Tikka, Tameezuddin type of decisions due to judiciarys own fault: CJP

Supreme Court (SC) Chief Justice (CJ), Justice Iftikhar Muhammad Chaudhry in his remarks said that the court decisions, which were made from Molvi Tameezuddin to Tikka Iqbal case, were based on errors and regretful. SC 14-member larger bench was hearing the Sindh High Court (SHC) two judges case. CJ Iftikhar Muhammad Chaudhry during the hearing in his remarks said that Tikka Iqbal and Molvi Tameezuddin type of decisions came due to the judiciarys own fault. He further said that one elected prime minister was hanged in 1977 and then one more dictator came and he threw out the elected prime minister. CJ said that it was now the responsibility of judiciary to get the constitution and the law strictly adhered to, as no one should have any doubt that our democratic institutions could not work. CJ said, The issue is not merely the dismissal of few judgesthe judiciary will have to adopt a categorical stance for the rule of constitution and law. During hearing of judges appointment case before the same bench, Sindh High Court Bar president Rashid A. Rizvi, while arguing said that the court decision in Tikka Iqbal case was a legal blunder and this case had no legal standing also.

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