparks Hope for Rate Cuts’

by Jameel Ahmad
December 2, 2024
Belarus President
Pakistan

Belarusian President’s Three-Day Visit to Pakistan Promises Strengthened Ties and Key Agreements

by ToP
November 25, 2024
Arno by Anny Dresses
Fashion News

Arno by Anny’s Launched its Latest Western Wear Collection for Women

by Jameel Ahmad
October 31, 2024
Next Post
16 robbers nabbed

16 robbers nabbed

Popular Stories

  • Farhan Ali Qadri

    Naat Khawan ‘Farhan Ali Qadri’ Arrested

    0 shares
    Share 0 Tweet 0
  • Save Big on Style: 15% Off Andre Emilio’s Custom Black Suits for Every Occasion

    0 shares
    Share 0 Tweet 0
Time of Pakistan

About Times Of Pakistan

kralbetbetturkeyikimislibahis1xbetm.infohipas.infohttps://www.wiibet.com/restbetcdn.com

Other Categories

  • Beautiful Pakistan
  • Fashion News
  • Funny News
  • Viral Videos
  • Weird News

Recent Posts

  • 11th J.A. Zaman Memorial Open – Powered by Gem Golfers
  • Imran Khan and Bushra Bibi Sentenced to Jail in £190 Million Case
  • World’s Largest Submarine Cable Arrives in Pakistan: Could This End Internet Woes?

Times Of Pakistan © 2024. Design & Developed by E2E Solution Providers.

No Result
View All Result
  • Home
  • Pakistan
  • International News
  • Business
  • Sports
  • Entertainment
  • Opinion

Welcome Back!

Login to your account below

Forgotten Password?

Retrieve your password

Please enter your username or email address to reset your password.

Log In