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LAHORE: The federal government has re-designated or converted five account-ability courts in Lahore into other courts and tribunals.
A notification issued by the Ministry of Law and Justice on April 3 stated: “The federal government is pleased to establish the following Special Courts/Tribunals by conversion/re-designation/re-organisation of five (05) Accountability Courts, Lahore, as per the following details, with immediate effect.”
According to the notification, accountability courts No. I and VIII have been converted into the intellectual property tribunals of Multan and Lahore, respectively.
Accountability Court No. III has been re-designated as the Special Court (Customs, Taxation & Anti-Smuggling), Multan. Similarly, Accountability Court No. IV has been converted into the Special Court (Customs, Taxation & Anti-Smuggling-II), Lahore.
Accountability Court No. VII has been converted into the Special Court (Central), Gujrat.
The notification further states that the existing posts of judges and supporting staff, along with the budget and assets of the reorganised accountability courts, stand transferred to the respective newly established courts/tribunals.
Following the reorganisation of Lahore’s accountability courts, the previously existing accountability courts II, V, VI, IX and X have been re-titled as accountability courts I, II, III, IV and V, respectively.
Currently, three out of the five functional accountability courts in Lahore are awaiting the appointment of presiding judges.
Published in Dawn, April 6th, 2025
