His Majesty King Abdullah said Sunday that political, economic and social development is associated with the judiciary's overhaul, which is a priority for Jordan's future.

King Abdullah told the president and members of the newly-formed Royal Committee for Developing the Judiciary and Enhancing the Rule of Law to lay out a comprehensive strategy to revamp and upgrade the judiciary through building on previous efforts and benefiting from them.

Commending the committee members as people with long judicial and legal experience, the King urged them to update legislations, speed up litigation procedures and build the capacity of judicial staff.

"We look forward to seeing the result of your work in the next four months", His Majesty told the committee, headed by former prime minister Zeid Rifai.

During the meeting, held at the Husseiniya Palace, Rifai said the royal letter appointing the committee reflected His Majesty’s future vision, pledging to draw up a detailed strategy to revamp the judicial system and enhance the rule of law, adding that the panel will examine all legislations and measures related to the judiciary with the aim of updating them.

The committee, he said, will send the results of its work to the King, including the recommendations, policies, executive programmes and proposed legislations within a period of four months.