The emergence of a larger but weaker judiciary?

Although Chief Justice of Pakistan (CJ) Yahya Afridi is excited about the induction of seven new judges to the Supreme Court, some legal experts consider such agreements as "forensic gasket" to reduce the effect of independent judges in the point of point. They question the time of these appointments as a constitutional bench (CB) hear the applications for the constitution of a full court to hear petitions filed against the 26th constitutional amendment. Four SC judges have already raised their vote at the time of these agreements. Extraordinary events are taken for the oath that decreases the ceremony for six regular judges today (Friday). It is learned that more than 500 people are expected to participate in the oath that takes ceremony. CJ Afridi will manage oath to these judges. Doctor Yasser Kureshi, who recently wrote a book on court policy in Pakistan, said a government -dominated Court Commission for Pakistan (JCP) is "Packing" Supreme Court with new judges with the aim of diluting the proportion of judges against the 26th amendment.

"This also now means that the government will have a larger pool of pro-government judges, from which to choose the judges for CBS in important cases related to the government’s interests. Kureshi declared that the government can be more confident that the judges trying to push back against the amendment are over and sidelines. And the government doesn’t have to worry about legal control of its actions.

"We have seen such actions taken by authoritarian leaders in other countries such as Hungary, Poland and Turkey in the past, and Pakistan today follows a similar manuscript," he said. Former federal minister Fawad Chaudhry, who is also a spokesman for the Supreme Court, said the appointment of 43 judges, including seven Supreme Court judges, in less than 100 days the eyebrows are traveling.

"Typically, judicial packing occurs according to a preliminary constitutional order (PCO), but this time it happens without an official PCO. This maneuver is as controversial as judicial appointments according to martial arts, and these judges are seen as facilitators of authoritarianism," he added. Abdul Moiz Jaferii Advocate said we are seeing the predicted after effects of the 26th amendment that plays out, with courts across the country packed by politicians without reasons.

"Now it is the Supreme Court’s turn where many of the right judges are raised for the wrong reasons – not to give them the highest legal office of the land, but to deprive them of their administrative and leading positions in their respective high courts.

"There are no reasons available. No criteria are transparently laid. Meanwhile, Chief Justice Money Lenders (IMF) assure that all is well," Jaferii added. He also said that this catch is not sustainable. It would not have been possible if there had been no stomachs from the inside. The columns are sold out. The media is brought to heels. The politicians mildly sign the dotted line for their own future death options.

"Lenin is quoted as saying that there are decades when nothing happens and there are weeks when decades happen. We see weeks when a decades of damage to a system already burdened by decades of stagnation," Said Jaferii. Formerly additional Attorney General Tariq Mahmood Khokhar, who has command of Pakistan judicial history, said that the diminishing of legal independence, both at institutional and individual level, is evident through the 26th constitutional amendment. This represents a corrupt use of "Constitutional" and "legal" means to achieve legal packing, he said.

"The 26th constitutional amendment is under Judice, yet the executive agenda continues uncontrolled. A manufactured majority in JCP has transformed it into a government tool," he said. Khokhar said many perceive this as judicial capitulation. The constitutional basic elements, including power separation, have been outdated. Independent and impartial observers now expect an appropriate judiciary in cases involving performing interests or power.

"The state of the judiciary is serious: it becomes still less independent, less competent and offers less impartial justice," he adds. However, Hafiz Ehsaan Ahmad Advocate defended the increase in the number of judges in SC.

"The new judges have been appointed SC considering the recent 26th constitutional amendment under two different articles in the Constitution. "Four main court judge in various high courts has also been raised to SC, which is also unprecedented."

He also said there are further chances that more judges will be brought to SC in accordance with both provisions of Article 177 of the Constitution, as still no judges from Punjab have been increased. According to the constitutional expert, the sustained differences between the supreme judiciary will not end, but further rise until the question of 26. Constitutional amendment has not been decided.

"Now it is the responsibility of the Supreme Court and other judges from the Supreme Court to make a viable strategy for early fixation of all fresh and old cases and decide them in the shortest possible time so that the real fruits of such an increase in the judges can seep down to the disputes.

"It is high time that the judges in SC have to sit together and solve their differences within the constitutional boundaries of their internal meetings and should not pass on their media concerns or through their observations in litigation."

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