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Repeal \r\nTEXT \r\n1\r\nTHE PUNJAB JUDICIAL ACADEMY ACT 2007 \r\n(XV of 2007) \r\n[30th October, 2007] \r\nAn \r\nAct \r\nto provide for the establishment of Judicial Academy in the Province of the Punjab. \r\nPreamble.– Whereas it is expedient to establish an academy for imparting training to \r\nthe judicial officers and court personn el with a view to develop their capacity, \r\nprofessional competency and ethical standards for efficient dispensation of justice and \r\nmatters ancillary thereto; \r\nIt is hereby enacted as follows:– \r\n1. Short title, extent and commencement .– (1) This Act may be cit ed as the \r\nPunjab Judicial Academy Act, 2007. \r\n (2) It extends to the whole of the Punjab. \r\n (3) It shall come into force at once. \r\n2. Definitions.– In this Act– \r\n(a) “Academy” means the Punjab Judicial Academy established under section \r\n3; \r\n(b) “Board” means the Board of Management of the Academy; \r\n(c) “Chairperson” means the Chairperson of the Board; \r\n(d) “court personnel” means an employee of the establishment of the \r\nLahore High Court, a court and a tribunal under the administrative \r\ncontrol of the Lahore High Court; \r\n(e) “Director General” means the Director General of the Academy; \r\n(f) “faculty” means members of the teaching staff of the Academy; \r\n(g) “Fund” means the Judicial Training Fund; \r\n(h) “Government” means the Government of the Punjab; \r\n(i) “judicial officer” means a District Judge, a Sessions Judge, an Additional \r\nDistrict Judge, an Additional Sessions Judge, a Senior Civil Judge, a Civil \r\nJudge, a Judicial Magistrate, a Special Judicial Magistrate or a presiding \r\nofficer of a court or a tribunal under the administrative control of the Lahore \r\nHigh Court; \r\n(j) “member” means a member of the Board; \r\n \r\n1This Act was passed by the Punjab Assembly on 5 October 2007; assented to by the Governor of the Punjab on 29 October \r\n2007; and, was published in the Punjab Gazette (Extraordinary), dated 30 October 2007, pages 1463-67. \r\n2\r\n[(k) “prescribed” means prescribed by the rules or regulations made or \r\nframed under this Act; \r\n(ka) “regulations” means the regulations framed under this Act; \r\n(kb) “rules” means the rules made under this Act; and] \r\n(l) “staff” means staff of the Academy. \r\n3. Establishment of the Academy .– (1) The Government shall, by notification, \r\nestablish an Academy to be called the Punjab Judicial Academy. \r\n (2) The Academy shall be a bod y corporate having perpetual succession \r\nand a common seal with power to enter into contract and may sue or be sued by the \r\nsaid name. \r\n \r\n3\r\n[(3) The main campus of the Academy shall be at Lahore, however, the \r\nBoard may, with the approval of the Government and b y a notification in the official \r\nGazette, establish its sub-campuses at such places as the Board may determine.] \r\n4. Functions of the Academy.– The Academy shall– \r\n(a) impart pre -service and in -service training to the judicial officers and \r\ncourt personnel; \r\n4\r\n[(aa) to ensure implementation of the provisions of this Act, rules and \r\nregulations;] \r\n(b) develop the skills and techniques for court management, case \r\nmanagement, delay reduction, alternate dispute resolution and judgment \r\nwriting; \r\n5\r\n[(bb) prescribe the international judicial training standards;] \r\n(c) conduct examinations and award certificates and diplomas; \r\n(d) develop training courses relating to administration of justice including \r\nuse of information technology; \r\n(e) hold conferences, seminars, lectures, wor kshops and symposia \r\nrelating to court management, administration of justice, law and \r\ndevelopment and legislative drafting; \r\n(f) publish books, journals, research papers and reports on important \r\ntopics relating to administration of justice; \r\n(g) promote research on case management, court management, trial skills \r\nand judicial reasoning; \r\n(h) encourage legal and constitutional research; \r\n \r\n2Substituted by the Punjab Judicial Academy (Amendment) Act 202 5 (XLII of 202 5), published in the Punjab Gazette \r\n(Extraordinary), dated: 30 May 2025, pp. 4789-4790, s.2. \r\n3Substituted by the Punjab Judicial Academy (Amendment) Act 202 5 (XLII of 202 5), published in the Punjab Gazette \r\n(Extraordinary), dated: 30 May 2025, pp. 4789-4790, s.3. \r\n4Inserted by the Punjab Judicial Academy (Amendment) Act 202 5 (XLII of 202 5), published in the Punjab Gazette \r\n(Extraordinary), dated: 30 May 2025, pp. 4789-4790, s.4(a). \r\n5Ibid, s 4(b). \r\n(i) inculcate and promote ethical values and standards in judicial officers \r\nand court personnel; \r\n(j) coordinate with other educa tional and training institutions including the \r\nFederal Judicial Academy; \r\n(k) conduct training and examinations of other officers and personnel on \r\nthe direction of the Board; and \r\n(l) perform such other functions as may be assigned to it by the Board. \r\n5. Manner of training .– (1) The Academy shall use all modern techniques for \r\nimparting judicial training. Teaching methods and evaluation system shall be at par \r\nwith international standards. \r\n (2) The Academy may enter into arrangements with other recognized \r\npublic and private institutions for imparting training. \r\n (3) The Academy shall institute a quality examination and evaluation \r\nsystem with regard to the training imparted. \r\n6. Board of Management .– (1) The management and administration of the \r\nAcademy shall vest in the Board. \r\n (2) The Board shall consist of– \r\n(a) Chief Justice, Chairperson \r\nLahore High Court; \r\n(b) two judges of the Lahore High members \r\n Court nominated by the Chairperson; \r\n(c) Chairman, Planning & Development Board member \r\nof the Government; \r\n(d) Registrar, Lahore High Court; member \r\n(e) Additional Chief Secretary of the Government member \r\n(f) Secretary to the Government, \r\nFinance Department member \r\n(g) Secretary to the Government, \r\nLaw Parliamentary Affairs and Human member \r\nRights Department; \r\n(h) Principal, Punjab University, Law College, member \r\nUniversity of the Punjab, Lahore; \r\n(i) a District & Sessions Judge member \r\nnominated by the Chairperson; and \r\n(j) Director General member/Secretary \r\n (3) The existence of a vacancy in the constitution of the Board shall not \r\ninvalidate an act or proceedings of the Board. \r\n7. Meetings of the Board .– (1) The Board shall meet at least thrice in a \r\ncalendar year. \r\n (2) The Director General shall convene a meeting of the Board on the \r\ndirection of Chairperson or written request of three or more members. \r\n (3) In the meeting of the Board,– \r\n(a) the Chairperson, or in his absence, a member nominated by the \r\nChairperson shall preside; \r\n(b) five members shall constitute the quorum; \r\n(c) all decisions of the Board shall be taken by simple majority; \r\n(d) the Chairperson or a member presiding shall have a casting vote; and \r\n(e) the Director General shall record the minutes of the meeting. \r\n8. Powers and functions of the Board.– (1) The Board shall– \r\n(a) exercise supervision and control over the affairs of the Academy; \r\n6\r\n[(b) formulate policy and lay down sectoral planning and program for \r\ntraining and approve courses;] \r\n(c) evaluate or cause to be evaluated the performance of the Academy; \r\n(d) approve the annual budget and revised budget estimates of th e \r\nAcademy; \r\n(e) cause proper books of accounts to be maintained for all sums of \r\nmoney received and expenditures incurred by the Academy and \r\narrange for the audit of accounts; \r\n(f) determine the terms and conditions of service of the Director General \r\nand staff of the Academy; \r\n(g) create, abolish or upgrade a post; \r\n(h) appoint an officer in BS-16 or above; and \r\n(i) prescribe qualifications, conditions of service and other matters relating \r\nto faculty, officers and staff. \r\n(2) The Board may– \r\n(a) purchase, acquire, hire, dispose of or construct any property for the \r\nAcademy; \r\n(b) hold, control and administer the property of the Academy; \r\n(c) receive grants-in-aid and donations from the Federal Government, the \r\nGovernment or any other organization, person or agency; \r\n(d) regulate, determine and administer all matters concerning the Academy; \r\n(e) appoint advisors, consultants and experts for assistance; \r\n(f) appoint or hire permanent or visiting faculty; \r\n7\r\n[(fa) frame regulations for conduct of its business; \r\n \r\n6Substituted by the Punjab Judicial Academy (Amendment) Act 202 5 (XLII of 202 5), published in the Punja b Gazette \r\n(Extraordinary), dated: 30 May 2025, pp. 4789-4790, s.5(a). \r\n7Added by the Punjab Judicial Academy (Amendment) Act 202 5 (XLII of 202 5), published in the Punjab Gazette \r\n(Extraordinary), dated: 30 May 2025, pp. 4789- 4790, s.5(b). \r\n(fb) execute agreements, MoUs or any other legal instrument;] \r\n(g) assign a specific power to a person or organization; and \r\n(h) exercise any other power ancillary to the aims and objects of the Academy. \r\n(3) The Board may delegate all or any of its powers or functions to the \r\nChairperson, a member or a committee of members. \r\n9. Director General.– (1) The Chairperson shall appoint the Director General of \r\nthe Academy for a term of four years on the recommendation of the Board. \r\n (2) The Director General may resign by tendering hi s resignation to the \r\nChairperson and shall cease to hold office upon acceptance of his resignation. \r\n (3) The Chairperson on the recommendation of the Board may, after \r\nproviding an opportunity of being heard, remove the Director General during the term \r\nof his office. \r\n (4) The Director General shall be a person who has been a Judge of the \r\nLahore High Court or a District Judge of the Punjab. \r\n (5) The Director General shall be the chief executive officer of the \r\nAcademy and shall be responsible for the affairs of the Academy before the Board. \r\n (6) The Director General shall be the principal accounting officer of the \r\nAcademy. \r\n (7) The Director General may, with the approval of the Chairperson, \r\nappoint staff in BS-1 to 15. \r\n (8) The Director General shall, within tw o months of conclusion of each \r\nfinancial year, submit annual report to the Board containing performance and \r\nproposals for the improvement in the performance of the Academy. \r\n10. Appointment of officers and staff .– (1) The Board or the Director General \r\nmay appoint officers and staff of the Academy in accordance with the provisions of \r\nthis Act \r\n8\r\n[, rules or regulations ] by direct recruitment, deputation, promotion or on \r\ncontract basis. \r\n (2) The Board shall \r\n9\r\n[prescribe] the manner and the terms and conditions \r\nof appointment of officers and staff of the Academy. \r\n (3) The Board shall prescribe qualification and experience of the teaching \r\nstaff of the Academy taking into account, the qualification and experience prescribed \r\nfor such staff in the world renowned Judicial Academies. \r\n10\r\n[10-A. Committees .- (1) The Board may constitute committees having such \r\nmembers and functions as the Board may determine. \r\n \r\n8Inserted by the Punjab Judicial Academy (Amendment) Act 202 5 (XLII of 202 5), published in the Punjab Gazette \r\n(Extraordinary), dated: 30 May 2025, pp.4789- 4790, s.6(a). \r\n9Substituted for the word “determine’’ by the Punjab Judicial Academy (Amendment) Act 2025 (XLII of 2025), published in the \r\nPunjab Gazette (Extraordinary), dated: 30 May 2025, pp.4789- 4790, s.6(b). \r\n10Inserted by the Punjab Judicial Academy (Amendment) Act 202 5 (XLII of 202 5), published in the Punjab Gazette \r\n(Extraordinary), dated: 30 May 2025, pp.4789- 4790, s.7. \r\n(2) The committees constituted under sub -section (1), may invite any \r\ntechnical expert or any Government functionary for assistance in the performance of \r\nits functions.] \r\n11. Fund.– (1) There shall be a fund of the Academy to be known as the Judicial \r\nTraining Fund. \r\n (2) The Director General shall ensure the deposit of the income of the \r\nAcademy in the Fund and incurring of the expenditures of the Academy from the Fund. \r\n(3) The sources of income of the Fund shall be– \r\n(a) grants made by the Federal Government or the Government; \r\n(b) donations, endowments and grants from any individual, organization or \r\nagency, whether national or international; \r\n(c) sale proceeds of the property and publications of the Academy; and \r\n(d) any other sum received by the Academy from any lawful source. \r\n(2) The Fund shall be kept in such custody, utilized and regulated in the \r\nprescribed manner. \r\n12. Budget and accounts.– (1) The Director General shall utilize the Budget and \r\nmaintain the accounts of the Academy in the prescribed manner. \r\n (2) The Director General shall prepare the Budget of the Academy for \r\neach financial year. \r\n (3) The Director General shal l not incur any expenditure from the Fund \r\nwithout the approval of the Board. \r\n13. Audit.– (1) The Board shall appoint a chartered accountant or a firm of \r\nchartered accountants to audit the accounts of the Academy. \r\n (2) The Director General, with the approval of the Board, within six months \r\nof the close of the financial year, shall submit to the Government the annual \r\nstatement of accounts of the Academy alongwith the report of the auditor. \r\n14. Submission of report .– (1) The Director General shall, with the ap proval of \r\nthe Board, within the period of six months, submit annual audit and performance \r\nreports to the Government which shall include the following:– \r\n (a) details of courses run and designed by the Academy; \r\n (b) details of examinations carried out by the Academy; \r\n (c) research work done by the Academy; \r\n (d) the quality of training imparted at the Academy; and \r\n (e) the standard of the students trained at the Academy. \r\n (2) The Government shall, within two months of the receipt of the reports, \r\nsubmit the same before the Provincial Assembly of the Punjab. \r\n11\r\n[15. Rules.- The Government may, by notification in the official Gazette, make \r\nrules for carrying out the purposes of this Act.] \r\n12\r\n[15-A. Regulations.- To give effect to the provisions of this Act, the Boar d may \r\nframe regulations not inconsistent with this Act or the rules made thereunder.] \r\n16. Repeal.– The Punjab Judicial Academy Ordinance 2007 (XV of 2007) is \r\nhereby repealed. \r\n \r\n11Substituted by the Punjab Judicial Academy (Amendment) Act 202 5 (XLII of 202 5), published in the Punjab Gazette \r\n(Extraordinary), dated: 30 May 2025, pp.4789- 4790, s.8. \r\n12Inserted by the Punjab Judicial Academy (Amendment) Act 202 5 (XLII of 202 5), pu blished in the Punjab Gazette \r\n(Extraordinary), dated: 30 May 2025, pp.4789- 4790, s.9.", "passage_offset_convention": "zero-based Unicode code points and UTF8 bytes; end exclusive", "passages": [ { "passage_id": "law:punjab-code-750d74359a9d6d83:sha256:84ddd6a95c23a7f97db6ef01e177e59e81745b1beadddc1b0846dc144bb9059b:chars-0-1758:ba1b672e99f9326cebdad70095462349d11bd42747a65e770198f397104c2a20", "character_start": 0, "character_end": 1758, "utf8_byte_start": 0, "utf8_byte_end": 1792, "passage_sha256": "ba1b672e99f9326cebdad70095462349d11bd42747a65e770198f397104c2a20", "reader_fragment": "p-0-1758-ba1b672e99f9326c" }, { "passage_id": "law:punjab-code-750d74359a9d6d83:sha256:84ddd6a95c23a7f97db6ef01e177e59e81745b1beadddc1b0846dc144bb9059b:chars-1758-3497:d7ae79aaaa5d82c57796fd758a7abc7a51cfd7a3fbf9a531ad8b2289c232f1e5", "character_start": 1758, "character_end": 3497, "utf8_byte_start": 1792, "utf8_byte_end": 3569, "passage_sha256": "d7ae79aaaa5d82c57796fd758a7abc7a51cfd7a3fbf9a531ad8b2289c232f1e5", "reader_fragment": "p-1758-3497-d7ae79aaaa5d82c5" }, { "passage_id": "law:punjab-code-750d74359a9d6d83:sha256:84ddd6a95c23a7f97db6ef01e177e59e81745b1beadddc1b0846dc144bb9059b:chars-3497-5236:43d9df4389a43a235c24c71395633e535274ce357d5082ba4ad7aef3767d6338", "character_start": 3497, "character_end": 5236, "utf8_byte_start": 3569, "utf8_byte_end": 5308, "passage_sha256": "43d9df4389a43a235c24c71395633e535274ce357d5082ba4ad7aef3767d6338", "reader_fragment": "p-3497-5236-43d9df4389a43a23" }, { "passage_id": "law:punjab-code-750d74359a9d6d83:sha256:84ddd6a95c23a7f97db6ef01e177e59e81745b1beadddc1b0846dc144bb9059b:chars-5236-6983:83b4bc7a486a26eea7ead744d55c2f6170a98811c9375480d5efd7bd88aedf38", "character_start": 5236, "character_end": 6983, "utf8_byte_start": 5308, "utf8_byte_end": 7063, "passage_sha256": "83b4bc7a486a26eea7ead744d55c2f6170a98811c9375480d5efd7bd88aedf38", "reader_fragment": "p-5236-6983-83b4bc7a486a26ee" }, { "passage_id": "law:punjab-code-750d74359a9d6d83:sha256:84ddd6a95c23a7f97db6ef01e177e59e81745b1beadddc1b0846dc144bb9059b:chars-6983-8768:22358f19488053a7a27eabfe8879e72985148f716bf5f74b8a9a1adfca9483a8", "character_start": 6983, "character_end": 8768, "utf8_byte_start": 7063, "utf8_byte_end": 8856, "passage_sha256": "22358f19488053a7a27eabfe8879e72985148f716bf5f74b8a9a1adfca9483a8", "reader_fragment": "p-6983-8768-22358f19488053a7" }, { "passage_id": "law:punjab-code-750d74359a9d6d83:sha256:84ddd6a95c23a7f97db6ef01e177e59e81745b1beadddc1b0846dc144bb9059b:chars-8768-10550:f0a720e8851e539be3712a43ea947475e821cc8305cacf7a845d03446cd15017", "character_start": 8768, "character_end": 10550, "utf8_byte_start": 8856, "utf8_byte_end": 10640, "passage_sha256": "f0a720e8851e539be3712a43ea947475e821cc8305cacf7a845d03446cd15017", "reader_fragment": "p-8768-10550-f0a720e8851e539b" }, { "passage_id": "law:punjab-code-750d74359a9d6d83:sha256:84ddd6a95c23a7f97db6ef01e177e59e81745b1beadddc1b0846dc144bb9059b:chars-10550-12335:5e9bdb3d2e09b8275230c3d00473c21c275da911d2342f07e721b893852a2b77", "character_start": 10550, "character_end": 12335, "utf8_byte_start": 10640, "utf8_byte_end": 12433, "passage_sha256": "5e9bdb3d2e09b8275230c3d00473c21c275da911d2342f07e721b893852a2b77", "reader_fragment": "p-10550-12335-5e9bdb3d2e09b827" }, { "passage_id": "law:punjab-code-750d74359a9d6d83:sha256:84ddd6a95c23a7f97db6ef01e177e59e81745b1beadddc1b0846dc144bb9059b:chars-12335-14105:b2896e3bf3994721614dc76beab29e2311dcdba691df36021d2d6376e38d22f5", "character_start": 12335, "character_end": 14105, "utf8_byte_start": 12433, "utf8_byte_end": 14215, "passage_sha256": "b2896e3bf3994721614dc76beab29e2311dcdba691df36021d2d6376e38d22f5", "reader_fragment": "p-12335-14105-b2896e3bf3994721" }, { "passage_id": "law:punjab-code-750d74359a9d6d83:sha256:84ddd6a95c23a7f97db6ef01e177e59e81745b1beadddc1b0846dc144bb9059b:chars-14105-15270:7c0e3e4e8d7e9f959486df0c947911ead86e754665035abeee3fe49fc2be680a", "character_start": 14105, "character_end": 15270, "utf8_byte_start": 14215, "utf8_byte_end": 15382, "passage_sha256": "7c0e3e4e8d7e9f959486df0c947911ead86e754665035abeee3fe49fc2be680a", "reader_fragment": "p-14105-15270-7c0e3e4e8d7e9f95" } ] }