Additional District and Sessions Judge Gul Zameer Solangi is standing by his decision to resign after he was reprimanded by Chief Justice Mian Saqib Nisar for using a cellphone in the courtroom.
In a letter addressed to the Sindh High Court (SHC) registrar, Solangi had said he was resigning “due to the humiliating behaviour of the top judge” during proceedings in his court “which were widely aired in the electronic, print and social media”.
Speaking to Express News, Solangi dismissed media reports claiming his resignation letter was fake and maintained that he intended to relieve himself from the position after facing ‘humiliation’ during the incident on June 23.
“I have tendered my resignation to the district and sessions court,” said the judge. “I am unsure why it has not been dispatched to the high court.”
Solangi, who had been serving on the post since March last year, added that he was unable to continue serving as a judge after suffering “deep anguish and injury” to his “self-respect and dignity”.
He requested immediate acceptance of his resignation.
On June 23, Justice Nisar tossed the mobile phone of the sessions judge after admonishing him for using the device during court hours. The incident happened during the CJP’s surprise visit to lower courts in Larkana to observe their proceedings.
While visiting city court-III, Justice Nisar grabbed the sessions judge’s cellphone and flung it on his table. He then asked the judge about the cases he had heard since the morning. The judge said he had heard three cases since morning. To this, the CJP shot back: “How can we ensure provision of justice when judicial process is so slow?
“Where are Sindh and Pakistan going? … What are you doing for the cases of missing persons? … Wrap up these cases swiftly,” he said.
