A judge from Balochistan is being elevated to the Supreme Court after seven years, the last being Justice Qazi Faez Isa. Photo courtesy BHC website
ISLAMABAD: The Judicial Commission of Pakistan (JCP) on Tuesday recommended elevation of Balochistan High Court’s Chief Justice Jamal Khan Mandokhel to fill the vacant office of judge in the Supreme Court but deferred the case of Justice Mohammad Ali Mazhar of the Sindh High Court (SHC).
Although a judge from Balochistan is being elevated to the Supreme Court after seven years, the last being Justice Qazi Faez Isa, the case of the SHC judge was deferred because of concerns expressed by different bar councils and bar associations since he was fifth on the seniority list.
The Sindh High Court Bar Association had also requested the Chief Justice of Pakistan and other members of the JCP last week to thrash out “transparent criteria” for appointment to the apex court in consultation with all stakeholders. File photo
ISLAMABAD: The Supreme Court Bar Association (SCBA) has expressed concern over the proposal to elevate a “junior judge” of the Sindh High Court (SHC) to the Supreme Court, saying that it would raise questions about the capability of the four “senior justices being bypassed”.
In a statement released on Friday, SCBA secretary Ahmed Shehzad Farooq Rana said length of service should be the first yardstick for appointment or elevation of judges.
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The federal cabinet will meet today. A summary on tree cutting in Gilgit-Baltistan will be presented before it. The central executive committee of the PPP will meet today. They are expected to discuss the resignations of the party s MPAs and MNAs as part of the Pakistan Democratic Movement s protest against the government. The PML-N will celebrate its Foundation Day today. PML-N Vice-President Maryam Nawaz will address the ceremony. The Punjab Teachers Union will stage a protest outside CM House today. The Supreme Court Karachi Registry will hear cases on encroachments in Karachi and the circular railway. Chief Justice Gulzar Ahmed is in Karachi till Friday.Pakistan has extended its b
Court asks centre, Balochistan who is fencing Gwadar
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The Balochistan High Court sought on Monday a reply from the federal and provincial government officials in the Gwadar fencing case.
A two-judge bench comprising Chief Justice Jamal Khan
Mandokhel and Justice Abdul Hameed Baloch heard on Monday a petition filed by Balochistan
Bar Council Vice-Chairman Muneer Ahmed Kakar.
The petition says the fencing of the port city would affect lives
of more than 300,000 people living in it.