JCP recommends elevation of Justice Athar Minallah to SC

JCP recommends elevation of Justice Athar Minallah to SC

ISLAMABAD (Dunya News) - The Judicial Commission of Pakistan (JCP) on Monday recommended the elevation of Islamabad High Court’s Chief Justice Athar Minallah to fill the vacant office of judge in the Supreme Court. A meeting of the JCP was held under the chairmanship of the Chief Justice of Pakistan Umar Ata Bandial. During the meeting, the Judicial Commission recommended the appointment of three judges in the apex court. The judges who were recommended include Justice Shahid Waheed, Justice Athar Minallah and Justice Hasan Azhar Rizvi. On the other hand, Justice Shafi Siddiqui’s name was postponed due to a lack of consensus while the commission sent the recommendations to the parliamentary committee for approval.

It is pertinent to mention that the legal fraternity including Pakistan Bar Council and Sindh Bar Council, and the top court judge Justice Qazi Faez Isa have expressed their reservations over the nominations of the high court judges.

The PCB and SBC have resented the CJP’s decision who has nominated junior judges of the high courts for their elevation to the apex court. Both the bars have given a strike call.

In his letter to the CJP a couple of days ago, Justice Isa also requested Chief Justice of Pakistan Bandial to withdraw the names of three junior judges who have been rejected by the Judicial Commission of Pakistan (JCP) in its last meeting of July 28.