CJP Qazi Faez Isa says he had received no complaints of meddling in judicial affairs during his tenure so far as the country’s top judge

KARACHI, April 25 (SABAH): Chief Justice of Pakistan (CJP) Justice Qazi Faez Isa on Thursday said he did not receive any note of grievance from any high court judge claiming the meddling of other intuitions in the judicial process. CJP Qazi Faez Isa said he had received no complaints of meddling during his tenure so far as the country’s top judge.

“Since I’ve been chief justice, I have not received a single complaint from any high court judge that there has been interference in their work. If there has been interference in their work, it has not been reported to me,” he said.

“Since I have been chief justice [of Supreme Court of Pakistan], I have not received a single complaint from any high court judge that there has been any interference in their work,” Justice Qazi Faez Isa said while speaking during the ceremony organized by Sindh High Court Bar Association (SHCBA).

“Now, if there has been any interference in their work it has not been reported to me and all the incidents that were mentioned were before my watch… before I took the oath as the CJP” he said.

“So, this is a thing to bear in mind that interference is not acceptable but at the same time nothing has been reported to me during … my watch.”

He said mention was made of the support that the SHCBA extended to the six judges of the Islamabad High Court (IHC), who had written to me as well. “I thank them on their behalf,” the CJP added. “Interference is not acceptable, but at the same time, nothing has been reported to me during my watch.”