The House of Representatives is considering a bill seeking an act aimed at averting unnecessary delays in the dispensation of justice in civil and criminal matters in the country.
The proposed bill specifically seeks to alter the Constitution to set a time frame within which civil and criminal cases and matters are heard and determined at trial and appellate courts in order to eliminate unnecessary delays in justice administration and delivery, and for related matters.
The proposed legislation, sponsored by the Deputy Speaker, Benjamin Kalu, and some other lawmakers, was presented for second reading by the House Leader, Hon. Julius Ihonvbere, at plenary on Thursday.
According to the bill’s draft, in any civil or criminal matter except in election petitions, a trial superior court of record shall deliver its judgment in writing within 270 days from the date of the filing of the civil or criminal…
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