Chief Justice Iftikhar Muhammad Chaudhry. PHOTO: RIAZ AHMED/EXPRESS
"There will be no difference when I leave. All the judges sitting there are heroes and they have been giving good judgments," Chief Justice Chaudhry said while addressing a reception organized by Sindh High Court Bar Association, Hyderabad, on the evening of November 8.
The chief justice, who is completing his almost eight years long tumultuous stint at the top position of the apex court on December 12, referred to the judges in the higher judiciary to support his assertion.
Chief Justice Chaudhry recalled how his six brother judges in the Supreme Court stood by him when former dictator General (retd) Pervez Musharraf imposed emergency on November 3, 2007. "When such judges are still in the apex court, no one can derail the system from the path of rule of law."
"I lived my life, I fought my wars but not against poor and weak but against the power, cruelty and injustice," the chief justice said, referring to a quote to sum up his stint in the judiciary.
He added that the historians will judge how the Supreme Court worked under him. "You can see not just one but 20,000 cases which we resolved. I cannot comment on some other cases which are proceeding like the case about Karachi law and order."
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During his era, nothing happened but nuisance. He trespassed powers of others in the guise of judicial review. In parliamentary system, there is no concept of judicial review. This is a concept borrowered from USA, where President has enormous powers distinct from parliament, which need to be checked to avoid dictatorship. Only one credit he could take of is dismantling of Musharaf Regime. He has worked tirelessly, let him retire peacefully.
This is the benefit to live in Big town. While in my small town Multan no such activities.
I hope this chapter of the judicial history is closed for ever and the so called heroes stop projecting themselves in the media and become judges and start doing their jobs.
One should be honest when retiring but such honesty is rare in these parts.
Oh yeah, multiple suo moto but outcome nil bata nil. This is called legacy.