The dispensation of effective and speedy justice is a requirement of
the Constitution of Pakistan, adding that the extrajudicial killings
are the violation of the constitution of the country.
Addressing the concluding ceremony of the two day “Judicial
Academies Summit” on Sunday organized by Chief Justice, Sindh High
Court (SHC) attended by all the relevant stakeholders, the Chief
Justice of Pakistan stressed that it was a well settled legal principle
that justice is not only to be done but it should be observed to be
done.
“The ultimate purpose of justice in the society is to ensure peace,
amity and tolerance, which contribute for the welfare of people. Our
Constitution and laws derive inspiration from the holy Quran and
traditions of the Prophet Muhammad (PBUH). Man is a supreme creation”
he declared.
Stressing that great responsibility was entrusted on the shoulders
of those who have to participate in the process of administration of
justice; he cautioned that any error or flaw could make the judge
accountable in this world and the world hereafter.
Drawing participants’ attention to Article 4 of the Constitution
requiring the State to ensure inexpensive and expeditious justice, he
quoted Daniel Webster’s saying that “Justice is the great interest of
man on earth. It is the ligament which holds civilized beings and
civilized nations together”, and advised that all actors involved in
the administration of justice, including the Bench, the bar, the
investigating agencies and prosecution, were duty bound to administer
justice and uphold the supremacy of rule of law.
He stressed that it was the inalienable right of every citizen to
enjoy the protection of law and to be treated in accordance with law as
envisaged under.
He defined the main objectives of the criminal justice system as
prevention of occurrence of crime, punishing the transgressors and the
criminals, rehabilitate them, compensate the victims as far as
possible, maintain law and order in the society and deter the offenders
from committing any criminal act in the future.
He deliberated that in every society the responsibility of keeping
the people safe from the unfair acts of others is entrusted to the
State, while the rationale of the criminal justice system was the
realization of rule of law, which is one of the basic conditions for
sustainable development of societies; as “Where there is rule of law
resultantly, the people hold confidence in the ability of the State
institutions to provide justice and security”, he reasoned.
Chief justice hoped that the deliberations at this session will help
to identify in concrete terms the institutional weakness and yield
appropriate recommendations. SANA
