LHCBA demands withdrawal of reference against Justice Isa

Published June 8, 2019
Justice Qazi Faez Isa. — Photo courtesy of the Supreme Court's website
Justice Qazi Faez Isa. — Photo courtesy of the Supreme Court's website

LAHORE: The Lahore High Court Bar Association (LHCBA) will take up in its next week’s general house meeting a resolution seeking withdrawal of a reference filed against Justice Qazi Faez Isa of the Supreme Court.

Rana Asadullah Khan, a former secretary of the LHCBA, moved the resolution with signatures of over 200 members of the bar, claiming that a planned campaign had been initiated against the apex court judge.

He said that before the reference was filed by the federal government, a petition was also moved challenging the appointment of Justice Isa as judge of the court, which was dismissed.

Mr Khan stated that the president had filed the reference under Article 209 of the Constitution against an upright judge, but he remained oblivious to the “undignified” conduct of National Accountability Bureau Chairman retired Justice Javed Iqbal.

The resolution demanded withdrawal of the reference against Justice Isa, saying it had been initiated by bypassing procedure and by directly jumping to the conclusion in violation of the spirit of the law. The resolution vowed to launch a movement for the preservation of independence of the judiciary if the demands were not met by the government.

The LHCBA will take up the resolution in its general house meeting on June 12.

Published in Dawn, June 8th, 2019

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