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SC clarifies The News, Geo and Jang reports
ISLAMABAD: The Supreme Court clarified various news items, carried by the print and electronic media, regarding some judges of the Supreme Court terming these stories false and baseless.
Following is the text of the press release issued by the Supreme Court here on Wednesday: "Ever since the filing of Presidential Reference against Mr Justice Iftikhar Muhammad Chaudhry, Chief Justice of Pakistan and the Constitution Petitions on the subject, a mala fide campaign of making the Honourable Judges of the Supreme Court/Members of Supreme Judicial Council controversial is going on, both in electronic as well as print media.
It is reported that the lady wife of Honourable Mr Justice Raja Fayyaz Ahmed, Judge Supreme Court of Pakistan is related to the lady wife of Honourable Mr Justice Iftikhar Muhammad Chaudhry, Chief Justice of Pakistan, which is false, frivolous, baseless and mischievous. There is absolutely no relationship of whatever kind between them. The report is completely denied.
Recently a news item titled "A Lunch that caused eyebrows to raise", published in the daily News dated 5th May 2007 and a similar report that appeared in the daily Jang dated 6th May 2007 and repeated on 7th May 2007 were given unnecessary prominence, as part of mala fide vilification scheme launched by the vested interests. It is stated that at the relevant time, the Hon. Judges were having lunch in the Islamabad Club and Syed Sharif-ud-Din Pirzada, Senior ASC and Mr Makhdoom Ali Khan, learned Attorney General for Pakistan happened to be around and joined the Honourable Judges on lunch. It was a mere co-incidence and insinuation by the media is unfounded.
Exploiting the situation, some elements also tried to caste aspersions on the person of Hon. Mr Justice M Javed Buttar with reference to his sister's participation in the protests. Every person is responsible for his own conduct and behaviour and it is abhorable to make an attempt at scandalizing the Hon. Judge of the Supreme Court on account of others' behaviour/conduct.
Likewise Kamran Khan Show telecast by GEO TV on 5th May 2007 and repeated later on and other similar programmes telecast by other channels were an instance of sensational reporting aimed at scandalizing and maligning the Hon. Judges of the Supreme Court within the ambit of the provisions of the law relating to the contempt of court.
The Honourable Judges of the Supreme Court/Members of the Supreme Judicial Council are committed to upholding and maintenance of independence of judiciary and their personal links or relations are never a consideration that has any bearing on the performance of their constitutional functions. They have always acted independently and will continue to do so.
It has already been notified, and it is reiterated that discussions, comments or write ups which may interfere with the legal process, or ridicule, scandalize or malign the Court or any of its Judges/Members of the Supreme Judicial Council or touching the merits of cases pending both before the Supreme Judicial Council/Supreme Court are strictly prohibited, and violation in this regard shall be dealt with under the law relating to Contempt of Court." -APP
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