ISLAMABAD: Islamabad High Court (IHC) Justice Shaukat Aziz Siddiqui said onFriday that the Supreme Court chief justice has no right to insult judgesin open court.

Siddiqui, who is facing a misconduct reference in the Supreme JudicialCouncil, was referring to a controversial incident involving Chief Justiceof Pakistan Justice Saqib Nisar and an additional sessions judge in Larkanalast week.

In remarks made during the hearing of another case, Justice Siddiqui saidhe wants to make a heartfelt appeal to the chief justice.

He stated that the chief justice has every right to dismiss their legaljudgments but “if he doesn’t respect us, then we reserve the right to cometo our institution’s rescue”.