ISLAMABAD: Supreme Court Monday directed authorities to make new rules and regulations for Capital Development Authority (CDA)'s to avoid from deviations in laws, within two months.
A three-member bench headed by Chief Justice Mian Saqib Nisar also remarked that judiciary bringing reforms in judicial system within one week so that nobody could say that the judiciary was interfering or crossing its jurisdiction. The Chief Justice made these remarks during the hearing a suo moto notice related to the cutting of trees and crushing stones on Margalla Hills, Islamabad.
During course of proceedings, State Minister for Capital Administration Dr Tariq Fazal Chaudhry appeared before the Court after being summoned, over the failure of the Capital Development Authority (CDA) to develop rules and regulations regarding deforestation.
The CJP, inquired the minister how much time the CDA would require setting the house in order. To this, Chaudhry requested the court to grant him three months.
Chief Justice judge observed that rules and regulations had not even been devised for several institutions. He then allowed CDA two months and instructed the officials to toil hard for formulating rules.
“Who is responsible for making laws around the world?” the CJP wondered to which Chaudhry responded that law-making was the parliament’s job.
The judge then asked what reforms did the parliament introduce adding that we would bring reform in the judicial system which would begin from next week.
“But this is not our job. Nobody should say then that we are interfering or encroaching,” CJP Nisar continued. Subsequently, while granting two month to bring new law in CDA adjourned further hearing of the case till then.
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