Adjudication of court cases increases by 17% last year

AMMAN — An increase of 17 per cent in the number of adjudicated cases in the various courts of the Kingdom has been reported.

Secretary General of the Judicial Council at the Court of Cassation, Judge Ali Masri, said at a press conference that around 488,000 cases were adjudicated during 2017, recording a rise by 17 per cent compared with 2016, the Jordan News Agency, Petra, reported.

Masri said that courts reduced the number of rounded cases from the previous year by 22 per cent, while the number of cases filed with the courts rose last year to about 432,000 in 2017, increasing by 6 per cent compared with 2016. 

Masri pointed out that the next phase will focus on preparing effective plans and mechanisms that respond to the recommendations of the Royal Committee for Developing the Judiciary and Enhancing the Rule of Law, which came up last year with the suggestions to improve the performance of the judiciary.