Islamabad: Supreme Court judge Justice Mansoor Ali Shah Saturday said that the judiciary will have to be subject to the system instead of individuals.

Addressing the Asma Jahangir Conference in Islamabad, he stated that Asma Jahangir has great services for human rights, it is an honor for him to participate in the Conference and will talk about the future today.

Justice Mansoor Ali Shah added that our judicial history is not proud, ‘We have to reform our institution,’ it is not even that the judicial system is not working.

He further said: “We have 4,000 cases reported daily in the Supreme Court, 1,000 cases are filed in the lower courts, globally there are 90 judges per one million people, here we have 13 judges per one million people, we need 90,000 judges. The highest budget in Brazil is for the judiciary, the army is second”.

Mansoor Ali also stated that it is everyone's right to criticize the decisions of the courts. According to the constitution, the judiciary should be completely independent.

The judge also added that corruption in the judiciary should be completely eradicated.

Judge who does not deliver should be removed. There should be zero tolerance on corruption. The case management system is very important, it should not be that any case is set to any judge for hearing, said Mansoor Ali Shah.

Karachi: The supreme court (SC) Karachi registry has issued written decree of Karachi encroachment case.

According to the details, the SC ordered to remove encroachment from footpath and on roads across the country. It has been ordered to send the copy of written decree to attorney general, all advocate generals and all the official departments.

In this context, an order has been given to Pakistan electronic media regulatory authority (PEMRA) to broadcast a public service message and publish it regarding this matter.  

In accordance with the written decree of SC the federal and provincial governments should be diminished the encroachment within three days.

Karachi: Chief Justice of Pakistan Qazi Faiz Isa has visited Mazar-e-Quaid in Karachi.

Chief Justice Qazi Faiz Isa was accompanied by his wife Serena Isa.

The Chief Justice laid flowers on the grave of the father of the nation and recited the Fatiha.

It should be noted that the Chief Justice has been hearing cases in the Supreme Court Karachi Registry in recent days.

49 cases were fixed for hearing in Supreme Court Karachi Registry from April 22 to 26.

Chief Justice of Pakistan, Justice Qazi Faizaisa disposed of 46 cases in five days.