Primary Courts ============== .. toctree:: :maxdepth: 1 :hidden: /primary/civil /primary/criminal /primary/matrimonial /primary/probate /primary/civil-tribunals /primary/criminal-tribunals 1. Civil Cases -------------- 1.1 Receiving of Application/Application for an Execution/Taxation ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ .. list-table:: :widths: 50 50 :header-rows: 1 * - As-Is Process - To-Be Process * - 1. Applicant presents application at the registry. - 1. Applicant submits application to the magistrate in charge at the registry. * - 2. Court clerk presents the application to magistrate in charge. - 1.2 Scrutiny of Application ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ .. list-table:: :widths: 50 50 :header-rows: 1 * - As-Is Process - To-Be Process * - 1. Magistrate In charge scrutinizes the correctness of the applications. - 1. Magistrate In charge scrutinizes the correctness of the applications. * - 2. Magistrate In charge admits, returns or rejects applications. - 2. Magistrate In charge admits, returns or rejects the applications. * - 3. Magistrate In charge returns applications to court clerk for Registration, amendments and assessment. - **Note**: * Instant feedback is given to the applicant in case of rejection or return. 1.3 Assessment and Payment of Court Fees ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ .. list-table:: :widths: 50 50 :header-rows: 1 * - As-Is Process - To-Be Process * - 1. Court clerk assesses fees for the filed applications. - 1. Court clerk confirms court fees. * - 2. Court clerk presents the control number for respective fee to the applicant for payment. - 2. Court clerk presents a control number for respective fee to the applicant for payment. * - 3. Applicant submits payment slip to court clerk. - * - 4. Court clerk issues ERV receipt to the applicant. - 1.4 Case Registration ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ .. list-table:: :widths: 50 50 :header-rows: 1 * - As-Is Process - To-Be Process * - 1. Court clerk registers case in the register book. - 1. Court clerk confirms payments and registers the case. * - 2. Court clerk opens respective civil case file. - **Note**: * Instant feedback is given to the applicant after registration. * - 3. Court clerk tables application files to the magistrate in charge for assignment. - 1.5 Case Assignment ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ .. list-table:: :widths: 50 50 :header-rows: 1 * - As-Is Process - To-Be Process * - 1. Magistrate In charge assigns application case files to the particular magistrate. - 1. Automatic assignment based on workload per magistrate with intervention of the magistrate in charge. * - 2. Magistrate In charge returns application case files to court clerk to present to the assigned magistrate for orders. - 2. Assigned magistrate fixes a date for hearing. * - 3. Assigned magistrate to fix a date for hearing. - 1.6 Issuing of Summons to Appear ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ .. list-table:: :widths: 50 50 :header-rows: 1 * - As-Is Process - To-Be Process * - 1. Court clerk issues a court summons to the respondent/defendant. - 1. Court clerk extracts summons for electronic and physical dispatch. * - 2. Court process server to effect service of the summons. - 2. On the date of first hearing/mention, the applicant submits at the registry original hard copy of the application. 1.7 Hearing Process ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ .. list-table:: :widths: 50 50 :header-rows: 1 * - As-Is Process - To-Be Process * - 1. Assigned Magistrate hears application case on the applicant side. - 1. Assigned Magistrate hears civil case on the applicant side (through virtual court where applicable). * - 2. Assigned Magistrate hears application cases on the respondent/defendant’s side. - 2. Assigned Magistrate hears application cases on the respondent/defendant’s side (through virtual court where applicable). * - 3. Assigned Magistrate fixes date for judgement. - 1.8 Delivering Judgment/Ruling ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ .. list-table:: :widths: 50 50 :header-rows: 1 * - As-Is Process - To-Be Process * - 1. Assigned Magistrate pronounces Judgement. - 1. Assigned Magistrate pronounces Judgement (through virtual court where applicable). * - 2. Trial Magistrate pronounces Judgment/ruling. - * - **Note**: In case of Ruling on Execution 1. Magistrate in charge issues an attachment order and appoints a court broker. 2. Court broker fixes a date for sale as ordered. 3. Court broker executes the order. 4. Court broker submits a report to court. - 2. Criminal Cases ----------------- 2.1 Presentation of charge sheet/complaint ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ .. list-table:: :widths: 50 50 :header-rows: 1 * - As-Is Process - To-Be Process * - 1. Police or Complainant presents Charge sheet/ complaint at the registry. - 1. Police or Complainant submits Charge sheet/ complaint at the registry. * - 2. Court Clerk presents the charge sheet/ complaint to magistrate in charge. - 2.2 Case Admission ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ .. list-table:: :widths: 50 50 :header-rows: 1 * - As-Is Process - To-Be Process * - 1. Magistrate In charge scrutinizes the correctness of the charge sheet/ complaint. - 1. Magistrate In charge scrutinizes the correctness of the charge sheet/ complaint. * - 2. Magistrate In charge Admits, returns or rejects the charge sheet/ complaint. - 2. Magistrate In charge Admits, returns or rejects the charge sheet/ complaint. * - 3. Magistrate In charge remits the charge sheet/ complaint to court clerk for appropriate actions. - **Note**: * Instant feedback is given to the police/complainant in case of rejection or return. * - 4. Court clerk gives feedback to police/complainant on whether the charge sheet was admitted, rejected or returned. - 2.3 Case Registration ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ .. list-table:: :widths: 50 50 :header-rows: 1 * - As-Is Process - To-Be Process * - 1. Court Clerk registers the admitted case into register book. - 1. Magistrate in charge registers the charge sheet after admission. * - 2. Court Clerk opens the respective physical case file. - **Note**: * Instant feedback is given to the police/complainant after admission and registration. * - 3. Court Clerk tables the case file to the magistrate in charge for assignment. - 2.4 Case Assignment ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ .. list-table:: :widths: 50 50 :header-rows: 1 * - As-Is Process - To-Be Process * - 1. Magistrate In charge assigns the case file to a particular magistrate and a pair of assessors. - 1. Automatic assignment based on workload per magistrate with intervention of the magistrate in charge. * - 2. Magistrate In charge returns case file to court clerk to present to the assigned magistrate for orders. - 2. Assigned magistrate fixes a date for hearing. * - 3. Assigned magistrate fixes a date for hearing. - 2.5 Preliminary Stages ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ .. list-table:: :widths: 50 50 :header-rows: 1 * - As-Is Process - To-Be Process * - 1. Court clerk prepares summons. - 1. Court clerk extracts summons for electronic and physical dispatch. * - 2. Court Clerk tables the prepared summons for endorsement by the assigned Magistrate. - 2. Court clerk extracts case file and prints for physical filing. 2.6 Hearing Process ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ .. list-table:: :widths: 50 50 :header-rows: 1 * - As-Is Process - To-Be Process * - 1. The accused pleas to the charge. - 1. The accused pleas to the charge (through virtual court where applicable). * - 2. Trial Magistrate Hears the complainant’s witnesses with aid of assessors. - 2. Trial Magistrate hears the complainant’s witnesses with aid of assessors (through virtual court where applicable). * - 3. Trial Magistrate issues a ruling of no case to answer in the presence of assessors. - 3. Trial Magistrate issues a ruling of no case to answer in the presence of assessors (through virtual court where applicable). * - 4. Trial Magistrate hears defense case in the presence of assessors. - 4. Trial Magistrate hears defense case in the presence of assessors (through virtual court where applicable). * - 5. Magistrate fixes a date for judgement. - 5. Magistrate fixes a date for judgement. 2.7 Pronouncement of Judgment ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ .. list-table:: :widths: 50 50 :header-rows: 1 * - As-Is Process - To-Be Process * - 1. After the closure of the defense, assessors opine. - 1. Magistrate Pronounces Judgment and assessors opine (through virtual court where applicable). * - 2. Magistrate pronounces Judgment. - 2.8 Sentencing ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ .. list-table:: :widths: 50 50 :header-rows: 1 * - As-Is Process - To-Be Process * - 1. Trial Magistrate and assessors convict or acquit the accused. - 1. Magistrate Pronounces sentence (through virtual court where applicable). * - 2. Court clerk supplies a signed judgment, proceedings and decree to the litigant within 21 days from the date of judgement. - 2.9 Drawing of Conviction Order and Supply ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ .. list-table:: :widths: 50 50 :header-rows: 1 * - As-Is Process - To-Be Process * - 1. Court clerk prepares a conviction warrant or release order. - 1. Magistrate convicts or acquits the accused (through virtual court where applicable). * - 2. Magistrate endorses the conviction warrant or release order. - 2. Magistrate delivers conviction warrant to police and prisons for their records. * - 3. Court clerk supplies the above orders to the police or prison officers. - * - 4. Police or prison officer presents the order above to the respective prison custody. - 2.10 Fines & Other Payments ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ .. list-table:: :widths: 50 50 :header-rows: 1 * - As-Is Process - To-Be Process * - 1. Accountant/court clerk prepares a control number if a magistrate orders payment of a fine. - 1. Court clerk confirms fine as ordered by magistrate. * - 2. Client pays the fine through banks or mobile money operators. - 2. Court clerk presents a control number for respective fine to the accused for payment. * - 3. Client submits the receipt to the accountant/court clerk who in turn issues an ERV receipt. - * - 4. A copy of ERV or payment receipt is attached to the case file by the court clerk. - 3. Matrimonial Proceedings -------------------------- 3.1 Application for divorce or separation/application for execution ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ .. list-table:: :widths: 50 50 :header-rows: 1 * - As-Is Process - To-Be Process * - 1. Applicant presents a petition/ application for execution at the registry. - 1. Applicant/petitioner submits petition/ application for execution to the magistrate in charge at the registry. * - 2. Court Clerk tables the petition/ application for execution to the magistrate in charge. - 3.2 Admission of Application/ application for execution ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ .. list-table:: :widths: 50 50 :header-rows: 1 * - As-Is Process - To-Be Process * - 1. Magistrate In charge scrutinizes the correctness of the petition/ application for execution. - 1. Magistrate In charge scrutinizes the correctness of the petition/ application for execution. * - 2. Magistrate In charge admits, returns or rejects the petition/ application for execution. - 2. Magistrate In charge Admits, returns or rejects the petition/ application for execution. * - 3. Magistrate In charge returns the petition/ application for execution to court clerk for appropriate actions. - **Note**: * Instant feedback is given to the applicant/petitioner in case of rejection or return. 3.3 Assessment and Payment of Fees ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ .. list-table:: :widths: 50 50 :header-rows: 1 * - As-Is Process - To-Be Process * - 1. Court clerk assesses fees for the admitted petition/ application for execution as per court fee rules. - 1. Court clerk confirms court fees. * - 2. Court clerk presents a control number for respective fee to the applicant/petitioner for payment. - 2. Court clerk presents a control number for respective fee to the applicant/petitioner for payment. * - 3. Petitioner/applicant submits payment receipt to court clerk. - * - 4. Court clerk issues ERV receipt to the petitioner/applicant. - 3.4 Case Registration ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ .. list-table:: :widths: 50 50 :header-rows: 1 * - As-Is Process - To-Be Process * - 1. Court clerk registers case in the register book. - 1. Court clerk confirms payments and registers the case. * - 2. Court clerk opens respective physical petition file/application file. - **Note**: * Instant feedback is given to the applicant/petitioner after registration. * - 3. Court clerk tables the petition file/application file to the magistrate in charge for assignment. - 3.5 Case Assignment ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ .. list-table:: :widths: 50 50 :header-rows: 1 * - As-Is Process - To-Be Process * - 1. Magistrate In charge assigns the petition file/ application for execution file to the particular magistrate and a pair of assessors. - 1. Automatic assignment based on workload per magistrate with intervention of the magistrate in charge. * - 2. Magistrate In charge returns petition file/ application for execution file to court clerk to present to the assigned magistrate for orders. - 2. * - 3. Assigned magistrate fixes a date for hearing. - 3. Assigned magistrate fixes a date for hearing. 3.6 Issuing of Summons to Appear ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ .. list-table:: :widths: 50 50 :header-rows: 1 * - As-Is Process - To-Be Process * - 1. Court clerk prepares a court summons. - 1. Court clerk extracts summons for electronic and physical dispatch. * - 2. Assigned Magistrate endorses the summons. - 2. On the date of first hearing/mention, the applicant submits at the registry original hard copy of the application/petition. * - 3. Court process server effects service of the summons. - * - 4. Court process server swears an affidavit before a Magistrate and submits it to the respective court. - * - 5. Court Clerk files the affidavit in the respective case file. - 3.7 Hearing Process ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ .. list-table:: :widths: 50 50 :header-rows: 1 * - As-Is Process - To-Be Process * - 1. The trial Magistrate reads the claim for the respondent to answer. - 1. The Magistrate reads the claim for the respondent to answer (through virtual court where applicable). * - 2. Trial Magistrate hears the petitioner’s/applicant’s case before with the aid of assessors. - 2. Trial Magistrate hears the petitioner’s/applicant’s case before with the aid of assessors (through virtual court where applicable). * - 3. Trial Magistrate hears the respondent’s case with the aid of assessors. - 3. Trial Magistrate hears the respondent’s case with the aid of assessors (through virtual court where applicable). * - 4. Magistrate fixes a date for judgement. - 4. Magistrate fixes a date for judgement. 3.8 Issuing of Judgment/Ruling ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ .. list-table:: :widths: 50 50 :header-rows: 1 * - As-Is Process - To-Be Process * - 1. Trial Magistrate pronounces Judgment/ruling. - 1. Trial Magistrate Pronounces Judgment/ruling (through virtual court where applicable). * - **Note**: In case of ruling on execution 1. Magistrate in charge issues an attachment order and appoints a court broker. 2. Court broker fixes a date for sale or division as ordered 3. Court broker executes the order. 4. Court broker submits inventory to court. - **Note**: In case of ruling on execution 1. Magistrate in charge issues an attachment order and appoints a court broker. 2. Court broker fixes a date for sale or division as ordered 3. Court broker submits inventory to court. 4. Probate and Administration of Estate --------------------------------------- 4.1 Receiving of Application ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ .. list-table:: :widths: 50 50 :header-rows: 1 * - As-Is Process - To-Be Process * - 1. Applicant files of a probate case at the registry. - 1. Applicant submits application to the magistrate in charge at the registry. * - 2. Court Clerk presents probate case to the magistrate in charge. - 4.2 Scrutiny of Application ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ .. list-table:: :widths: 50 50 :header-rows: 1 * - As-Is Process - To-Be Process * - 1. Magistrate In charge scrutinizes the correctness of the application. - 1. Magistrate In charge scrutinizes the correctness of the application. * - 2. Magistrate In charge to admits, returns or rejects the application. - 2. Magistrate In charge admits, returns or rejects the application. * - 3. Magistrate In charge returns application to court clerk for Registration, amendments and assessment. - **Note**: * Instant feedback is given to the applicant in case of rejection or return. 4.3 Assessment and Payment of Fees ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ .. list-table:: :widths: 50 50 :header-rows: 1 * - As-Is Process - To-Be Process * - 1. Court clerk assesses fees for the filed application. - 1. Court clerk confirms court fees. * - 2. Court clerk presents the control number for respective fee to the applicant for payment. - 2. Court clerk presents a control number for respective fee to the applicant for payment. * - 3. Applicant submits payment slip to court clerk. - * - 4. Court clerk issues ERV receipt to the applicant. - 4.4 Case Registration ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ .. list-table:: :widths: 50 50 :header-rows: 1 * - As-Is Process - To-Be Process * - 1. Court clerk registers case in the register book. - 1. Court clerk confirm payments and registers the case. * - 2. Court clerk opens of respective probate file. - **Note**: * Instant feedback is given to the applicant after registration. * - 3. Court clerk tables probate file to the magistrate in charge for assignment. - 4.5 Case Assignment ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ .. list-table:: :widths: 50 50 :header-rows: 1 * - As-Is Process - To-Be Process * - 1. Magistrate In charge assigns probate file to the particular magistrate. - 1. Automatic assignment based on workload per magistrate with intervention of the magistrate in charge. * - 2. Court clerk returns probate file to court clerk to present to the assigned magistrate for orders. - 2. Assigned magistrate fixes a date for hearing. * - 3. Assigned magistrate to fix a date for hearing. - 4.6 Issuing Notice to Appear ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ .. list-table:: :widths: 50 50 :header-rows: 1 * - As-Is Process - To-Be Process * - 1. Court Clerk prepares notice to appear and submits to magistrate in charge for endorsement. - 1. Court clerk extracts notice to appear for electronic and physical dispatch. * - 2. Court Clerk serves notice to appear to beneficiaries. - 2. On the date of first hearing/mention, the applicant submits at the registry original hard copy of the application. 4.7 Hearing Process ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ .. list-table:: :widths: 50 50 :header-rows: 1 * - As-Is Process - To-Be Process * - 1. Magistrate hears probate. - 1. Magistrate hears probate case (through virtual court where applicable). 4.8 Appointment of Executor/Administrator of Estate ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ .. list-table:: :widths: 50 50 :header-rows: 1 * - As-Is Process - To-Be Process * - 1. Magistrate appoints Executor/Administrator of Estate. - 1. Magistrate appoints Executor/Administrator of Estate. * - 2. Appointed Executor/Administrator of Estate to collects, distributes and prepares the inventory of the estate. - 4.9 Filling of Accounts and Distribution of Assets ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ .. list-table:: :widths: 50 50 :header-rows: 1 * - As-Is Process - To-Be Process * - 1. Executor/Administrator of Estate submits the inventory to the court for filing. - 1. Appointed Executor/Administrator of Estate submits the inventory of the estate. 4.10 Closing of File ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ .. list-table:: :widths: 50 50 :header-rows: 1 * - As-Is Process - To-Be Process * - 1. Assigned magistrate to close the probate file. - 1. Assigned magistrate to close the probate file. 5. Appeals from Ward Tribunal - Civil Case ------------------------------------------ 5.1 Receiving of Appeal ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ .. list-table:: :widths: 50 50 :header-rows: 1 * - As-Is Process - To-Be Process * - 1. Appellant files civil appeal at court registry. - 1. Appellant submits the appeal to the magistrate in charge at the registry. * - 2. Court clerk presents civil appeal to magistrate in charge. - 5.2 Admission of Appeal ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ .. list-table:: :widths: 50 50 :header-rows: 1 * - As-Is Process - To-Be Process * - 1. Magistrate In charge scrutinizes correctness of the civil appeal. - 1. Magistrate In charge scrutinizes the correctness of the appeal. * - 2. Magistrate In charge admits, returns or rejects of the civil appeal. - 2. Magistrate In charge admits, returns or rejects the appeal. * - 3. Magistrate In charge returns civil appeal to court clerk for Registration, amendments and assessment. - **Note**: * Instant feedback is given to the appellant in case of rejection or return. 5.3 Assessment and Payment of Court Fees ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ .. list-table:: :widths: 50 50 :header-rows: 1 * - As-Is Process - To-Be Process * - 1. Court clerk assesses fees for the filed civil case. - 1. Court clerk confirms court fees. * - 2. Court clerk presents the control number for respective fee to the applicant for payment. - 2. Court clerk presents a control number for respective fee to the appellant for payment. * - 3. Applicant submits payment slip to court clerk. - * - 4. Court clerk issues ERV receipt to the applicant. - 5.4 Case Registration ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ .. list-table:: :widths: 50 50 :header-rows: 1 * - As-Is Process - To-Be Process * - 1. Court clerk registers case in the register book. - 1. Court clerk confirms payments and registers the case. * - 2. Court clerk opens respective appeal file. - **Note**: * Instant feedback is given to the appellant after registration. * - 3. Court clerk tables appeal file to the magistrate in charge for assignment. - 5.5 Case Assignment ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ .. list-table:: :widths: 50 50 :header-rows: 1 * - As-Is Process - To-Be Process * - 1. Magistrate In charge assigns civil appeal file to the particular magistrate. - 1. Automatic assignment based on workload per magistrate with intervention of the magistrate in charge. * - 2. Magistrate In charge returns civil appeal file to court clerk to present to the assigned magistrate for orders. - 2. Assigned magistrate fixes a date for hearing. * - 3. Court Clerk tables civil appeal file to the assigned Magistrate.. - * - 4. Assigned magistrate to fixes a date for hearing. - 5.6 Issuing of Summons to Respondent ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ .. list-table:: :widths: 50 50 :header-rows: 1 * - As-Is Process - To-Be Process * - 1. Court clerk issues a court summons to the respondent. - 1. Court clerk extracts summons for electronic and physical dispatch. * - 2. Court process server effects service of the summons. - 2. On the date of first hearing/mention, the appellant submits at the registry original hard copy of the appeal. 5.7 Hearing Process ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ .. list-table:: :widths: 50 50 :header-rows: 1 * - As-Is Process - To-Be Process * - 1. Assigned Magistrate hears civil appeal case on the appellant’s side. - 1. Assigned Magistrate hears appeal on the appellant side (through virtual court where applicable). * - 2. Assigned Magistrate hears civil appeal case on the respondent’s side. - 2. Assigned Magistrate hears appeal on the respondent side (through virtual court where applicable). * - 3. Assigned Magistrate fixes a date for judgement. - 5.8 Delivering Judgment ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ .. list-table:: :widths: 50 50 :header-rows: 1 * - As-Is Process - To-Be Process * - 1. Assigned Magistrate pronounces Judgement. - 1. Assigned magistrate pronounces Judgement (through virtual court where applicable). 6. Appeals from Ward Tribunal - Criminal Case --------------------------------------------- 6.1 Receiving of Appeal ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ .. list-table:: :widths: 50 50 :header-rows: 1 * - As-Is Process - To-Be Process * - 1. Appellant files criminal appeal at court registry. - 1. Appellant submits the appeal to the magistrate in charge at the registry. * - 2. Court clerk presents the criminal appeal to magistrate in charge. - 6.2 Scrutiny of Application ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ .. list-table:: :widths: 50 50 :header-rows: 1 * - As-Is Process - To-Be Process * - 1. Magistrate In charge scrutinizes correctness of the criminal appeal. - 1. Magistrate In charge scrutinizes the correctness of the appeal. * - 2. Magistrate In charge admits, returns or rejects the criminal appeal. - 2. Magistrate In charge admits, returns or rejects the appeal. * - 3. Magistrate In charge returns criminal appeal to court clerk for Registration and amendments. - **Note**: * Instant feedback is given to the appellant in case of rejection or return. 6.3 Case Registration ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ .. list-table:: :widths: 50 50 :header-rows: 1 * - As-Is Process - To-Be Process * - 1. Court clerk registers case in the register book. - 1. Magistrate in charge registers the appeal after admission. * - 2. Court clerk opens respective criminal appeal file. - **Note**: * Instant feedback is given to the appellant after admission and registration. * - 3. Court clerk tables criminal appeal file to the magistrate in charge for assignment. - 6.4 Case Assignment ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ .. list-table:: :widths: 50 50 :header-rows: 1 * - As-Is Process - To-Be Process * - 1. Magistrate In charge assigns criminal appeal file to the particular magistrate. - 1. Automatic assignment based on workload per magistrate with intervention of the magistrate in charge. * - 2. Magistrate In charge returns criminal appeal file to court clerk to present to the assigned magistrate for orders. - 2. Assigned magistrate fixes a date for hearing. * - 3. Court Clerk tables civil appeal file to the assigned Magistrate. - * - 4. Assigned magistrate fixes a date for hearing. - 6.5 Issuing of Summons to Respondent ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ .. list-table:: :widths: 50 50 :header-rows: 1 * - As-Is Process - To-Be Process * - 1. Court clerk prepares a court summons and submits to assigned magistrate for endorsement. - 1. Court clerk extracts summons for electronic and physical dispatch. * - 2. Court process server effects service of the summons. - 2. On the date of first hearing/mention, the appellant submits at the registry original hard copy of the appeal. 6.6 Hearing Process ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ .. list-table:: :widths: 50 50 :header-rows: 1 * - As-Is Process - To-Be Process * - 1. Assigned magistrate hears criminal appeal case on the appellant’s side. - 1. Assigned Magistrate hears appeal on the appellant side (through virtual court where applicable). * - 2. Assigned magistrate hears criminal appeal case on the respondent’s side. - 2. Assigned Magistrate hears appeal on the respondent side (through virtual court where applicable). * - 3. Assigned magistrate fixes a date for judgement. - 3. Assigned magistrate fixes a date for judgement. 6.7 Delivering Judgment ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ .. list-table:: :widths: 50 50 :header-rows: 1 * - As-Is Process - To-Be Process * - 1. Assigned magistrate pronounces Judgement. - 1. Assigned magistrate pronounces Judgement (through virtual court where applicable).