State organs must function within limits, says HRCP
LAHORE: Several civil society organisations have agreed during a discussion that all the state organs and institutions must function within their constitutional limits.
The discussion was held on the situation created by the memo affair at the HRCP auditorium here on Tuesday. The participants came to the conclusion that the principle of parliamentís being the supreme authority in the land was inviolable and it could not be compromised under any circumstances. However, it was necessary for the parliament to assert its rights more clearly and positively than it had done hitherto.
The participants also affirmed their adherence to the principle of the judiciary’s independence not only from the executive but also from individual and institutional biases.
They noted with concern that during the debate on the memo affair, the contents of the memorandum had not been dispassionately scrutinised and that it was necessary to do so with a mind free from the influence of the ongoing public discourse. It would not be fair to proceed in the matter without assessing the contents of the memo and avoiding hasty conclusions based on subjective interpretations, they maintained. About the proceedings related to the memo, the participants expressed the view that no person must be denied the right to due process.
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