12.1.11

THE 12th of January in the year 2011 is a day in history when I made my maiden appearance in the High Court Lahore as an advocate of the High Court and there is something about it. In the year 2006 when I was still a student of LLB Part II I went to the district courts for the first time, a strike was announced by the lawyers as a show of protest against some murder. Then, in 2007, after completion of my LLB program when I first went to the courts there was a strike yet again, this time to denounce the proclamation of emergency by by General Musharraf and which has followed a series of strikes till date. The 11th of January 2011 was my first day in the High Court Lahore, a strike was announced because of some scuffle of lawyers in Sheikhupura. The evening of 11th January; we had parents of Justice Javed Iqbal killed in dacoity and hence a strike announced for the 12th.

Three years in the profession and three years of continuous strikes, the events follow suit as I make my first appearance in the High Court. It will take at least another eight years before I get the Supreme Court licence, lets see what the future holds inits closed fists.

Of 49 abducted children

ACCORDING to a news item, the Supreme Court has taken suo-moto action on the matter of 49 children who were abducted in Balochistan. The basic purpose of Supreme Court is to ensure sovereignty of law in the state and to provide justice to all. But it is unfortunate that the condition of our judiciary is pathetic. Whereas it was the duty of local police or a magistrate or a session judge to look into the matter, it is the Supreme Court which has taken notice of it. Another news states that Supreme Court has also taken notice of the invariant petrol prices which the government has not decreased even after reduction of prices in the international market. Previously the Supreme Court has been taking into consideration the matters like ‘Kite-flying’ and ‘One dish’. All this makes one feel that perhaps our judicial system is more concerned about matters other than the administration of justice.

The Nation December 07, 2006