CJP summons Supreme Judicial Commission meeting

ISLAMABAD: Chief Justice of Pakistan (CJP) Qazi Faez Isa has summoned a meeting of the Supreme Judicial Commission to deliberate on the appointment of a new judge to the Supreme Court.

The Supreme Judicial Commission meeting is scheduled to take place on October 20.

The move comes at a crucial juncture when two seats on the Supreme Court are currently vacant, creating an urgency for the appointment of qualified and competent judges to uphold the functioning of the nation’s highest court.

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Sources said that Chief Justice Isa has recommended the name of Justice Irfan Saadat Khan, who currently serves as the Acting Chief Justice of the Sindh High Court, for the vacant seat on the Supreme Court.

The meeting underlines the responsibility of the Suprme Judicial Commission in nominating judges who possess the requisite qualifications, experience, and judicial temperament to serve on the bench of the highest court.

The decision now awaits deliberation and approval during the upcoming Supreme Judicial Commission meeting.

Earlier, the Suprme Court had issued a significant ruling regarding the appointments of judges in the higher judiciary stating that the parliamentary committee cannot review judicial commission’s recommendations on the appointment of judges.

A three-member bench consisting of Justice Munib Akhtar, Justice Muhammad Ali Mazhar and Justice Athar Minallah had issued the ruling.