Islamabad Bar Association expresses concerns over the letter written to SJC regarding interference in courts independence by six IHC judges

ISLAMABAD, March 27 (SABAH): Islamabad Bar Association has said that it stands with implementation of constitution and law and independence of judiciary.

Emergency meeting of Cabinet of Islamabad Bar Association was held under chairmanship of President Islamabad Bar Association Raja Muhammad Shakeel Abasi. The meeting expressed concerns over letter written to Supreme Judicial Council (SJC) regarding interference in courts independence by six judges of Islamabad High Court including Justice Mohsin Akhtar Kayani, Justice Tariq Mehmood Jahangiri, Justice Babar Sattar, Justice Sardar Ejaz Ishaq Khan, Justice Arbab Muhammad Tahir and Justice Saman Rafat Imtiaz.

Before this, former judge of IHC Justice Shaukat Aziz Siddiqui had put forth such stance. Islamabad Bar Association believes in independence of judiciary which is basic quality of Constitution and people confidence is also connected to independence of judiciary. Any act against it which dent independence of judiciary is dangerous for law and justice as well as for the society.  Islamabad Bar Association stands with implementation of constitution and law and independence of judiciary.