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Riyadh: The long-awaited step to establish traffic, family and real estate courts will no longer be taken as the Ministry of Justice has ruled out the idea.
The ministry in a press statement released yesterday, a copy of which was sent to Gulf News, said such types of courts were not covered by King Abdullah Bin Abdul Aziz's earlier directive to the ministry to establish specialist courts.
The Ministry of Justice's statement quoted the ministry's undersecretary, Abdullah Al Yahay, as saying that the King's directive includes "establishing commercial, labour and personal status courts as well as appeal courts and a supreme court".
He disclosed the ministry is planning to have "sections" in courts to deal with traffic and real estate issues instead of giving them fully-fledged court status.
There has been much debate and press coverage during the last few years about the importance of setting up specialist courts to deal with traffic violations, family disputes and real estate related matters.
Traffic violations are a significant hazard in Saudi Arabia. Poor driving habits, complete disregard for traffic laws and road markings and excessive speed are common causes of thousands of tragic accidents in the kingdom annually.
All family disputes in Saudi Arabia are currently handled by Islamic Sharia courts that are not specialised in family affairs.
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