LAHORE, Jun 13 (APP):The Punjab government has allocated Rs 47.48 billion for the administration of justice in the 2024-25 budget, announced here on Thursday.
According to budget documents, Rs 10.33 billion is the estimated budget for the Lahore High Court, whereas Rs 37.15 billion has been reserved for the lower judiciary, including sessions courts, civil courts, special courts, courts of small causes, labour courts, the Punjab Appellate Tribunal-II Multan, the Punjab Appellate Tribunal Lahore, attorneys/legal services including the advocate general’s office, the solicitor department, the Mufassil Establishment, and the Punjab Judicial Academy.
The budget amount will be spent on the pay and allowances of the employees, operating expenses, employees’ retirement benefits, physical assets, and maintenance. It is pertinent to mention here that the government has reserved almost 9.41 percent more than the amount allocated in the 2023-24 budget for the administration of justice. In the 2023-24 budget, the government had allocated
Rs 43.4 billion for justice administration.
