5. Appeals from Ward Tribunal - Civil Case

5.1 Receiving of Appeal

As-Is Process

  1. Appellant files civil appeal at court registry.

  2. Court clerk presents civil appeal to magistrate in charge.

To-Be Process

  1. Appellant submits the appeal to the magistrate in charge at the registry.

5.2 Admission of Appeal

As-Is Process

  1. Magistrate In charge scrutinizes correctness of the civil appeal.

  2. Magistrate In charge admits, returns or rejects of the civil appeal.

  3. Magistrate In charge returns civil appeal to court clerk for Registration, amendments and assessment.

To-Be Process

  1. Magistrate In charge scrutinizes the correctness of the appeal.

  2. Magistrate In charge admits, returns or rejects the appeal.

Note

  • Instant feedback is given to the appellant in case of rejection or return.

5.3 Assessment and Payment of Court Fees

As-Is Process

  1. Court clerk assesses fees for the filed civil case.

  2. Court clerk presents the 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.

To-Be Process

  1. Court clerk confirms court fees.

  2. Court clerk presents a control number for respective fee to the appellant for payment.

5.4 Case Registration

As-Is Process

  1. Court clerk registers case in the register book.

  2. Court clerk opens respective appeal file.

  3. Court clerk tables appeal file to the magistrate in charge for assignment.

To-Be Process

  1. Court clerk confirms payments and registers the case.

Note

  • Instant feedback is given to the appellant after registration.

5.5 Case Assignment

As-Is Process

  1. Magistrate In charge assigns civil appeal file to the particular magistrate.

  2. Magistrate In charge returns civil appeal file to court clerk to present to the assigned magistrate for orders.

  3. Court Clerk tables civil appeal file to the assigned Magistrate.

  4. Assigned magistrate to fixes a date for hearing.

To-Be Process

  1. Automatic assignment based on workload per magistrate with intervention of the magistrate in charge.

  2. Assigned magistrate fixes a date for hearing.

5.6 Issuing of Summons to Respondent

As-Is Process

  1. Court clerk issues a court summons to the respondent.

  2. Court process server effects service of the summons.

To-Be Process

  1. Court clerk extracts summons for electronic and physical dispatch.

  2. On the date of first hearing/mention, the appellant submits at the registry original hard copy of the appeal.

5.7 Hearing Process

As-Is Process

  1. Assigned Magistrate hears civil appeal case on the appellant’s side.

  2. Assigned Magistrate hears civil appeal case on the respondent’s side.

  3. Assigned Magistrate fixes a date for judgement.

To-Be Process

  1. Assigned Magistrate hears appeal on the appellant side (through virtual court where applicable).

  2. Assigned Magistrate hears appeal on the respondent side (through virtual court where applicable).

5.8 Delivering Judgment

As-Is Process

1. Assigned Magistrate pronounces Judgement. To-Be Process ————- 1. Assigned magistrate pronounces Judgement (through virtual court where applicable).