Chief Justice Iftikhar Muhammad Chaudhary has said that the courts are liberal today due to the efforts of legal fraternity, which they made during campaign of restoration for democracy.
He said this during the meeting with a 15-member delegation of Mianwali District Bar Association headed by its President Zafar Iqbal Khan, who called on him in Supreme Court on Wednesday.
The chief justice said it was a movement that instilled in the legal fraternity the spirit of cooperation and struggle to achieve the cause of Constitutionalism.
The movement generated awareness amongst the masses to fight for their rights and strengthened their belief in the rule of law and supremacy of constitution, he added.
Praising the role of Mianwali Bar in the lawyers’ movement, he said “the Bar has special affiliation with courts and it left no stone unturned in supporting the movement of restoration of independent judiciary, rule of law and supremacy of constitution in the country.The movement culminated in the restoration of the independent judiciary in the country.”
The delegation lauded the untiring efforts of the Chief Justice of Pakistan Justice Iftikhar Muhammad Chaudhry in improving the administration of justice in the country and his commitment and sincerity towards his profession.
They appreciated the firm stand taken by him on principles which was a beacon of light for the rest of the judiciary and prayed for his long life.
The members also discussed the issues and matters of interest of legal/judicial fraternity and assured the chief justice of their unconditional support and full cooperation to standby judiciary in time of need.
The CJ reciprocated the sentiments and praised sacrifices of legal fraternity due to which the movement was kept alive and the message of rule of law and supremacy of constitution spread in every nook and corner of the country.
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An ironic truth which we can never ignore is that our judiciary has always backed up a military regime and has made firm the footsteps of a military coup. Each military regime’s foundations got stronger with the support of legal protection that was provided by the judiciary and legislature of the country. Military regimes for a fact have ruled over the country much longer than any of its democratic counterpart and have badly hit the whole democratic structure, which after 65 years of independence is still in its infancy. For that not just the military is guilty but the judiciary is responsible for its undemocratic steps since it provided a legalistic rationale for all military adventures in Pakistan. History could provide you with multiple examples and evidences of such practices carried out by justices, the latest of which could be the protection and legal cover given to General Musharraf’s rule. Another sad and evident example to justify Zia-ul-Haq’s illegal and unconstitutional regime in the mid-1970s was the enigma of “doctrine of necessity” invoked by the justices.
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