Islamabad High Court Judges Write Letter to CJP of Sindh and Lahore High Courts, What’s the Matter?

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00:00You must remember that a letter was written in the past by six judges.

00:05You know that, it is a famous era.

00:07In the last few days, Justice Mohsen Akhtarqaini also said in a speech that

00:12on the basis of one letter, the 26th amendment was presented.

00:16Now, another letter has come to us and this letter has been written by the judges of Islamabad High Court

00:24on behalf of the Chief Justice of Punjab and Sindh High Courts,

00:29on behalf of the Chief Justice of Pakistan,

00:32and of course, on behalf of the head of the federation, the President of Pakistan.

00:36The basic point of the letter is that

00:39the Chief Justice of Islamabad High Court should not be appointed by a judge from another High Court.

00:46This is the kind of news.

00:47Our representative Hussain Chaudhry is present with us.

00:50Let us know from him, what are the reports so far?

00:53Who has written this letter? Who has addressed it?

00:56Hussain, thank you very much.

00:57Tell us, what is the date of this letter?

01:00When was it written?

01:02And what is the main issue highlighted in it?

01:06Look, Mr. Khawar, on 10th February, the Judicial Commission meeting was requested,

01:12in which judges will be appointed in the Supreme Court.

01:16The Chief Justice of Islamabad High Court, Mr. Amir Farooq,

01:20who is the senior of the Chief Justice and other judges,

01:24so it is possible that his Supreme Court will be elevated.

01:29After that, the Chief Justice of Islamabad High Court,

01:32a name has been pending for 3-4 days,

01:36who is the 15th Judge of Lahore High Court, Mr. Sarfaraz Dogar,

01:41he will be appointed as the Judge of Islamabad High Court.

01:45After that, when Chief Justice Amir Farooq will go to the Supreme Court,

01:48he will be appointed as the Senior Puny Judge.

01:51Therefore, there are clear chances of appointing him as the Chief Justice.

01:55On this basis, on the previous day,

01:57a joint declaration was issued on behalf of Islamabad High Court and Islamabad District Bar.

02:02And on behalf of the High Court of Islamabad District Bar,

02:05a resolution has also been approved.

02:08Their position is that the Chief Justice of Islamabad High Court

02:12should be appointed from among the judges of Islamabad High Court.

02:15In this regard, the general development is that

02:18after Vokla, the judges have also come forward.

02:21And the Senior Puny Judge of Islamabad High Court,

02:24Mr. Mohsin Akhtar Qiyani,

02:26along with other judges,

02:28has written a letter to the Chief Justice and the President of Pakistan.

02:32A copy of the letter has also been sent to the Chief Justice of Pakistan.

02:35And it has been requested that

02:37the Chief Justice should be selected from among the three senior judges of Islamabad High Court.

02:43And on behalf of the judges,

02:45this copy of the letter has been sent to the President of Pakistan,

02:48Chief Justice of Pakistan, Sindh High Court, Lahore High Court,

02:50and the Chief Justice of Islamabad High Court.

02:53Thank you very much, Mr. Hussain.

02:55The copy that I have,

02:57has not been sent to the President.

02:59This letter has been sent to Chief Justice Jaya Pradeep,

03:01Amir Farooq,

03:03Mr. Alia Neelam,

03:05and Mr. Muhammad Shabbir Siddiqui.

03:08All four of them.

03:09The letters have been written by different judges.

03:11It is possible that someone has also written a letter.

03:13This is a total of five judges,

03:16along with Mr. Mohsin Akhtar Qiyani.

03:18The two judges who have not come forward,

03:20Mr. Mian Gul Hasan Aurangzeb,

03:21are not included in this letter.

03:23And neither is Justice Arbaab Tahir,

03:25who was included in the first six judges,

03:27Justice Arbaab Tahir.

03:28After the 26th Violent Revolution,

03:30the Judicial Commission has the authority

03:32to transfer the letters.

03:34No, Article 200 is old.

03:36Before this, it was said that

03:38after the 28th Revolution,

03:40there was a concept of

03:42Provincial Autonomy.

03:44This means that it should not be touched.

03:46Look, Mr. Khurchud,

03:48this is a political issue.

03:50This is not a legal issue.

03:52It is possible to transfer,

03:54it is not possible.

03:56Article 233 used to be there,

03:58but it never happened.

04:00It may have happened once or twice.

04:02The reason is that,

04:04the transfer from one place to another,

04:06is regular in India,

04:08but not here.

04:10Many things are used there.

04:12But, as a member,

04:14I am bound by the decisions of my Bar.

04:16After this, the High Court Bar,

04:18the Bar Council,

04:20and the District Bar,

04:22all three have decided

04:24that we will not accept

04:26the decision of the judge

04:28of the High Court Bar.

04:30What difference does it make

04:32if we don't accept it?

04:34The Bar and the High Court

04:36are incomplete

04:38without each other.

04:40Obviously, if you bring a judge

04:42from outside,

04:44like a junior judge

04:46from Allahabad High Court,

04:48then the lawyers will not

04:50accept it.

04:52Then it becomes an issue

04:54for the lawyers.

04:56Is it possible?

04:58Of course, it is possible.

05:00Why not?

05:02When Iftikhar Chaudhary was there,

05:04many lawyers were not accepted.

05:06And the cases were like that.

05:08This is a bubble.

05:10But, if you remember,

05:12the day you went with Taraq,

05:14Faisal Chaudhary would have

05:16come with Imran Khan's case.

05:18How is this possible?

05:20How can you ignore the Chief Justice

05:22of the Constitutional Court?

05:24The Chief Justice of the Constitutional Court

05:26is the Chief Justice of the Constitution.

05:28The Chief Justice of the Constitution

05:30is the Chief Justice of the Constitution.

05:32The Chief Justice of the Constitution

05:34is the Chief Justice of the Constitution.

05:36The Chief Justice of the Constitution

05:38is the Chief Justice of the Constitution.

05:40The Chief Justice of the Constitution

05:42is the Chief Justice of the Constitution.

05:44The Chief Justice of the Constitution

05:46is the Chief Justice of the Constitution.

05:48The Chief Justice of the Constitution

05:50is the Chief Justice of the Constitution.

05:52The Chief Justice of the Constitution

05:54is the Chief Justice of the Constitution.

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