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| Outgoing CJP urges SC to continue taking 'notices' |
| 2013-12-12 |
| [Pak Daily Times] Though the incoming Chief Justice of Pakistain Justice Tassaduq Hussain Jillani has announced he would reconsider the limits of the Supreme Court's suo motu ...a legal term, from the Latin. Roughly translated it means I saw what you did, you bastard... power, but outgoing CJP Iftikhar Muhammad Chaudhry has urged the apex court to continue taking notice of pressing issues where fundamental rights, particularly the right to life, are being threatened on a daily basis. Addressing the Supreme Court's full court reference regarding his retirement, Justice Iftikhar also said that if the executive fails to fulfil its duty and due to lapses on its part the fundamental rights are threatened, the judiciary has a duty to act. "The first and foremost duty of the executive is to ensure adherence to rule of law in the country. If the Executive fails to fulfill its duty and due to lapses on its part the fundamental rights are threatened, the judiciary has a duty to act. "It is often stated that the judiciary must enforce the constitution. It is mandated to protect the public against the violation of their fundamental rights, abuse of power and arbitrariness. In ensuring over the past few years, the judiciary has been trying to improve the system of administration of justice to meet the new challenges, faced by it," Justice Iftikhar said. He said that "in cases which have been instituted on grounds of public interest, we have often been criticised for adjudicating on policy matters which fall in the domain of the Executive". |
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