The Pakistan Judicial Commission approved the appointment of six judges to the Supreme Court, including the elevation of the main judges of three high lessons, in a key decision which should shape the country’s judicial landscape.
Among the candidates are the chief judge of the high court of Balutchistan, Hashim Khan Kakar, the chief judge of the High Court of Sindh, Shafi Siddiqui, and the chief judge of the High Court of Islamabad, Aamer Farooq.
Their inclusion strengthens the Supreme Court bench with experienced legal minds from all over the country.
The approval follows deliberations within the Commission, which is responsible for the verification and confirmation of judicial appointments.
JCP Rémanié met on Monday. It was extended by the 26th constitutional amendment.
The JCP of 13-Memmer is led by the chief judge of Pakistan and includes four judges of the Supreme Court, as well as by parliamentarians of the Treasury and the Opposition and others.
The Judicial Commission of Pakistan (JCP) met on Monday to examine the elevation of eight judges of the High Court at the Supreme Court despite the calls of certain judges and sections of the legal community to postpone the meeting.
In the Last Few Days, Four Supreme Court Judes and Five IHC Judges, Besides JCP Member Senator Ali Zafar, Wrote Separate Letters to Chief Justice Afridi to Postpone The JCP Meeting UNTIL Decisions On the Pending Appeals Against 26th Amendment and the New Seniurity List of the Judge IHC.
The Action Committee for Action of Lawyers of Pakistan (APLAC), which represented the lawyers, who opposed the 26th amendment, in a press release approved the request of the four judges who refer to the JCP meeting and delay the appointment of the new judges.
The declaration, signed by several former presidents and civil servants of Pakistan Bar Council (PBC) and the association of the bar of the Supreme Court (SCBA) and other bars, including Muneer A. Malik, Hamid Khan, Ali Ahmed Kurd, Qazi Anwar, Abid, Zuberi, has promised to defend the independence of the judiciary.
Meanwhile, lawyers were divided on the question of raising it from judges to the Supreme Court.
Some have argued that the process should be postponed until court challenges to the 26th constitutional amendment are resolved.
Lawyers organized a demonstration in the federal capital which led to the suspension of metro services on several routes between Islamabad and Rawalpindi, causing significant disadvantages to shuttle.
The authorities also sealed the sensitive red zone in the federal capital in response to the demonstration.