Bench, Bar must go together: CJ
By Saad Saud

ISLAMABAD—Chief Justice Iftiqhar Muhammad Chaudhry has said that the improvement in the judicial system of the Northern areas is a very delicate and sensitive matter and it should to be dealt with constitutionally.
“Supreme Court will act only within the parameters provided by law and the constitution”, he said while talking to a delegation headed by President Northern Area High Court Bar Association Ihsan on Monday. He appreciated the role of the Northern areas’ bars in the lawyers’ movement and advised them to keep the spirit high and use it for providing better services to the people.
Chief Justice said that public has more confidence in the courts and lawyers and it is now our duty to serve them by providing quick services. Chief Justice said, “The people have great expectation from the bench and the bar hence the two should join hands and maintain the momentum of the struggle to meet the expectations of the people of Pakistan”.
The delegation briefed Chief Justice of Pakistan on the judicial system of the Northern areas and emphasized upon the need for independent and strengthened judiciary in Northern areas. President Northern Area High Court Bar Association Ihsan said that they supported the cause of independent judiciary and supremacy of law and constitution.
Northern Areas Bar Associations along with the other sections of society also participated in the lawyer’s movement.