After passage of 27th Amendment
\nIn his resignation, Justice Shah terms 27th Amendment \u2018grave assault\u2019 on Constitution
\n islamabad
\nThe senior-most judges of the Supreme Court, Justices Mansoor Ali Shah and Athar Minallah, have tendered their resignations following the approval of the 27th Constitutional Amendment by Parliament.
\nIn his 13-page resignation letter, Supreme Court Justice Mansoor Ali Shah stated that the 27th Constitutional Amendment is a serious attack on the Constitution of Pakistan. He further remarked that the amendment has fragmented the Supreme Court of Pakistan.
\n\u201cThe Twenty-Seventh Constitutional Amendment stands as a grave assault on the Constitution of Pakistan. It dismantles the Supreme Court of Pakistan, subjugates the judiciary to executive control, and strikes at the very heart of our constitutional democracy- making justice more distant, more fragile, and more vulnerable to power,\u201d Justice Mansoor stated in his resignation.
\n\u201cI am unable to uphold my oath sitting inside a court that has been deprived of its constitutional role; resignation therefore becomes the only honest and effective expression of honouring my oath. Continuing in such a version of the Supreme Court of Pakistan, would only suggest that I bartered my oath for titles, salaries, or privileges,\u201d reads Justice Mansoor\u2019s resignation letter.
\nHe further mentioned, \u201cAccordingly, for the reasons set out hereunder, and in terms of Article 206(1) of the Constitution of the Islamic Republic of Pakistan, I hereby resign from the office of Judge of the Supreme Court of Pakistan, with immediate effect.\u201d
\nMeanwhile, Justice Athar Minallah in his resignation letter stated that, \u201cIt has been my greatest honor and privilege to serve the people of Pakistan as part of its judiciary, and I have, to the best of my ability, endeavored to discharge my duties in accordance with my oath. Today, it is that very same oath that compels me to tender my formal resignation,\u201d reads the Athar Minallah resignation.
\n\u201cThe Constitution that I swore an oath to uphold and defend is no more. Much as I have tried to convince myself otherwise, I can think of no greater assault on its memory than to pretend that, as new foundations are now laid, they rest upon anything other than its grave. For, what is left of it is a mere shadow \u2013 one that breathes neither its spirit, nor speaks the words of the people to whom it belongs,\u201d it adds.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
After passage of 27th Amendment In his resignation, Justice Shah terms 27th Amendment \u2018grave assault\u2019 on Constitution islamabad The senior-most judges of the Supreme Court, Justices Mansoor Ali Shah and Athar Minallah, have tendered their resignations following the approval of the 27th Constitutional Amendment by Parliament. In his 13-page resignation letter, Supreme Court Justice Mansoor […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":514346,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2],"tags":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-514325","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-top-news"},"yoast_head":"\n