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Blemish on judiciary
Top members of Bar and Bench have repeatedly confessed in media that true justice and independence has not trickled down from higher judiciary to the lower following lawyers movement. Pressure tactics of various kind are routinely seen in decision making blemishing the image of judiciary at that level. In other words, justice is still limping in the same way as it did before March 13, 2007-the day lawyer's movement took the first step for reformation. The Raymond Davies case brought up two important points to surface;
- It confirmed that lower judiciary still works under pressure-political or otherwise. The session judge of the lower court would not have gone on sudden leave after pronouncing the judgement had he been independent in his decision.
- The higher judiciary may not be as independent as we are given the impression. Reason?. Why LHC transferred a very high profile case of Raymond Davies to the lower court knowing fully well that lower judiciary has not yet reformed to the standards as the high judiciary. Will it be fare to say that the higher judiciary passed the buck of responsibility to the lower judiciary for the reasons the lower judiciary is allegedly accused of?
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