SCBAP strongly condemns announcement made by Governor Punjab to send reference against Justice Jawad Hassan to SJC

ISLAMABAD, May 06 (SABAH): Muhammad Ahsan Bhoon, President and Waseem Mumtaz Malik, Secretary,  Supreme Court Bar Association of Pakistan(SCBAP), have strongly condemned the announcement made by Omar Sarfraz Cheema, Governor Punjab, regarding  sending a reference against Justice Jawad Hassan, Judge Lahore High Court (LHC) to the Supreme Judicial Council (SJC), in following terms;

Justice Jawad Hassan, Judge, Lahore High Court, Lahore, is not only independent, honest and competent Judge but is an asset for the superior judiciary and the entire legal fraternity of the Country stands behind him.

It is quite shocking to see that how the present Governor Punjab has constantly made the mockery of the Constitution, ridiculed the office of Governor, deviated from the Constitution and sabotaged the democratic norms.  This Country has not seen before such tyrannical mindset personality holding such a higher Constitutional post who is continuously undermining the Constitution. Question must be asked from him that on whose behest and under what authority, he has deviated from the Constitution. It appears from his till date actions that he wanted chaos and lawlessness in largest province of Pakistan.

Being the custodian of the Constitution, it is incumbent upon the apex  judiciary to take notice of unconstitutional steps taken by the present governor Punjab and that is why Justice  Jawad Hassan has rightly given the decision in accordance with the Constitution and the law.  

They have also condemned the smear campaign launched against the Honorable Judges and the Judiciary in strongest possible terms and stated that no one will be allowed to malign the dignity and respect of Judges for petty political gains and further vowed that if it does not stop, then the legal fraternity reserves every right to take punitive action so as to take wrongdoers to the task.