{"id":409,"date":"2009-02-25T21:33:00","date_gmt":"2009-02-25T21:33:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.chiefjusticeblog.com\/2009\/02\/25\/people-not-accepted-february-25-verdict-cjp\/"},"modified":"2009-02-25T21:33:00","modified_gmt":"2009-02-25T21:33:00","slug":"people-not-accepted-february-25-verdict-cjp","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.chiefjusticeblog.com\/chief-justice-iftikhar-muhammad-chaudhry\/people-not-accepted-february-25-verdict-cjp\/","title":{"rendered":"People not accepted February 25 verdict: CJP."},"content":{"rendered":"
DG KHAN: chief justice, Iftikhar Muhamamd Chaudhry has said people of Pakistan have not accepted the verdict of February 25.<\/p>\n
Addressing the lawyers convention here on Wednesday night he said; \u201cAll decisions must have popular support and the people have not accepted the decision of February 25.\u201d Unpopular decisions could lead to risk, he said.<\/p>\n
The CJ said there was no Constitutional crisis in the country on November 3, 2008 which called for imposition of emergency.<\/p>\n
\u201cThe steps taken on November 3, 2008 were completely in violation of the Constitution. There was no Constitutional crisis in the country at that time which called for imposition of emergency,\u201d Iftikhar Muhammad Chaudhry said.<\/p>\n
All the institutions and governments were functioning when the extreme step of declaring emergency in the country was taken and serving judges were sent home.<\/p>\n
Iftikhar Muhammad Chaudhry said the present government has reappointed the deposed judges and not reinstated them.<\/p>\n
He said the government is earning Rs12 billion per moth from petrol but no court is taking notice of this. The Finance Advisor has admitted this on record, he added.<\/p>\n
Earlier, President Supreme Court Bar Association (SCBA) Ali Ahmed Kurd and former SCBA president Aitzaz Ahsan also addressed the lawyers.<\/p>\n
Chaudhry Aitzaz Ahsan condemned the declaration of Governor rule in the province of Punjab. He said such steps will prove detrimental for Pakistan People\u2019s Party.<\/p>\n
\u201cIf we want to change our fate, then there is no other option than to have independent judiciary,\u201d Aitzaz Ahsan asserted adding \u201cnow there is no time to sit at home.\u201d<\/p>\n
Ali Ahmed Kurd on the occasion said if Mian Sahab (Mian Nawaz Sharif) is with us then we are with him too.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe do not recognise the existing Supreme Court,\u201d he said adding \u201cpeople\u2019s support is with us.\u201d<\/p>\n