Judiciary won’t let democracy down: CJ

LAHORE: Chief Justice Saqib Nisar has said that the judiciary will not let anyone trample democracy in the country.

He stressed that the Supreme Court is an independent institution which does not take into account ‘what people say’. “Judiciary is independent and everyone should be proud of it. “We will not let democracy trampled and ensure the rule of law in the country,” the CJ asserted while addressing the Lahore High Court Bar Association (LHCBA) seminar on Saturday. He said an honest leadership can change the fate of people, adding that the country needed an honest leadership, education and a strong judicial system.

“Unfortunately, the country is facing huge problems but we should not get panicked and face such challenges together.

“Challenges do come in the life of a nation but a fair and honest leadership steers it from difficult times and change the fate of its people,” the CJ remarked. “As long as the state is becoming powerful, the infringement of people’s rights is also growing; however, the judiciary is playing its constitutional role to protect fundamental rights of people in accordance with the law,” he opined.

The CJ dismissed undue criticism of courts and said the captain depends on his team and the SC is incomplete without Justice Asif Saeed Khosa. “The team captain is dependent on his team entirely,” Nisar told the group in reference to the relationship between the lawyers and judges of Pakistan. The CJ said he was commander of lakhs of lawyers and he would defeat those insulting judges, with the help of his force.

The rule of law and constitutional will be supreme in the county and no one would be allowed to derail the democratic process.