ISLAMABAD: Chief Justice Iftikhar Mohammad Chaudhry on Saturday said that not abiding by Constitution was making the country's institutions suffer, DawnNews reported.

The chief justice was presiding over a meeting of the Law and Justice Commission of Pakistan in Islamabad.

The meeting was attended by Attorney General Irfan Qadir, Federal Shariat Court Chief Justice Agha Rafiq Ahmed Khan, Balochistan High Court Chief Justice Qazi Faez Isa, Sindh High Court Chief Justice Mushir Alam, Lahore High Court Chief Justice Sheikh Azmat Saeed, Peshawar High Court Chief Justice Dost Mohammad Khan and Federal Law Secretary Yasmin Abbasey.

Speaking to the commission, the chief justice said that increasing the number of judges was necessary for a quick dispensation of justice to the citizens.

He further said that democracy was a result of the Constitution and that abiding by the Constitution was imperative for all.

The chief justice said that only a strong and independent system of justice could guarantee a sustainable democracy.

Justice Iftikhar said that he hoped that all matters would be conducted in accordance with the Constitution.