Judges’ letter: Former judge Tassaduq Jilani to chair inquiry commission

Islamabad: The federal cabinet has approved the commission of inquiry on the issue of the letter of six judges of Islamabad High Court (IHC), GNN reported.

According to sources, former Chief Justice of Pakistan (CJP) Tassaduq Hussain Jillani will head the inquiry commission which has been approved by the federal cabinet.

Sources stated that the inquiry commission will investigate the allegations of Islamabad High Court judges.

It is pertinent to note that in the meeting between the Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif and the Chief Justice of Pakistan Qazi Faez Isa, it was agreed to form the inquiry commission.

Letter of IHC Judges

Earlier on Tuesday April 26, six judges of IHC wrote a letter to the Supreme Judicial Council (SJC) and demanded that they fully support the position of Justice Retired Shaukat Aziz Siddiqui to conduct an investigation. If the independence of the judiciary was being interfered with, who were they to undermine the independence of the judiciary. Who supported them? All should be held accountable so that this does not happen again. There is no guidance in the Code of Conduct for Judges on how to report such a situation.

Full Court Session/Meeting of PM and CJP

The Chief Justice of Pakistan had called a full court meeting twice on the issue of the letter of the judges of the Islamabad High Court. After the first full court meeting, the Prime Minister and the Chief Justice had a meeting. The meeting was followed by another session after which a declaration of a full court meeting was issued which said that executive interference in judicial functions would not be tolerated.