ISLAMABAD: Amid impatience and protests, Supreme Judicial Council (SJC) on Saturday made it clear that a total of 28 refer
ences including recently filed two refer
ences are pending which are under adjudication and will be disposed of in due course of time.
Yesterday on Friday, lawyers observed token strikes in different cities including Islamabad and chanted slogans against the presidential refer
ences especially the ref. against Justice Qazi Isa, strongly revered among the legal fraternity. They also burnt copies of the presidential
references-which demand inquiry and possible action over non-disclosure of assets by the judge
s.
On today Saturday, dispelling an impression of 350 refer
ences ‘pending’ in SJC, the top court’s spokesperson Shahid Hussain Kamboyo said that there are only 28 refer
ences including two presidential
references, pending for adjudication. He said, “Since the last few days, discussions on electronic and
print media convey an impression that around 350 refer
ences are pending wit
h the Supreme Judicial Council. The figures repeatedly quoted by various people are not only erroneous but also misleading and contrary to the facts”.
He informed that a total of 426 complaints / refer
ences were received in the SJC saying all the refer
ences were processed and after going through various stages of process as per “The Supreme Judicial Council Procedure of Inquiry 2005”, as many as 398 cases have been disposed of.
Kamboyo stated that only 28 cases, including the two Presidential References, are pending before the SJC, adding that all the cases are in process and will be disposed of in due course of time.
