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Constitution creates institutions including judiciary: Ramday
ISLAMABAD: A 17-member larger bench of Supreme Court, headed by Chief Justice of Pakistan (CJP) Iftikhar Mohammed Chaudhry, continued hearing petitions challenging 18th Amendment today (Monday), Geo news reported.Judges, in their remarks regarding their restoration occurred last year said, “Our restoration was result of public pressure”.
Federal lawyer Waseem Sajjad, arguing the court, said judiciary is creation of constitution, which takes oath to abide by constitution in all circumstances, therefore, judiciary cannot term void any article of constitution.
Justice Jawwad S. Khwaja asked the lawyer whether a parliament could wish contrary to what people wish.
While, Justice Tariq Parvaiz said public pressure made it possible the restoration of judges although the parliament was still present at that time but parliamentarian failed meet wishes of public.
Justice Khalil-ur-Rehman Ramday said the elected representatives of people failed to restore deposed judiciary therefore public pressure was mounted for our restoration.
“Nothing is final in this world whether it be the independence of judiciary or supremacy of constitution”, he remarked adding, “Every institution of country is creation of constitution including judiciary and judicial judgments can be effortful at times as judges are human beings not aliens.”
CJP in his remarks said people desperately yearn an independent judiciary while we have multiplied our plights by not complying with sayings of Founder of Nation, Quaid-e-Azam Mohammed Ali Jinnah.
The hearing remained continued till filing of this news.
Courtesy www.Geo.tv