Justice Qazi Faez Isa has declared that the suo motu powers rest only with the Supreme Court of Pakistan.
Speaking in Islamabad on Wednesday, the apex judge said the word “suo motu” does not mention in the Constitution of Pakistan.
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Addressing a ceremony on the Constitution of Pakistan in Islamabad, Justice Isa said the 50th anniversary of the Constitution was being celebrated, adding it is not a book for him as it contains the rights of the people.
He added the Constitution is not only for politicians, a few people, parliament, or the judiciary, but for the people.
Justice Isa says whenever there is injustice, it does not last long. A wrong decision will remain wrong, even if it is by the majority.
“My opinion is not important, the opinion will be that of the Constitution,” he maintained.
Talking about Pakistan’s dark chapter of ‘Fall of Dhaka’, Justice Isa said Pakistan did not suddenly break into two in 1971, adding its seeds were sown by Justice Munir in February 1974 when Sheikh Mujib was invited to the second Organisation of Islamic Cooperation conference.
