Juniors betray seniors’ trust

Islamabad - Justice Sajjad Ali Shah, one of the eight Sindh High Court (SHC) judges who have taken fresh oath on Wednesday morning, is a “junior” colleague of former Chief Justice and Pakistan Muslim League (Nawaz) candidate for presidential slot, Justice Saeed-uz-Zaman Siddiqi.

Similarly Justice Faisal Arab, another judge who took oath Wednesday, is ‘junior’ colleague of Justice Retired Fakhr-ud-Din G Ibrahim, one of the torchbearers of lawyers’ movement and a lawyer of PML-N Chief, Nawaz Sharif.

The relationship between a “senior” and “junior” is always highly respected in legal profession and remains a proud symbol of identity for a junior lawyer throughout his professional career.

The parting of ways between the two of the most open-minded and respected former judges of Pakistan and their juniors is a rare occurrence as the influence of a senior always prevails on his junior in normal cases.

Commenting on the oath-taking of eight SHC judges including his junior, Justice Retired Fakhr-ud-Din G Ibrahim said, “I wish they all had not done it, it is unfortunate”.