In our land of the pure, the people desire to have an independent, impartial judiciary but this hope is unfortunately fading day by day. All institutions, either governmental or private, depend on the persons working for it. It was a foolish expectation that by restoring the present judges, the people will have an era of quick justice and unbiased judges. Sadly, the bribery allegations on the son of CJ by the real estate tycoon and judges accepting his appeal against NAB and constituting a joint investigation team and appointing federal tax commission has raised many questions: why is the son of the CJ being treated differently when the sons of politicians were arrested and investigated by FIA and NAB officers? Why do the judges have no trust in the government institutions?
The allegations against the CJ’s son regarding his misuse of the CJ’s residence for personal benefits, involvement with senior government employees and upgradation of an economy air travel ticket to a business one on his father’s insistence have compelled people like myself to believe that the CJ was well aware of his son’s activities.
We believe that the generals are responsible for not allowing democracy to flourish as well as extremism and terrorism but I consider the judges of superior courts to be equally responsible as they provide legitimacy to military coups and allow them to amend the constitution. The judges are expected to display moral courage, honesty and impartiality.
The institution of judiciary is the second most corrupt organ of the state and there is no concept of speedy justice for the ordinary citizens. How can the rule of law be established when the executive, establishment and judiciary have the rot of corruption spreading through them? After 65 years of Pakistan’s existence, the country is still on a downhill road and only a few are responsible for this downfall.
S T HUSSAIN
Lahore
