Justice Muhammad Ali Mazhar’s elevation to Supreme Court deferred
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BHC Chief Justice Jamal Khan Mandokhel has been elevated to the Supreme Court.
Justice Muhammad Ali Mazhar s elevation deferred over seniority concerns.
ISLAMABAD: The Judicial Commission of Pakistan (JCP) on Tuesday deferred the elevation of Justice Muhammad Ali Mazhar of the Sindh High Court (SHC) to the apex court due to reservations expressed by the legal fraternity across the country over his seniority.
A meeting of the JCP was held at the Supreme Court with Chief Justice of Pakistan Gulzar Ahmed being the Chairman of the Commission. The body was constituted under the 18th Constitutional Amendment for the purpose of appointment of judges for the superior judiciary.
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LHCBA questions elevation of junior judge to SC
July 11, 2021
LAHORE: The Lahore High Court Bar Association (LHCBA) has also questioned the proposed elevation of a junior judge of the Sindh High Court as judge of the Supreme Court.
A statement issued by LHCBA President Maqsood Ahmad Buttar expressed reservation over elevation of Justice Muhammad Ali Mazhar of the SHC (being at serial No 5 on seniority list) to the Supreme Court. It said a question arises, by the proposed elevation of a junior judge, whether all the four senior judges of the SHC lack the laid down criteria for elevation to the Supreme Court.
July 10, 2021
ISLAMABAD: The Supreme Court Bar Association (SCBA) has questioned the expected elevation of the fifth senior most justice of the Sindh High Court to the Supreme Court and has demanded that this practice must be discouraged and principle of seniority should be preferred.
Ahmed Shahzad Farooq Rana, Secretary SCBA, in a statement issued here on Friday, said that although criterion for elevation to the Supreme Court is already enshrined in Article 175-A of the Constitution and further validated by court in Re: Supreme Court Bar Association of Pakistan vs Federation of Pakistan (PLD 2002 SC 939) , however the way in which the elevation matters has been dealt in the past and present, has only increased the dilemma.
SCBA questions ignoring four senior judges for apex court
July 10, 2021
ISLAMABAD: The Supreme Court Bar Association (SCBA) has questioned the expected elevation of the fifth senior most justice of the Sindh High Court to the Supreme Court and has demanded that this practice must be discouraged and principle of seniority should be preferred.
Ahmed Shahzad Farooq Rana, Secretary SCBA, in a statement issued here on Friday, said that although criterion for elevation to the Supreme Court is already enshrined in Article 175-A of the Constitution and further validated by court in Re: Supreme Court Bar Association of Pakistan vs Federation of Pakistan (PLD 2002 SC 939) , however the way in which the elevation matters has been dealt in the past and present, has only increased the dilemma.