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" 305 SIMPLIFICATION OF EXHAUSTIVE AND CUMBERSOME PROCEDURES Abdus Sattar Asghar, Registrar, Lahore High Court, Lahore. Published in: All Pakistan Legal Decisions Year of Publication: 2011 Suggested Citation: 2011 PLD Journal Section p.10 OBJECT We the people of Pakistan faithful to the declaration made by Quaid-e-Azam Muhammad Ali Jinnah that Pakistan would be a democratic state based on the Islamic principles of social justice, adopted the Constitution in the year 1973 to establish an order wherein fundamental rights and the independence of the judiciary shall be fully guaranteed and secured to achieve the object of dispensation of speedy and inexpensive justice upholding the rule of law. IMPORTANCE It is basic responsibility of the State to administer justice through the courts established either by the Constitution or the Statutes. The courts implement the law passed by the legislature and such law is of two kinds namely Substantive Law and Procedural Law. Substantive law intends to create a right and fix responsibilities of the people in a country whereas adjective law defines the procedure to enforce such rights and liabilities as created by the substantive law. (Cit. p.11) Simplification of exhaustive and cumbersome procedures is a multi-dimensional subject. On one hand it involves reforms of the administration of justice while on the other side it necessitates procedural changes to achieve the objectives of speedy and inexpensive justice. Procedural laws are indispensable instruments in the hands of the courts to render justice. The absence of suitable procedural law may lead to chaos, ambiguity and uncertainty in legal proceedings before the court. The procedural law is designed to facilitate and promote justice by defining the rules governing the institution…