Letter from Islamabad High Court Judges, Full Court Session chaired by Chief Justice of Pakistan

The full court meeting chaired by the Chief Justice of Pakistan Qazi Faiz Isa ended on the issue of the letter of the judges of the Islamabad High Court. All the judges of the Supreme Court participated in the full court session, the full court session lasted for regarding two and a half hours.

According to the sources, in the full court meeting, the letter of the judges of Islamabad High Court was considered and the constitutional and legal status of the letter of the judges was reviewed.

Sources say that a declaration is also likely to be issued on the full court meeting.

It should be noted that Chief Justice of Pakistan Qazi Faiz Isa had called a full court meeting on the letter of 6 judges of Islamabad High Court regarding the interference of secret agencies in judicial matters.

The Chief Justice of Pakistan also consulted Attorney General Mansoor Usman in this regard, following which he called for a full court session.

Letter on interference of secret agencies in judicial affairs

It should be noted that 6 judges of the Islamabad High Court have written a letter to the Supreme Judicial Council and demanded that we fully support the stand of investigating Justice Retired Shaukat Aziz Siddiqui, if the independence of the judiciary was being interfered with, then the judiciary Who were those who undermined the freedom of? Who supported them? All should be held accountable so that this does not happen once more, there is no guidance in the Code of Conduct for Judges on how to report such a situation.

In the letter, the judges have sought guidance from the Supreme Judicial Council, asking what is the duty of a judge to report and respond to the actions of members of the executive including intelligence agencies. These actions are tantamount to interfering with the official work of a judge.

The letter states that interference in judicial affairs by intelligence officials and intimidation of judges reduces the independence of the judiciary. It can help to create mechanisms to protect freedom and determine mechanisms that reduce the independence of the judiciary.

The letter states that it is important to know and determine whether a policy still exists from an executive branch of the state, implemented by intelligence officers who report to the executive branch, a high court judge’s bedroom. It was recorded by a hidden camera.