ISLAMABAD 14 April (Online): The Supreme Court on Friday issued a sternly worded rejection of an \u201cutterly false news report\u201d regarding\u201calleged altercation\u201d between the apex courts\u2019s judges.<\/p>\n
The apex court notice did not mention any specific report.<\/p>\n
The notice said that an \u201cutterly false news report regarding an alleged altercation and scuffle between judges of the Supreme Court of Pakistan during their walk in the evening on April 13, 2023, in the Judges\u2019 Colony Park\u201d was carried and highlighted through various social media platforms.
\nMultiple social media accounts had narrated this version of events on Thursday.<\/p>\n
\u201cThe report is hereby refuted in the strongest terms,\u201d the notice said, adding that it was \u201cfalse, mischievous and malicious\u201d and no such incident took place.<\/p>\n
\u201cThe fake reporting about the judges of the Supreme Court of Pakistan is a serious violation of the law and represents an effort by disaffected elements to diminish the dignity of the court and its honourable members,\u201d the notice stated.<\/p>\n
The perception of division and bitterness among the apex court judges had become stronger amidst a spate of letters and a judicial note written by Justice Qazi Faez Isa, questioning the conduct of the Supreme Court registrar and declaring a recent order by a six-judge Supreme Court bench as unconstitutional.<\/p>\n
On the other hand, against the backdrop of speculations about a divided house, a thaw was witnessed on Tuesday when Justice Isa held a meeting with Chief Justice of Pakistan Umar Ata Bandial at the latter\u2019s chambers, which lasted 30 minutes.<\/p>\n
A source privy to the development had told media that the meeting was held in a congenial atmosphere, and the perception of widening fissures within the judiciary, and ideas to improve the image of the judiciary and restore citizens\u2019 trust came under discussion.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
ISLAMABAD 14 April (Online): The Supreme Court on Friday issued a sternly worded rejection of an \u201cutterly false news report\u201d regarding\u201calleged altercation\u201d between the apex courts\u2019s judges. The apex court notice did not mention any specific report. The notice said that an \u201cutterly false news […]<\/p>\n
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