Compensatory: Plea to extend chief justice’s tenure
CJP failed to perform his duties for 22 months due to unconstitutional acts of the former dictator, says petitioner.
Petitioner submitted that the CJP should be given extension of 22-months after his retirement as compensation for his illegal suspension period. PHOTO: REUTERS
LAHORE:
A constitutional petition has been filed in the Supreme Court, Lahore Registry, with a prayer to extend tenure of Chief Justice Iftikhar Muhammad Chaudhry by one year and 10 months after his retirement that is due on December 11 this year.
Imtiaz Rasheed Qureshi, a member of Save Judiciary Committee, filed this petition stating that former military ruler Pervez Musharraf had deposed the CJP and subjected him to house detention.
He said the CJP had failed to perform his duties for 22 months due to unconstitutional acts of the former dictator. He submitted that the CJP should be given extension of 22-months after his retirement as compensation for his illegal suspension period.
Published in The Express Tribune, April 24th, 2013.
A constitutional petition has been filed in the Supreme Court, Lahore Registry, with a prayer to extend tenure of Chief Justice Iftikhar Muhammad Chaudhry by one year and 10 months after his retirement that is due on December 11 this year.
Imtiaz Rasheed Qureshi, a member of Save Judiciary Committee, filed this petition stating that former military ruler Pervez Musharraf had deposed the CJP and subjected him to house detention.
He said the CJP had failed to perform his duties for 22 months due to unconstitutional acts of the former dictator. He submitted that the CJP should be given extension of 22-months after his retirement as compensation for his illegal suspension period.
Published in The Express Tribune, April 24th, 2013.