In Terian case, 2 judges were pressured by their relatives, one judge’s loved one was kidnapped, one had cameras installed in his bedroom. Photo: File
Islamabad: 6 judges including the senior judge of Islamabad High Court, Justice Mohsin Akhtar Kayani, wrote a letter to the Supreme Judicial Council regarding the interference and influence of secret agencies in the judiciary.
The judges of the Islamabad High Court also fully supported the investigation of the allegations leveled by Justice (retd) Shaukat Aziz Siddiqui in 2018, the letter Justice Mohsin Akhtar Kayani, Justice Tariq Mahmood Jahangiri, Justice Babar Sattar, Justice Sardar Ejaz Ishaq, Justice Arbab Muhammad Written by Tahir and Justice Thaman Rifat Imtiaz.
According to the letter, Justice Shaukat Aziz Siddiqui was removed from office on October 11, 2018 for reporting the interference of the intelligence agency. The judge said, therefore, Justice (R) Shaukat Aziz Siddiqui said that the allegations against him should be investigated.
The letter has raised the question that if the independence of the judiciary was being interfered with, who were the ones limiting the independence of the judiciary, who supported them, everyone should be made accountable so that this process cannot be repeated, Islamabad High Court. The judges say that the code of conduct for judges has no guidance on how to report such a situation.
The judges further wrote in their letter that the scope of the investigation should be wide so that such interference is still not ongoing, where there is still no interference in the marking and formation of benches for hearing cases, there should be an inquiry whether political It is not the state policy to influence the judicial proceedings in the cases, somewhere this policy is not being implemented by threatening the judges through intelligence operatives.
The judges wrote in their letter to the Supreme Judicial Council that there was disagreement among the judges on the bench regarding the admissibility of the Terrian White case. It has been reported that the ISI operatives put pressure on the judges declaring the petition inadmissible through friends, relatives after which one of the judges was admitted to the hospital suffering from high blood pressure due to severe mental stress.
Six judges of the High Court wrote in the letter that despite the intervention of ISI operatives, the judges alleged in their letter that in May 2023, the brother of a High Court judge was kidnapped by armed men and 24 Released hours later, Brother Nisati was subjected to electric shocks during detention and forced to record a video statement, pressuring him to resign by filing a reference against a High Court judge in the Supreme Judicial Council.
Six judges of the Supreme Court said in a letter that on May 10, 2023, they wrote a letter to the Chief Justice to take contempt of court action on the intervention of ISI operatives. Cameras were installed in the room and master bedroom, along with the camera was a SIM card that was transmitting audio and video recordings, private videos and USBs of the judge and his family were discovered.
6 Judges’ letter, what will be the next course of action, eyes on the Judicial Council
After the letter written by 6 judges of the Islamabad High Court against the interference of institutions, now all eyes are on the Supreme Judicial Council headed by Chief Justice Qazi Faiz Isa, what will be the next course of action, copy of the letter to the Supreme Court. It has also been sent to all the judges.
The Supreme Judicial Council headed by Chief Justice Qazi Faiz Isa has Justice Syed Mansoor Ali Shah, Justice Muneeb Akhtar, Chief Justice of Islamabad High Court Amir Farooq and Chief Justice of Peshawar High Court Muhammad Ibrahim Khan as its members.
Former Sindh High Court Bar President Salahuddin Ahmed says that the Supreme Court needs to take immediate notice of the above letter. However, it has become very necessary now, after the ratification of the Practice and Procedure Act 2023, now a three-judge committee comprising Chief Justice Qazi Faiz Isa, Justice Syed Mansoor Ali Shah and Justice Muneeb Akhtar will decide on the jurisdiction of the Spontaneous Notice. Will do.
Senior lawyers are surprised why Chief Justice of Islamabad High Court Aamir Farooq did not take strict action on the letter of his fellow judges on the interference of intelligence agencies. put to the test, the Chief Justice of Islamabad High Court has apparently failed in this matter.
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