6. Appeals from Ward Tribunal - Criminal Case

6.1 Receiving of Appeal

As-Is Process

  1. Appellant files criminal appeal at court registry.

  2. Court clerk presents the criminal appeal to magistrate in charge.

To-Be Process

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

6.2 Scrutiny of Application

As-Is Process

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

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

  3. Magistrate In charge returns criminal appeal to court clerk for Registration and amendments.

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.

6.3 Case Registration

As-Is Process

  1. Court clerk registers case in the register book.

  2. Court clerk opens respective criminal appeal file.

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

To-Be Process

  1. Magistrate in charge registers the appeal after admission.

Note

  • Instant feedback is given to the appellant after admission and registration.

6.4 Case Assignment

As-Is Process

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

  2. Magistrate In charge returns criminal 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 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.

6.5 Issuing of Summons to Respondent

As-Is Process

  1. Court clerk prepares a court summons and submits to assigned magistrate for endorsement.

  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.

6.6 Hearing Process

As-Is Process

  1. Assigned magistrate hears criminal appeal case on the appellant’s side.

  2. Assigned magistrate hears criminal 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).

  3. Assigned magistrate fixes a date for judgement.

6.7 Delivering Judgment

As-Is Process

  1. Assigned magistrate pronounces Judgement.

To-Be Process

  1. Assigned magistrate pronounces Judgement (through virtual court where applicable).