Independence of Judiciary and Politics
Friday, August 28, 2009
In the good, traditional spirit, the PMLN, having done so much for the judiciary, wants to have its own judges. If this doesn’t sit well with the concept of independent judiciary, too bad, for law must still follow the dictates of politics
The contentious and ongoing issue of the appointment of 33 judges to the Lahore High Court has brought to the fore again, if there was further need of it, the tension between the Federal and the Punjab governments. For Federal, read the PPP; for Punjab, read the PMLN.
But does it also manifest ambiguities in the Constitution, or at least differences in interpreting the articles? If yes, are different and differing interpretations driven by politics rather than a matter of legal reading?
more
The contentious and ongoing issue of the appointment of 33 judges to the Lahore High Court has brought to the fore again, if there was further need of it, the tension between the Federal and the Punjab governments. For Federal, read the PPP; for Punjab, read the PMLN.
But does it also manifest ambiguities in the Constitution, or at least differences in interpreting the articles? If yes, are different and differing interpretations driven by politics rather than a matter of legal reading?
more
Labels: Judges, Judges' Appointment, Judiciary
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