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This photo shows Justice Mohammad Ali Mazhar. Photo courtesy Sindh High Court website
ISLAMABAD: By a majority of five to four, the Judicial Commission of Pakistan (JCP) on Wednesday approved the elevation of a judge who was fifth on the seniority list of Sindh High Court to the Supreme Court.
The decision drew strong reaction from the premier lawyers’ body, the Pakistan Bar Council (PBC), which called a general body meeting of all provincial bar councils and associations on Aug 5.
During the over-two-hour-long session, which was presided over by Chief Justice of Pakistan Gulzar Ahmed, the JCP finally gave the nod to the nomination of Justice Mohammad Ali Mazhar in a tense atmosphere to fill the vacant position of the SC judge.
This file photo shows the Islamabad High Court. IHC website/File
ISLAMABAD: Under public criticism over opting for temporary legislation, the government on Wednesday assured the Islamabad High Court that the practice of frequent promulgation of presidential ordinances was about to come to an end.
During the hearing of a petition filed by a number of eminent academicians, rights activists and scholars against the promulgation of HEC Ordinance that reduced the term of chairman from four to two years and ‘curbed’ its autonomy, Attorney General (AG) Khalid Jawed Khan informed an IHC bench that the prime minister is determined to govern the country through parliamentary democracy.
On Monday, the PBC had stated that though the nomination of Justice Mazhar was deferred, his name was again pushed forward within a short span of 15 days a development that had raised reservations of the legal fraternity. AFP/File
ISLAMABAD: Following in the footsteps of the Pakistan Bar Council (PBC), different bar councils and associations have also announced that they will observe black day on Wednesday (today) when the Judicial Commission of Pakistan (JCP) will deliberate on elevation of a junior judge of the Sindh High Court (SHC).
A day ahead of the scheduled JCP meeting, the PBC, a premier regulatory body of the lawyers, finally appointed senior counsel Akhtar Hussain to convey its concerns over the commission’s choice to fill the vacant office of a judge in the Supreme Court.
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