ISLAMABAD: Pakistan Bar Council (PBC) Friday demanded of Chief Justice of Pakistan to activate the Supreme Judicial Council (SJC) ensuring hearing of all pending references against judges of superior judiciary at the earliest possible.
The demand was made during a meeting of the Legal Education Committee of the Pakistan Bar Council, chaired by Muhammad Shoaib Shaheen. The meeting in a resolution, demanded of Chief Justice of Pakistan to activate the Supreme Judicial Council ensuring hearing of all pending references.
The meeting resolved that the delay in hearing/disposal of such references will shake confidence of the people on judiciary. It is, therefore, imperative that all the References pending before the Supreme Judicial Council are taken up and decided without further delay in the interest of justice as well as the prestige of the Institution of Judiciary, says the resolution.
The Legal Education Committee also expressed its concern over the growing uncertain political situation in the Country and the impression being built as to any extra Constitutional action in the wake of prevailing uncertain Political and grave law and order situation in the Country.
The Committee while urging upon the federal and provincial governments to improve good governance and to improve law and order situation in the country by taking concrete immediate steps also made it clear that the lawyers fraternity will not tolerate any extra constitutional step and action aiming it to de-rail the democratic and constitutional setup.
"In such an eventuality the lawyers will not hesitate to launch a countrywide movement to resist any unconstitutional action", the PBC warned. Likewise, the Committee expressed its deepest sense of sorrow and grief on the sad demise of Abdul Sattar Edhi the greatest humanitarian of Pakistan who has set example of serving the humanity irrespective of cast, creed and religion.
Similarly, the Committee strongly condemned the new wave of atrocities being committed by Indian law enforcement agencies against Muslims of Indian Occupied Kashmir who are struggling for the right of their self determination.
The Committee urged upon the Indian government to forthwith stop committing genocide of Muslims of Indian Occupied Kashmir and instead take steps for giving them their legitimate right of self determination.