Chief Justice of Pakistan (CJP) Iftikhar Muhammad Chaudhry on Tuesday said the Supreme Court (SC) could have objected to the oath administered to President Asif Ali Zardari by former de-facto chief justice Abdul Hameed Dogar, but avoided taking action only to prevent anarchy in the country. The chief justice was heading a four-member SC bench hearing a petition filed by Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) chief Imran Khan against bogus voters’ lists. His caution to the president came while hearing a matter about the last by-elections, held following the passage of the 18th Amendment when the Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) was not complete.
He said that something would have to be done for the rule of law without caring for the results, and that the courts would not work on the ‘doctrine of necessity’. During the hearing, the chief justice asked Attorney General Maulvi Anwarul Haq to tell about the legal status of those by-elections held with an incomplete ECP. Haq submitted that a bill had been drafted to give protection to the candidates elected in by-elections, which would be sent to the cabinet for formal approval. The chief justice asked why the salaries and facilities availed by the 28 lawmakers elected in the controversial by-polls should not be withdrawn. Later, the court adjourned the hearing until January 12.
if this z the criteria 2 challenge president oath and disqualify him 4m his office then our honorable judges have twice taken oath on General Musharaf PCO ,would they like 2 challenge that and disqualify themselves too.
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