Since there will be a meeting of the Judicial Commission (JCP) today (Monday) to finalize the names of the eight judges of the Supreme Court, lawyers in Islamabad protested, and demanded that the meeting be postponed.
The JCP meeting has come between the opposition presented by the four Apex Court judges and the recent judges have also been transferred to the Islamabad High Court (IHC), which was opposed by five IHC judges. –
The JCP, which approves judicial appointments, will finalize appointments for eight empty SC positions. Under the 26th Constitutional Amendment, the Commission was re -formed to include four members of Parliament.
Lawyers gathered at various places in Islamabad today, the lawyers’ action committee protested near D Chowk.
Conducting an Urdu banner while reading the “unacceptable 26th constitutional amendment”, the protesters chanted slogans against it. They also shouted “Independence“(Freedom) and“ Lawyers’ Alliance Alive“(Long direct lawyers).
About 100 lawyers gathered at Serena Chowk after the route to Nadra Chowk was blocked, Don Dot Com The representative reported, adding that Serena Chowk was also stopped.
On February 3, the legal community in Islamabad witnessed a strike to move three High Court judges to the IHC, but it could not respond widespread reaction. Karachi Bar Association supported the strike call while far away
Representatives of the lawyers also held a convention in the Islamabad district courts, which opposed the 26th amendment and today demanded the cancellation of the JCP meeting.
Last month, the Lahore High Court Bar Association (LHCBA) transferred a petition before the Apex Court through Advocate Mohammad Waqar Rana to postpone the JCP meeting.
Transfer, SC appointments
Earlier this month, the Commission sought nomination from all the high courts, in which a list of five senior judges of each of them was requested.
Initially, the IHC sent the names of three judges – Chief Justice Aamir Farooq, Justice Mohsin Akhtar Kayani and Justice Miangol Hassan Aurangzeb – JCP to Justice Tariq Mehmood Jehangiri and Babar Sattar by less than five years of service. Did not meet the need.
However, as was made to Justice Sarfraz Dogar After the transfer of IHC’s senior Possan Judge from the Lahore High Court, his name has also been sent to the JCP.
A few days before the inclusion of Justice Dogar’s name, five IHC judges contacted Chief Justice of Pakistan Yahya Afridi and IHC Chief Justice Aamir Farooq to regain their seniority.
According to the representation presented by the judges, a judge takes an oath for the High Court in which he is appointed. He further emphasized that according to the constitutional intention, a judge will have to take a new oath when he moves to another High Court.
Based on this principle, the judge’s seniority in another High Court should determine the date of his new oath.
Four SC judges raised similar concerns last week and they want to postpone the JCP session today unless there is a decision on petitions against the 26th Amendment.
In his letter, Senior Pass Judge Justice Syed Mansoor Ali Shah, Justice Muneeb Akhtar, Justice Aisha A. Malik and Justice Episode Mannala had said that in the current situation, the only viable solution and option to save the dignity of the court. The sitting is to be postponed. .
Opposition PTI also called on CJP Afridi in a letter to postpone the commission meeting yesterday. The letter was written by Senator Ali Zafar, who represents PTI in the JCP with party chairman Barrister Gohar Ali Khan.
