Senator Barrister Ali Zafar – Referring to “Islamabad High Court (IHC) Judges” dispute around the Senate ” – Chief Justice of Pakistan (CJP) Yahya Afridi meets Judicial Commission of Pakistan for tomorrow Requested to postpone it, it came out. Sunday
The IHC was recently subject to the transfer of three judges from other high courts to its ranks. Subsequently, before the transfer of Justice Sarfraz Dougar, Justice Mohsin Akhtar Kayani, who was a senior poise judge in the IHC, was removed from the high days of the decision -making committee, along with several other information and steps. Divide the High Court’s seniority list.
Prior to the transition, five of the 10 IHC judges wrote letters to the President and the CJP in a harsh word, besides the chief judges of other high courts, opposing the new participation. On Tuesday, these judges sent representation against Justice Farooq and CJP Yahya Afridi in the senior list.
This development gave rise to dialogue in the legal community about judicial appointments and seniority standards. Four Supreme Court (SC) Justice – Justice Mansoor Ali Shah and Justice Manib Akhtar, Uttar Manala and Aisha Malik – also cited CJP Afridi in a letter to the IHC affecting the IHC.
In a letter on February 8, by which viewed Don Dot ComPTI leader Zafar requested the postponement of the JCP meeting yesterday, stating that he was “related to the dispute around the IHC judges”.
It states that “deeply raised serious objections to the SC and IHC judges,” he said, “Freedom from the creation of a new sanitary roster,” he said. The impression of the impression is seriously damaged. [the] The judiciary “.
He said, “It is also serious that these objections have targeted the transfer of judges unfairly criticizing their neutrality and integrity.”
He added, “Constitutional provisions regarding seniority transfer and problem should be interpreted as a harmony.”
It states that “the common people and many people in the legal community have impressions (languages)” that the progress can be linked to the high -level appeals of PTI founder Imran Khan and his spouse, Bashara Bibi. Is
The letter states that “to eliminate such impressions and maintain public confidence, it is important for the JCP to work with care, caution and transparency.”
It states that the JCP meeting for the appointment of judges in the SC is “direct alliance with this issue”.
The JCP meeting will lead to the appointment of judges in the SC and will need to know who will be eligible, “” Before the new roster, the current senior IHC senior judges or his senior Most judges, according to the new roster IHC, “he said.
In addition, if the IHC Chief Justice is appointed as the SC judge, the CJIHC post will be vacated. “
The letter states, “The question of this question, which is eligible for such appointment as the Chief Justice of Islamabad High Court, will be very relevant even after that, according to seniority.” He added that these questions must be answered before taking decisive measures. “
Barrister Zafar emphasized that the JCP meeting will be postponed “unless the decision of the IHC judges is decided and resolved.”
It states that if the Commission should move forward in the meeting, the Commission should “vow not to discuss any judges” to the IHC as C -JIHC or SC Judge. Eligible
The JCP will meet tomorrow to consider filling up eight vacant seats of judges in the SC. The JCP approved judicial appointments. The Constitution (26th Amendment) Act, 2024, was restructured to include four MPs, which made several changes in the judiciary.
The SC constitutional bench has faced challenges to the amendment, but there are various demands for the full court to hear the matter.
