Mobile court operations to face tighter scrutiny

The government has introduced six-point directives to strengthen transparency and accountability in mobile court operations, making district administrations responsible for recording proceedings, safeguarding seized goods and ensuring proper legal representation in appeals.

The Cabinet Division has also ordered the appointment of designated government lawyers, the formation of district-level media cells and training for staff assigned to assist mobile courts.

Issued on November 2 by the Cabinet Division’s District Magistracy Monitoring Branch, the directives follow a decision taken at a meeting chaired by the Prime Minister on October 4 to improve the operational capacity of mobile courts.

Under the new instructions, all mobile court operations must be video-recorded, with each recording marked with the relevant case number and date.