Addis Ababa, Dec. 24(ENA)--The federal supreme court says it has been taking constructive measures believed to be instrumental in helping the judicial system in the country achieve its set objectives during the current Ethiopian budget year.

In an interview with ENA on Monday court vice president, Menbere-Tsehay Taddese said the court has managed to settle a significant number of civil, criminal appellant and cassation cases that fall under its jurisdiction.

He said the court has passed a final verdict on 995 charge files over the last three months alone, which marks a 100 percent increment compared to last year same period.

The "clearance rate " outweighs almost by half that of the newly opened charge files, which he said, manifests the court's improved and enhanced performance during the reported period.

The court would reach 3,000 lawsuits over the coming three months, if same clearance speed were to be maintained, Menbere-Tsehay said.

The vice president attributed the improved performance of the court mainly to the implementation of the backlog file reduction project, new case management system and court administration reform programs.

He said the judges of the federal Supreme Court have managed to reduce the backlog charge files by sacrificing their recess time.

A new case management system has been adopted to pre-determine the trial and final verdict of certain charge files under a fixed time framework, he said.

According to the vice president, the court administration reform program was being implemented to overhaul the physical structure of the court, which could eventually hasten the judicial process.

The court passed final decisions on 2,350 charge files during the previous Ethiopian budget year, he said.

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