CJP Isa says received no criticism of interference in judicial affairs underneath his watch

“Since I’ve been chief justice [of Supreme Court of Pakistan], I’ve not obtained a single criticism from any excessive courtroom choose that there was any interference of their work,” Justice Isa mentioned whereas talking at Sindh Excessive Court docket Bar Affiliation (SHCBA).

“Now, if there was any interference of their work it has not been reported to me and all of the incidents that had been talked about had been earlier than my watch… earlier than I took the oath because the CJP.

“So, it is a factor to keep in mind that interference just isn’t acceptable however on the identical time nothing has been reported to me throughout … my watch.”

He mentioned point out was manufactured from the assist that the SHCBA prolonged to the six judges of the Islamabad Excessive Court docket (IHC), who had written to me as properly. “I thank them on their behalf,” the CJP added.

Final month, six judges of the IHC — comprising Justice Mohsin Akhtar Kiyani, Justice Tariq Mehmood Jahangiri, Justice Babar Sattar, Justice Sardar Ejaz Ishaq Khan, Justice Arbab Muhammad Tahir, and Justice Saman Rafat Imtiaz — wrote a letter to the Supreme Judicial Council (SJC), searching for its steerage on “interference” of the intelligence companies within the courts’ affairs.

“We’re writing to hunt steerage from the Supreme Judicial Council (SJC) with regard to the obligation of a choose to report and reply to actions on [the] a part of members of the manager, together with operatives of intelligence companies, that search to intrude with [the] discharge of his/her official capabilities and qualify as intimidation, in addition to the obligation to report any such actions that come to his/her consideration in relation to colleagues and/or members of the courts that the excessive courtroom supervises,” learn the latter.

Later, the apex courtroom initiated suo motu proceedings on the letter and sought a proposal from the Pakistan Bar Council (PBC), the Supreme Court docket Bar Affiliation (SCBA), excessive courts and the federal authorities on this regard.

“They need to counsel what must be the institutional response and mechanism to deal with the problems like those raised within the letter [of IHC judges] and make sure that such points don’t come up in future and, in the event that they do, to repair legal responsibility and proceed towards these accountable,” learn the April 3 order of the apex courtroom.

Taking a robust stance towards meddling in courtroom’s affairs by officers of intelligence companies, a full courtroom assembly of the IHC on Tuesday “unanimously determined” to present an “institutional response” to any exterior interference, well-placed sources mentioned.

The IHC full courtroom assembly was held with Chief Justice Aamer Farooq within the chair to finalise proposals earlier than submission to the Supreme Court docket in reference to a matter associated to the alleged interference of the personnel of spy companies in judicial affairs.