Unattended issues of SC judgement —Ijaz Hussain

The Supreme Court judgement to ban the Sharif brothers from holding public office has evoked a variety of reactions. At least three stand out.

First, many commentators have criticised it as politically motivated. Nawaz Sharif has gone to the extent of calling it an edict issued by President Asif Zardari.

Second, given the turmoil that has resulted from this judgement, the dismissal of the Punjab government and the imposition of Governor’s Rule, many have accused the Court of rendering a judgement without taking into consideration the serious consequences that it could have entailed. In their opinion, the Court should have been mindful of the fallout of its pronouncement and abstained from giving the kind of judgement that it gave.

Third, some commentators have expressed the view that the Court should not have entertained the case in the first place because it was political in character. In their view, political issues render the Court controversial which in turn reduces its effectiveness.Are these strictures justified? [Ffor the rest read on]Unattended issues of SC judgement —Ijaz Hussain