Delay in listing cases harms judiciary: SC Says all power to be exercised by CJ or SC registrar must advance cause of justice ISLAMABAD: The Supreme Court has noted that the judiciary’s independence, authority and public respect are undermined when important cases are not listed for hearing on time. "What is of concern to us is that cases, including those mentioned above, and in particular those in which interim orders have suspended judgments of the [Peshawar] High Court (PHC)….are not fixed promptly,” said a verdict authored by Justice Qazi Faez Isa. “These cases determine the rights of a large number of parties and also the peoples’ future rights. Therefore, they must be listed and decided as soon as is practicable. The people, including lawyers and judges, need to know what the law is," the judgment added.