Historic move expected to reshape court governance and restore public trust in justice delivery.
The government yesterday issued an ordinance to establish the long-desired Supreme Court secretariat with a view to ensuring full independence of the judiciary.
A recent High Court ruling restores the Supreme Court’s authority over postings, promotions, and discipline of the subordinate judiciary.
Restoring public faith in the judiciary is now more urgent than ever.
While successfully meeting the people’s demand for justice in an efficient and timely fashion is a necessity, the indispensable function of guarding the constitution and holding other organs of the state – the legislature and the executive – is just as important.
The Supreme Court has proposed establishing a separate secretariat for the judiciary to make it truly independent and effectively separate it from the executive branch.
