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I was detained on refusal to quit: CJ Ifkikhar
ISLAMABAD: In his constitutional petition to the Supreme Court, Chief Justice Iftikhar Muhammad Chaudhry has contended that he was detained at the president's camp office after he refused to quit his office, reports a British TV. The federal government termed the accusation as 'baseless'.
The 40-page petition has questioned the forced leave, composition of the Supreme Judicial Council and its competence to hear a reference against the chief justice.
It also questions the impartiality of some SJC members, contending that the Article 9 of the constitution guarantees judicial proceeding by a neutral forum. The petition says that appointment of the acting chief justice in the presence of the chief justice is unconstitutional, and that the Supreme Court does not exist without the chief justice.
The petition maintains that the doctrine of necessity does not apply in CJ's case.
Courtesy Geo