IHCBA files constitutional petition in SC against interference in judiciary

ISLAMABAD: The Islamabad High Court Bar Association (IHCBA) approached the Supreme Court in a case related to alleged interference in the judiciary.

The Islamabad High Court Bar has filed a constitutional petition in the Supreme Court to investigate the letter of the judges, in which it has been asked that the Supreme Court conduct a transparent investigation in the light of the letter of the High Court judges.

The Islamabad High Court Bar has requested that after a transparent investigation, action should be taken against those who humiliate the judiciary and if the matter is related to the Supreme Judicial Council, the court should send recommendations to the council for review.

According to the request of the High Court Bar, 6 judges of the Islamabad High Court described serious incidents in the letter, the independent judiciary is the basis of the Constitution and the only source of justice.

The Islamabad High Court Bar in its petition further said that compromise on the independence of the judiciary is not acceptable in any case, so the Supreme Court should take the matter seriously.

It should be noted that 6 judges of the Islamabad High Court had written a letter to the Supreme Judicial Council and demanded that we fully support the position of Justice Retired Shaukat Aziz Siddiqui to conduct an investigation.

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In this regard, President Islamabad High Court Bar Association Riasat Ali Azad also supported the demand of six judges.