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Self-accountability needed in legal fraternity, says CJP

Says no judge shall be dragged into proceedings unjustly

Naeem Sahoutara November 14, 2015

Says no judge shall be dragged into proceedings unjustly.

KARACHI:

Chief Justice of Pakistan Justice Anwar Zaheer Jamali stressed the need to activate the process of self-accountability in the judiciary as well as in the legal fraternity.

Addressing annual dinner function of the Sindh High Court Bar Association (SHCBA) at the Sindh High Court’s lawn on Friday, he made it clear that matters in Supreme Judicial Council (SJC) shall be dealt with in absolutely transparent manner considering the code of conduct.

CJP pledges continued efforts to ensure rule of law

Justice Jamali said that the SJC’s issue was presented in the media out of proportions. He assured the judges of high courts and the Supreme Court that no judge shall be dragged in the proceedings malafidely.

“There was no deficiency in the present judicial system but the people (in the system) who did not perform their duties with due responsibility,” the chief justice said.

Unnecessary delay in disposal of cases, he said, was not only a social issue but also became a taunt for the judicial system and main reasons for such delay were adjournments and strikes by the legal fraternity.

Outgoing CJP calls for alternative judicial system

“If such exercise for unnecessary delay in disposal of cases is continued then people may lose their trust on the system,” he cautioned.

While citing an example Justice Jamali said last month the Supreme Court disposed of 1,391 cases whereas 610 cases were filed before the court in October.

The Supreme Court has relaxed the condition of lawyers for practice in the SC from 10 to 7 years while the 40% seats in judicial service will be specifically reserved for lawyers, he added.

Reducing backlog of cases top priority: CJP

The chief justice urged the lawyers to strengthen the judiciary so that “cases of litigants be decided in effective manner”.

Sindh High Court Chief Justice Faisal Arab said that judicial officers have been appointed to fulfill the vacant posts in sub-ordinate judiciary.

The judiciary also took action against judicial officers and dismissed 11 of them for misconduct, corruption and incompetency, he noted

President SHCBA Abid S Zuberi also spoke on the occasion.

Published in The Express Tribune, November 14^th, 2015.

COMMENTS (2)

Pakistan | 8 years ago | Reply Only self accounting.Not accountability. This amounts to passing on the buck. Why are they shy of holding them accountable?

vaqas | 8 years ago | Reply Awww, so sweet. My pretty babiesh will play self accountability. What the court needs is oversight. We lost all trust in the judiciary decades ago. And you in your beard can not salvage that reputation of a dishonest court working on principles of self interest. You have your former cheap justice to thank for being the last straw on the camels back.

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