A former Deputy Attorney General Raja Muhammad Irshad has claimed that he was asked to convey to the deposed Chief Justice Iftakhar Choudhry to give favourable judgment in the constitutional petition challenging the eligibility of Pervez Musharraf to contest the presidential election in uniform. The Deputy Attorney General has said in an interview with DawnNews which will be aired soon that the Chief Justice was annoyed and rejected the request with contempt.
I personally feel that the Chief Justice was not justified in taking up the eligibility case against the president. He had already taken oath under him as the president in uniform. He had no moral standing to challenge him for his re-election. The judicial crisis started in the country because of the uncompromising attitude of judges, particularly the chief justice. A way out could have been found out. Both the president and the chief justice stuck to their guns and ultimately the country suffered.
A former Deputy Attorney General Raja Muhammad Irshad has claimed that he was asked to convey to the deposed Chief Justice Iftakhar Choudhry to give favourable judgment in the constitutional petition challenging the eligibility of Pervez Musharraf to contest the presidential election in uniform. The Deputy Attorney General has said in an interview with DawnNews which will be aired soon that the Chief Justice was annoyed and rejected the request with contempt.
I personally feel that the Chief Justice was not justified in taking up the eligibility case against the president. He had already taken oath under him as the president in uniform. He had no moral standing to challenge him for his re-election. The judicial crisis started in the country because of the uncompromising attitude of judges, particularly the chief justice. A way out could have been found out. Both the president and the chief justice stuck to their guns and ultimately the country suffered.
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