Chief Justice of Pakistan call meeting on Aug 8

ISLAMABAD Pakistan : Justice Iftikhar Muhammad Chaudhry, Chief Justice of Pakistan and Chairman, Supreme Judicial Council has convened the meeting of Supreme Judicial Council on 8.8.2009 in the Supreme Court building, Islamabad.

The Chief Justice will chair the meeting to be attended by the other members namely Mr. Justice Javed Iqbal, Mr. Justice Sardar Muhammad Raza Khan, Judges of Supreme Court, Mr. Justice Tariq Pervez, Chief Justice, Peshawar High Court, Mr. Justice Khawaja Muhammad Sharif, Chief Justice, Lahore High Court and Dr. Faqir Hussain, Registrar, Supreme Court and Secretary of Supreme Judicial Council.

On the agenda is the addition to the Code of Conduct for Judges of Supreme Court and High Courts a new clause as per 14-Member Bench of Supreme Court order passed on 31.7.2009.

The order says “In the Code of Conduct prescribed for the Judges of the Superior Courts in terms of Article 209(8) of the Constitution, a new clause shall be added commanding that no such Judge shall, hereinafter, offer any support in whatever manner to any un-constitutional functionary who acquires power otherwise than through the modes envisaged by the Constitution and that any violation of the said clause would be deemed to be misconduct in terms of the said Article 209 of the Constitution.”