Judiciary can go to any extent for implementation of Constitution: CJ

Judiciary will continue to pass verdicts according to the Constitution even if the 'sky falls off', says the CJ.


Web Desk August 15, 2012
Judiciary can go to any extent for implementation of Constitution: CJ

ISLAMABAD: Chief Justice Iftikhar Mohammad Chaudhry remarked on Wednesday that the judiciary can go to any extent for implementation of the Constitution in the country, reported Express News.

Addressing an Iftar party at the Supreme Court Bar, the chief justice maintained that the judiciary will continue to pass verdicts according to the Constitution even if "the sky comes down".

He added that the judiciary is an important pillar of the state and all other institutions should also work according to the Constitution.

Supreme Court Bar President Yaseen Azad, speaking at the event, added that if anyone tries to harm the judiciary, the lawyers will be ready to resist it.

COMMENTS (55)

Hassam Tahir | 12 years ago | Reply

@Haroon Choudhry: Yes but it's the SC right to see if law is being implemented and order its implementation.

Khalq e Khuda | 12 years ago | Reply

@Raheem Bukhsh:

Do not kid yourself. In past two years the amount of cases pending has reached historic levels. This is despite the fact that many cases have been summarily dismissed by the Supreme Court particularly those involving terrorists.

So many cases have piled up that the judiciary no longer sees it fit to release figures but any journalist covering the Supreme Court could tell them to you off the record.

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