Justice Asif Saeed says judges are accountable to Allah Almighty for their decisions
ISLAMABAD: Justice Asif Saeed Khosa of the Supreme Court has remarked that the Lower judiciary has become a fan of the government though the judges are answerable to Allah Almighty for their decisions. He gave these remarks while presiding over a three-member bench of Supreme Court during the course of hearing of pleas in two separate murder cases on Thursday.
The court acquitted one accused, Abdul Baqi, after eight years in a murder case in Balochistan and commuted the death sentence of the second accused Munir Hussain from Punjab to life imprisonment.
The court rejected the plea from Munir Hussain seeking acquittal from the case. During the course of hearing, Justice Asif Saeed remarked that Lower courts had become a fan of the government. The decision would come in favour of government in any case wherein government was the petitioner. A court had to give verdict after taking into consideration the evidence as per law. He further remarked that judges are also answerable to Allah Almighty for their decisions. The suspect’s counsel said that they tried to fool the courts.
03-31-2017, 05:56 AM
Lower courts have become fan of govt: SC
Justice Asif Saeed says judges are accountable to Allah Almighty for their decisions
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