Even if the Supreme Court takes suo motu notice of one or two cases it misses a hundred other issues.
LAHORE: This is with reference to the article “How to commit hara-kiri” by Raza Rumi (September 24). This article is indicative of a greater picture that many people fail to accept. The public wants relief and justice and at this point feel that only the chief justice can provide this. Maybe this is true but the fact still remains that the government has to provide governance. Even if the Supreme Court takes suo motu notice of one or two cases it misses a hundred other issues which are pending in the local courts.
The delay in the implementation of the 18th amendment has only made matters worse. What the amendment represents is the empowerment of the Senate and the National Assembly while also allowing for the provincial governments to take control major administrative duties.
Furthermore, the argument that parliament will delay the appointment of the judges or that the power of the judges should be increased because the Supreme Court is supposedly better than the parliament is self-defeating. If Pakistan, wants to improve administratively it will be through an independent and vibrant parliament that can develop rules and regulations while providing public representation. If the people want a space in the political sphere they should stand for election and aim for public office. The lawyer’s movement created a voice but did not create a space for the citizenry.
Sher Ali
Published in The Express Tribune, September 26th, 2010.
