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" CONCEPT OF PRIMARY JUSTICE IN CONCEPT OF PRIMARY JUSTICE IN OUR JUDICIAL SYSTEM   By   Dr. Zafar Ahmed Khan Sherwani, Ph.D.(Law)1   Annual International Judicial Conference, 2013 was held from 19-21 April, by the Law and Justice Commission of Pakistan (LJCP) with the purpose to provide an opportunity to the stakeholders of justice sector to share experiences and evolve strategies for addressing the problems which are being faced by the judicial system. The declaration of the conference issued on the conclusion includes the recommendations of the group on Alternative Dispute Resolution, (ADR) which inter alia says that the "Lok Adalat" system as introduced and developed in India should be examined to see how it can be used for our mutual benefit and the ADR mechanisms already available in the law should be highlighted and fully enforced.   The Supreme Court is conscious of the huge pendency of cases before the courts of the country. It is an uphill task for a common man to get justice from courts in a speedy and inexpensive way. It's one of the responsibilities of every democratic polity to provide quick and inexpensive mechanism for dispute resolution for its people. Cropping of disputes amongst members of any society is a human phenomenon. Quick and inexpensive resolution of such disputes have strong nexus with good governance. Every State is responsible to provide a framework to its government to cater for their need of quick and inexpensive dispute resolution, which should match their cultural and traditional mindset and universally accepted democratic standards as well.   Pakistan on getting its independence from the British Raj inherited an adversarial judicial system based on Anglo Saxon Laws. It has shown little change since…