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date Jul 17, 2009 8:24 PM
subject SC verdict in plane hijacking case of Mian Nawaz Sharif
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Hon'ble Chief Justice of Pakistan
Islamabad
Your Honour:
As a public citizen, I take the liberty of encroaching upon your precious time and seeking your personal attention to apprise you of the public sentiments on the way the superior judiciary has been behaving over the past months.
1. The Supreme Court announced the judgement in the case of plane hijacking case against Mian Nawaz Sharif on 17 July 2009, coinciding with the visit of the president of Pakistan to Raiwind. The SC announced on 16 July that it would give the verdict on 17 July and the presidency announced on the same day that the president would meet Mian Nawaz Sharif on 17 July.
The concerned citizens are bewildered as to whether it was the president who knew about the incoming judgement or was it the SC which had been directed to announce the judgement. The judgement was reserved on 18 June; announcing it suddenly on 17 July could be misconstrued and could create deviating perceptions among the general public. The people today hold the superior judiciary in the highest esteem; that perception needs to be maintained, cherished and fostered in the larger interest of the nation and the country.
2. The Supreme Court appeared to be reluctant to pass a short order on 30th July 2009 in the case of appeal against the disqualification of the Chief Minister Punjab, Mian Shahbaz Sharif but it did so very next day.
3. The Lahore High Court remarked in the hearing a day before the short order that it could not pass judgement on the disqualification of Mian Shahbaz Sharif and the very next day LHC disqualified him in Feb 2009.
The relentless efforts of the lawyers and the civil society activists were aimed at ensuring independence of judiciary and the rule of law, not just the restoration of the deposed judges. 'Law may be blind, but the judge is not' is applicable in all societies under specific circumstances, but the dignity and honour of the judiciary should not appear to have been compromised under any circumstances.
Most respectfully, I request Your Honour to take appropriate measures to retain the hope of the people in the independence of judiciary. That is the last hope, the people of Pakistan are clinging to, in the utter desperation of today's environment prevailing in the country.
Cordially,
Mumtaz A. Piracha
Founder & Moderator
Good Governance Forum
Pakistan
Tel: 042-5503936
Cell: 0300-2265424
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