No one can intimidate judges: CJP

Chief Justice of Pakistan (CJP) Justice Tassaduq Hussain Jillani said on Saturday that the judiciary of the country was not under any fear and all the decisions were being taken on merit.

Speaking at a meeting regarding security of courts here at the Supreme Court Lahore Registry, the CJP said the government should take steps to ensure security of the courts. He said the lawyers and the litigants should also be provided security along with the judges.

The chief justice said no one can intimidate the judges, adding that provision of justice was the responsibility of the courts. He said the judiciary will continue to provide inexpensive justice to the people without any fear or favour.

Meanwhile, addressing the newly recruited civil judges at the Punjab Judicial Academy, Justice Sheikh Azmat Saeed of the SC said a vibrant and effective judiciary is must for a modern democratic dispensation.

He said the judiciary acted like a balancing wheel in the system of the country and every member associated with judicial hierarchy of the country had to play its role in strengthening the system.

He advised the new entrants in the profession of justice to try their best to improve the system with their honest and fair judgements purely delivered as per law of the land. “People are vigilant and any minor lapse on your part cannot remain hidden from the eyes of litigant public. An error by a judicial officer keeps haunting him throughout his career and he cannot absolve himself of that very charge. Therefore, you are required to dispense justice with utmost care and caution”, the judge advised the pre-service training course participants,” he said.

He also called upon the newly inducted civil judges to have maximum grasp over the various techniques being taught at the academy and come up to expectations of the Lahore High Court.