ISLAMABAD: Supreme Court docket (SC) Justice Mansoor Ali Shah on Friday acknowledged that he’s not petrified of any reference, including that there isn’t a reason behind concern for him, if he has not executed something fallacious.
In an off-the-cuff dialog with reporters following oath-taking ceremony for newly appointed Supreme Court docket judges, Justice Mansoor replied to a question relating to the reference that was purportedly introduced towards him.
He responded: “We’ll see when the reference comes. If I’ve executed nothing fallacious, why ought to I worry? Allah is the final word authority.”
Rana Sanaullah, the prime minister’s adviser on political and public affairs, earlier this week hinted at submitting a reference towards two senior apex courtroom judges who, in line with him, had been committing “misconduct” by “writing letters on each situation containing crucial remarks” and “leaking it to the media”.
Nonetheless, the premier’s adviser clarified his assertion days later, saying that his remarks of submitting a reference towards the judges had been neither an announcement nor a menace.
Federal Minister for Regulation and Justice Azam Nazeer Tarar additionally additional elucidated that the premier’s aide by no means talked about submitting a reference towards the judges aside from presenting his perspective on “misconduct” by a few of the judges amid rising tensions over the nomination and switch of senior jurists.
In the meantime, the senior puisne decide additionally talked about that he often meets with fellow judges and even shares tea with them. Smiling, he added: “Proper now, I simply got here to have tea after the oath-taking ceremony.”
In a cryptic comment, he added: “If an elephant is within the room and nobody sees it, what might be mentioned [of it]?”
Justice Mansoor dismissed any notion of non-public grudges or conflicts, saying: “I’ve no private enmity or disagreements with anybody.”
To a different question relating to if the judges didn’t carry out their duties, he mentioned all the things was out there on-line, pointing to case disposal charges.
“Have a look at the case clearance charge. Every part is accessible on the Supreme Court docket’s web site,” he mentioned. He additionally famous that information present what number of judgments by every decide have been revealed in authorized books.
Irfan Siddiqui unaware of reference towards judges
However, Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) Senator Irfan Siddiqui has mentioned that he’s unaware of any authorities plans to file a reference towards two judges.
Talking on Geo Information programme “Geo Pakistan”, Siddiqui talked about that everybody is aware of which two judges are being mentioned on this context.
Nonetheless, he emphasised that he has no information of whether or not the federal government is contemplating such a transfer.
Siddiqui additional famous that whereas politicians typically stage walkouts and boycotts, he has by no means seen judges doing so.
The Judicial Fee of Pakistan (JCP) earlier this week authorized the appointment of six new judges to the apex courtroom amid a boycott by PTI lawmakers and two senior SC judges. The chief justices of all excessive courts, besides the Lahore Excessive Court docket (LHC) had been among the many six judges nominated.
Earlier, three judges — from Sindh, Balochistan, and Lahore — had been transferred to the IHC, drawing extreme criticism from the authorized fraternity, together with the IHC judges.
The 5 justices, contesting the seniority standards, had been of the view that the judges transferred from different excessive courts ought to take oath anew to reset their seniority.
Nonetheless, their illustration was rejected by then-IHC chief justice Aamer Farooq, saying the brand new oath was not required as their seniority was calculated from the time they took oath of their respective excessive courtroom and never from the date of their switch.
PML-N Senator Siddiqui additionally disclosed that he was current on the Prime Minister’s Home luncheon, the place the matter of PTI founder Imran Khan allegedly sending letters to Chief of Military Workers Basic Asim Munir was raised.
In line with Siddiqui, the military chief responded that he had not obtained any such letters.
Speaking informally to the media and apparently referring to the incarcerated PTI founding chairman’s ‘open letters’, the military chief has denied receiving any letter from the jailed former premier. The military chief mentioned he wouldn’t “learn it [letter] even when I obtain it”.
The COAS maintained that he would ahead any such communication to the prime minister if he obtained it.