Chief Justice of Pakistan Justice Iftikhar Chaudhry has said that any action of the military without express permission of the government will be illegal and unconstitutional, a private TV channel reported on Saturday.
Speaking to participants of the National Defence University, Justice Iftikhar said that the Article 6 of the Constitution would be used over violations of the law (constitution). He said that coordination and harmony among the different institutions would help Pakistan to progress politically as well as economically.
He said that all institutions should work within their perimeters of influence. The constitution guarantees the judiciary’s independence, he said, adding that the Supreme Court has tried its best to protect basic rights of the people and curtail the misuse of power.
In future, the chief justice said that no judge would be sworn in under the PCO (provisional constitutional order) and that amendments have been done in the judges’ code of conduct.
Army action sans government permission unconstitutional: CJ
