Answer:

Courts are just one, albeit an important institution, for dispute RESOLUTION. There are several other formal structures in a state, as part of the justice system, that operate to settle disputes. These include; tribunals, ombudsman, committees within the parliament, different grievance rederessal forums in autonomous bodies provided in special LAWS, including quasi-JUDICIAL powers vested under the administrative law in the Executive in all its three tiers.

Role of the courts is limited in modern societies. And they are increasing viewed, when so many other institutions are also performing judicial or quasi-judicial duties, as remedy of last resort. Most effective remedy depends on the context. The wisdom behind providing such a structure for dispute resolution is two folds. Firstly, and for obvious reasons, the courts need not be over-burdened for them to efficiently perform their duties. Secondly, the government or agencies performing functions in connection with affairs of federation, have complex structures, taking on multiple tasks simultaneously. They devise many strategies, policies, programs and schemes. This generates fairly diverse grievances. Not all of them are for courts to address or resolve. However, in Pakistan, apart from our misplaced focus on performance of courts, with little done to bring meaningful REFORMS by the coordinate branches; there is no developing discourse to strengthen all other MEDIUMS of dispute resolution.