ISLAMABAD: CJP, Justice Iftikhar Muhammad Chaudhry has said that a
corruption free and efficient judicial system was must for rule of law.
Talking to a delegation of Islamabad High Court Bar Association
headed by its President, Ch. Muhammad Ashraf Gujjar and consisting other
office bearers and members who called on him today, Thursday in Supreme
Court Building, Islamabad, he extolled the services rendered by
Islamabad Bar for their profession.
CJP appreciated Islamabad
Bar as an active, experienced, committed and professional body, which
played a vital role for the achievement of the cause of independence of
judiciary, supremacy of Constitution and Rule of law in country.
He
said that their services and sacrifices would always be remembered and
would always be a beacon, guiding new generations to stand by the
judiciary in time of need.
CJP said that alongwith Islamabad
District Bar, Islamabad High Court Bar would also be treated as the Bar
of the Supreme Court, and while lauding the role of young lawyers during
the days of movement, his lordship said that the youngsters played a
pivotal role for the cause of the justice, independence of judiciary and
Rule of law.
The delegation appraised his lordship about their
problems like shortage of chambers, judges, reference books at bar
library, non-availability of canteen in court premises and shifting of
court building to NIRC building etc.
The Hon’ble Chief Justice
assured them to take up the matter with concerned authorities, while
they also put forward some suggestions on some legal issues, which the
Hon’ble Chief Justice assured o discuss at the National Judicial Policy
Making Committee (NJPMC).
The members of Bar appreciated his
Lordship’s struggles and efforts for taking up Suo motto action to
recover plundered national wealth from the corrupt.
They also
resolved to eradicate corruption from judiciary, and also discussed
issues and matters of interest of the legal/judicial fraternity with the
Chief Justice, appraising his lordship that they are extending
interaction with counterpart Bars of the Muslim countries like Kuala
Lumpur and Ankara Bar. Online
