*ISLAMABAD – Chief Justice of Pakistan Asif Saeed Khosa has called forlaunching a movement to restore the respect of lawyers.*
Addressing a ceremony at Judicial Academy on Monday, he said that lawyers’respect is declining with each passing day. “Here lawyers throw chairs atjudges. Lawyers should use the arguments instead of their hands. Will it beright if the lawyer and the judge beat each other? Where are we heading to?We should eliminate it immediately.” he pointed out.
The CJP said that the lawyers could not get the support of good wordswithout their love for the literature. “A good lawyer should have fullcommand of the history, mathematics and the literature,” he said.
He said that sometime judges are asking the lawyers that the case cannot beinstituted. “The judge should write the judgment after listening toarguments.”
Chief Justice Asif Saeed Khosa said that lawyers could win the case only onthe basis of arguments,” he said.
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Addressing a ceremony with regard to reforms in the police in Karachi onJuly 19, Chief Justice of Pakistan Asif Saeed Khosa said that the falsetestimony will not be acceptable any more.
He said that false testimony and delaying tactics are two main faults inthe criminal justice system. “Courts are forced to rely on theinvestigation officers,” he said.
He said that three steps have been taken to overcome the delaying tactics.“The cases will not be adjourned. All witnesses will be heard in a case. Amodel court will be established at the district level,” he announced.
