LHC bans statements against judges on TV shows

The Lahore High Court (LHC) on Tuesday barred television channels and anchorpersons from airing anti-judiciary statements during talk shows.
While hearing a petition on the issue, Justice Nasir Saeed Sheikh ordered that statements against honourable judges must not be permitted during talk shows, and summoned the attorney general and advocate general on November 5 for assistance. Shumail Ahmad, counsel for the petitioner, pleaded before the court that statements against the sitting judges of the superior judiciary were being made on various TV channels by politicians. “It has become a routine practice that various anchorpersons invite controversial personalities, and conduct an anti-judiciary show to enhance their programmes’ ratings,” the petitioner argued, adding that the practice was a violation of Article 68 of the constitution. The court, while admitting the petition for further hearing, adjourned the case until November 5.