ISLAMABAD:  Former Chief Justice of Pakistan Tassaduq Hussain Jillani has refused for chairing  the inquiry commission on the letter issue of six judges of Islamabad High Court(IHC).

Justice (Retd) Tassaduq Hussain Jillani wrote a letter to Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif and refused for chairing the commission.

In the letter, the former Chief Justice thanked the Prime Minister, Cabinet, Chief Justice of Pakistan Qazi Faez Isa and the most senior judge of the Supreme Court, Justice Mansoor Ali Shah.

Talking to the media , Justice (retd) Tassaduq Jilani said that he had reservations about the Terms of Reference (TOR) of the Commission.  The judges had addressed the Supreme Judicial Council in their letter, therefore, in his opinion, the Commission is not the proper forum for inquiry.

He also said that the allegations made in the letter are not mentioned in the terms of reference and the letter does not come under the ambit of parameter 209.

It should be noted that two days ago, the Federal Cabinet approved the appointment of Justice (R) Tassaduq Hussain Jillani as the head of the inquiry commission on the issue of the letter of the judges of the Islamabad High Court.

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A one-member commission comprising Justice (retd) Tassaduq Hussain Jilani was to investigate the issue of the judges’ letter.