Separation of judiciary

We simply hope that this time the government will prove that its pledge, assurances and commitment are not just rhetoric. The latest extension of the deadline by four months, hopefully, would prove enough for the government to comply with the directives.

How else could one justify the repeated requests for extension from the Supreme Court? Especially since the court itself observed that the government's apprehension about the criminal justice system collapsing in case the magistrates exercising judicial function opted for other service, does not have any 'tangible basis.'

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In our reckoning, all that is needed now to deliver on this still unfinished agenda is an unwavering political will. We hope the government realises the amount of pressure it's taking on by requesting for extensions from the court to implement the directives. In other words, the obligation on the government's part to implement the directives is increasing with each passing day, in this case with each passing month.