Protecting the Independence of the Judiciary - I

Byline: Feisal Naqvi The recent decision by the Supreme Court to override the parliamentary committee's refusal to extend the tenure of six additional judges of the Lahore and Sindh High Courts has run into a surprising amount of criticism. Asma Jahangir, the redoubtable president of the Supreme Court Bar Association, has said the decision undermines the legislature and reduces the parliamentary committee to a rubber stamp. Others have not been so blunt but chatter in the media has certainly not been favourable.