Peshawar: The Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Bar Council has demanded the resignation of the Chief Justice of Pakistan (CJP) saying that the top judge has become controversial.
Expressing reservations over the decision of a three-member bench headed by Chief Justice Umar Atta Bandial of the Supreme Court, which took suo motu notice of the delay in holding elections in Punjab and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, the KP Bar Council said that the bench It’s done. After a detailed judicial note by Supreme Court judge Athar Minullah clarified that the case was dismissed 4-3.
According to a press release, KP Bar Council Vice-Chairman Advocate Zar Badshah Khan said that the Chief Justice has not only weakened the judiciary by adopting an authoritarian attitude but also violated the code of conduct of the High Court judges and their oath. Of the office
He said that the senior judges of the Supreme Court were ignored in the formation of the benches, which is also a violation of the code of conduct. He said that the KP Bar Council had filed a reference against Justice Mazahar Ali Naqvi in the Supreme Judicial Council, but despite this, he was automatically included in the bench hearing the notice case.
Advocate Zar Badshah Khan said that the Chief Justice of Pakistan has failed to fulfill his duties as the Chairman of the Supreme Judicial Council. He urged the government to file a reference against Justice Bandyal in the SJC to restore public confidence in the higher judiciary, adding that the KP Bar Council was committed to ensuring the independence of the judiciary.
He said that not appointing the judges of Peshawar High Court to the Supreme Court is a serious injustice to the province of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa.
