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Jirgas have no legitimacy, says Sindh CJ
The Sindh High Courts (SHC) chief justice, Justice Sabihuddin Ahmed, has said that the Jirgas being held in Sindh were wrong and had no legitimacy. He termed the SHC Sukkur divisions decision in this regard as correct. While talking to the media Saturday after a meeting with all the district and sessions judges of the province, the CJ Sindh said that a third person had no right to a impose decisions on others and ask them to pay compensation or withdraw a complaint. According to the law, a complainant could only withdraw a case by personally appearing before the court, no decision could be made above the law, Ahmed added. He said that the SHC would form district committees to bring the people and the judiciary closer. He said that 20,000 cases were pending in the courts of Sindh. Posted by: Fred 2007-07-15 |
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