Justice Muneeb’s attitude towards senior judges was very strict, Chief Justice Faiz Isa’s reply to Justice Mansoor’s letter – Pakistan

There has been significant progress regarding the Supreme Court Practice and Procedure Committee, Chief Justice of Pakistan Justice Qazi Faiz Isa replied to the letter of the Supreme Court of Pakistan senior most judge Justice Mansoor Ali Shah.

According to the sources, Justice Mansoor Ali Shah, the most senior judge of the Supreme Court, refused to participate in the Practice and Procedure Committee meeting, Justice Mansoor Ali Shah had written a letter and expressed reservations about the Presidential Ordinance and Justice Muneeb Akhtar’s expulsion from the committee. The question was also raised.

Sources say that Chief Justice Qazi Faizaisa has written a reply letter to the letter of Justice Mansoor Ali Shah, however, the contents of the reply letter written by the Chief Justice of Pakistan have not been revealed yet, the letter consists of 4 pages.

According to the sources, the Chief Justice said in his reply letter that Justice Yahya Afridi was asked to join the Judges Committee, so he apologized for joining the Judges Committee. done

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According to sources, the Chief Justice of Pakistan gave 11 reasons for not including Justice Muneeb Akhtar in the Practice and Procedure Committee.

Sources say that the Chief Justice wrote in his reply that Justice Muneeb Akhtar’s attitude towards senior judges was very strict. Let me add, I have always been a proponent of accountability and transparency, giving you the reasons for not including Justice Muneeb Akhtar in the committee.

In his letter, the Chief Justice wrote, “Justice Mansoor, legally, you cannot even ask me who should be nominated as the third member and who should not be nominated. However, as I have always supported accountability and transparency, I will provide reasons. I will provide reasons. I will explain why Justice Muneeb Akhtar was replaced, remember that I am doing this on your insistence so that no one gets offended.

Due to the absence of Justice Mansoor Ali Shah, the Practice and Procedure Committee meeting could not be held

Qazi Faiz Isa wrote in his reply letter to Justice Mansoor that Justice Muneeb Akhtar strongly opposed the Practices and Procedures Act. Munib was not available for court work during vacations, insisting on attending committee meetings despite being on vacations, which shows his lack of confidence in the next senior judge, Justice Yahya.

Earlier, Justice Mansoor Ali Shah had refused to participate in the meeting of the Practice and Procedure Committee in the Supreme Court. can

Justice Mansoor Ali Shah had said in the letter that according to the constitution, Parliament is independent in making laws and the Supreme Court is independent in making its own rules.

The senior-most judge of the Supreme Court said that within a few hours of the promulgation of the ordinance, how the new committee was formed without giving reasons, why the chief justice did not choose the second and third senior-most judges for the committee.

He asked in the letter, ‘Why did the Chief Justice want to make the fourth most senior judge a part of the committee? Will the Chief Justice give reasons for making the fourth most senior judge a member of the committee?

According to Justice Mansoor’s letter, the Ordinance is against the Constitution and democratic values.

It should be noted that the Supreme Court Amendment Practice and Procedure Ordinance 2024 came into force after the signature of President Asif Zardari on September 20.

Earlier, Prime Minister Shahbaz Sharif and the federal cabinet approved the Supreme Court Amendment Practice and Procedure Ordinance 2024.

Information and Broadcasting Minister Attaullah Tarar had said that the Supreme Court Practice and Procedure Amendment Ordinance 2024 was implemented to promote public interest and transparency of the judicial process.

In a televised conversation, he said that under Article One Hundred and Eighty-Three, the right to appeal the decision of the Supreme Court in a case has also been given.

According to the ordinance, a committee consisting of the Chief Justice of Pakistan, the most senior judge of the Supreme Court and a judge nominated by the Chief Justice will decide the case. Earlier, a three-member bench of the Chief Justice and two senior judges used to decide the cases.