Representative Lawyers Organizations reject PMLN standpoint on Premier’s resign

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The Representative Lawyers Organizations rejected the standpoint of Pakistan Muslim League-N (PML-N) in the premier’s resignation. Talking to the media Pakistan Bar’s vice-chairman Akhtar Hussain said that the stance of PML-N was delusive on the Supreme Court’s verdict against Prime Minister Syed Yousaf Raza Gilani. He is the constitutional prime minister of the country, he added. He said that the president with consultation of the prime minister can appoint add hoc judges in the Supreme Court. It may create a deadlock between judiciary and executive if these appointments are made in the apex court. He further said that the Pakistan Bar Council opposes the appointments of add hoc judges in the Supreme Court, terming it contrary to the independency of judiciary. If the prime minister appeals in Supreme Court, the eight-member bench would conduct his hearing and there is no need of appointing adds hoc judges. All the institutions should function in its bounds, he said. Chairman legal advisory committee of the Pakistan Bar Council, Ramzan Chaudhary on the occasion said that ‘until a detailed decision does not come from the apex court, the premier’s appeal is not expelled as well as his disqualification process according to the constitution is not determined. Gilani is the prime minister of the country and it will be unconstitutional to demand for his resignation, he asserted.