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" ROLE OF SESSIONS JUDGE AFTER SEPARATION OF JUDICIARY* ROLE OF SESSIONS JUDGE AFTER SEPARATION OF JUDICIARY*   By   Mr. Justice Rahmat Hussain Jafferi, Judge, Sindh High Court   *Paper read in the Provincial Judicial Conference held in Khursheed Mahal, Avari Towers, Karachi on Saturday 1st October, 2005.   My Lord Mr. Justice Sabihuddin Ahmed, the Chief Justice, my Lord Mr. Justice Ghulam Rabbani, the Senior Puisne Judge, any Lords Companion Judges, District and Sessions Judges, the under paid, overworked and backbone of the judiciary.   2. First, I would like to congratulate my Lord the Chief Justice for arranging the Judicial Conference, which is the first of its kind in the history of Sindh Judiciary in which the Judges of subordinate Courts are directly interacting with the Judges of Superior Court. I believe and hope that this conference will pave a long way in solving the problems of subordinate Judges and will be a step forward in improving the justice system under the dynamic command of his Lordship the Chief Justice.   3. Secondly, I am thankful to my Lord the Chief Justice for providing me an opportunity to discuss with you on the "Role of Sessions Judge after separation of judicially". For that, we have to examine his role before and after the separation.   4. It is not out of place to mention here and to understand the topic, that before the creation of Pakistan, Britishers ran the country. They were in minority, therefore, they require a system to strengthen their powers to control the masses, feudal lords, head of small states, tribes, to check crime, punish offenders and curb their opponents, who were creating law and order situation and opposing their policies.   5. In this background, the Britishers…