RAK's 1-day court settles 200 cases in 3 months

The court, which hears cases with claims not exceeding Dh20,000, has been assigned to look into some 40 per cent of the entire lawsuits

Litigants here need not to worry anymore about their cases, with the outstanding performance of the one-day court which has been recently introduced to the judiciary system in the emirate of Ras Al Khaimah.
The new fast-track court, the first of its kind in the region, has managed to hear and issue final verdicts in 100 per cent of the lawsuits referred to it from January to March this year, according to a top official here.
Dr Ahmed Al Khatiri, Chairman of the emirate's Department of Courts, said the one-day court has entirely processed 213 cases in just three months. "This is an outstanding performance that goes far beyond the expected target which the court was first launched early in January this year."
The court, which hears cases with claims not exceeding Dh20,000, has been assigned to look into some 40 per cent of the entire lawsuits referred to the partial jurisdiction courts, he added.
"This big boom has been ordered and supported from the very beginning by Sheikh Mohammed bin Saud bin Saqr Al Qasimi, Crown Prince of Ras Al Khaimah, who is also the chairman of the Judiciary board here."
The one-day court is meant to enhance and develop a fair judicial performance in the emirate, Dr Khatiri underlined. "The move will also help bring happiness to the public and increase their satisfaction."
One court better than four
Official records show that the court's exceptional performance has far excelled the total work of four partial jurisdiction courts over the same period, he disclosed. "The locally well-received court has been acknowledged worldwide as well, because of its innovative system that knows no adjournment and ends litigation in a record time of just one day, making litigants happier and more satisfied."
Such remarkable outcomes will encourage the RAK Courts to look for more innovative solutions in the future to boost its performance and process more cases in a shorter time, yet with full consideration of the principle of justice, Dr Khatiri pointed out.
"We are currently studying the introduction of more one-session courts to finish more cases and curb litigants' suffering of adjournment and long judicial procedures."
The RAK Courts, following the astounding success of the one-day court, launched a one-session court; the first of its kind in the world, also in January this year, to hear only civil and commercial cases and gives final verdict it by the end of the session in view of law."
"The new court is part of a set of integrated initiatives sponsored by the Crown Prince to improve and develop the judicial system to deliver justice using the most advanced methods to settle disputes."
ahmedshaaban@khaleejtimes.com