SCBA disowns statement by its secretary

ISLAMABAD: The Supreme Court Bar Association (SCBA) on Thursday disassociated itself from a statement issued by its secretary the other day saying that the unauthorised statement appeared to align with a specific political stance does not reflect the SCBAs position.

In a statement issued here, SCBA President Mian Muhammad Rauf Atta said that the statement was issued by Secretary Salman Mansoor without the approval of the 27th Executive Committee and does not reflect the SCBA’s position.

The SCBA approves the 26th Constitutional Amend, as it is in line with the recommendations of the Pakistan Bar Council and the then Executive Committee of SCBAP, he said. He further said that it is widely regarded by the legal fraternity as a democratic exercise of Parliament’s prerogative, serves to uphold judicial independence. He said that the role of the secretary, as defined by the SCBA Rules of 1989, is primarily that of record-keeping, acting under the direction of the president or the Executive Committee.

He further said that a majority of the 27th Executive Committee members have categorically disowned the statement issued by the secretary and have called upon the president to take appropriate actions in line with the applicable laws and rules.