Heard. Iftikhar Hussain in this Constitutional petition filed in the assumed title 'Tehreek-e-Insaniyat' seeks twenty-two declarations and directions, including a request that a seasoned lawyer be provided for prosecuting the petition as a matter of religious duty and damages and costs amounting to Rs.78,60,000 (Rupees seventy-eight lacs and sixty thousand) be awarded against the respondents.
2. All these declarations need not be detailed as most of them relate to the conventions of the superior judiciary. The code of conduct for the superior and subordinate judiciary already takes care of the standard and noble behaviour and conduct inside and outside the Court of the learned Judges who in our country also receive guidance from the principles of ethics deducible from Injunctions of Holy Qur'an and Sunnah.
3. As regards the plea that the Judges who are not being assigned work in the High Courts should not be paid salary etc., suffice it to say, that firstly the authorities concerned should finalize the matter as early as possible, secondly it is for those learned Judges to decide for themselves whether in the circumstances they should or should not receive the salary and enjoy the other privileges attached to the office. Technically till revocation of their appointments, the Government is bound to pay the salary etc. This Court, in propriety should not at this stage intervene as the matter, it appears is likely to be finalized.
4. With the above observations, this petition is dismissed in limine.