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Transparent elections constitutional requirement: CJ
ISLAMABAD: National Judicial Policy Making Committee (NJPMC)’s crucial meeting is being held in the Supreme Court on Saturday here, Geo News reported.
Election Commission (EC) request for deputing judicial officers as returning officers for holding fair and transparent upcoming general elections is under deliberation of this meeting with the Supreme Court Chief Justice, Iftikhar Muhammad Chaudhry in the chair.
SC CJ said that holding of transparent and fair elections was the constitutional requirement. He said that some clarifications have been sought from the EC before arriving at any decision.
CJ further said that elections should be held in accordance with the law and with utmost honesty. If EC calls for help from any organization for the holding of transparent and fair elections, then it required due consideration. CJ said when the judiciary was involved in elections in the past, the judicial work was hampered. The decision would be taken on the basis of EC clarifications asked for in this regard. CJ thanked God that the judiciary succeeded in winning over the confidence of the people.
All the provincial High Courts, Islamabad High Court and Shariat Court’s Chief Justices, Secretaries of the Election Commission and Law and Justice Commission attending this meeting.
EC Secretary would brief the meeting about the arrangements made for the holding of transparent general elections.
Courtesy www.geo.tv