ISLAMABAD:  Chief Justice of Pakistan (CJP) Justice Yahya Afridi has summoned a meeting of the Judicial Commission of Pakistan (JCP) on Friday (tomorrow) for the establishment of constitutional benches in the Sindh High Court.

CJP Afridi will preside over the Judicial Commission meeting.

The Sindh Assembly had passed a resolution for the establishment of constitutional benches in the SHC.

According to the Twenty-Sixth Amendment, after the resolution of the provincial assembly, the judicial commission can constitute constitutional benches in the respective province.

JCP forms constitutional bench under Justice Amin

Earlier on Nov 5, the Judicial Commission of Pakistan (JCP) constituted a seven-member constitutional bench headed by Justice Amin Uddin Khan.

A judicial commission meeting was held to form a constitutional bench in the Supreme Court under the chairmanship of Chief Justice of Pakistan Yahya Afridi.

After Justice Yahya Afridi became the Chief Justice of Pakistan, this was the first meeting of the Judicial Commission in which it was decided to establish a 7-member constitutional bench headed by Justice Amin Uddin Khan.

Justice Ayesha Malik, Justice Muhammad Ali Mazhar, Justice Hasan Azhar Rizvi, Justice Naeem Akhtar Afghan, Justice Jamal Mandokhail and Justice Musrrat Hilali included in the Constitution Bench.

Justice Amin Uddin Khan also became a member of Practice and Procedure Committee. Under the Practice and Procedure Amendment Act, the Chairman of the Constitution Bench will be the third member of the Committee.

Chief Justice Yahya Afridi and senior most judge Justice Mansoor Ali Shah are members of the committee. Justice Jamal Mandokhail became the thirteenth member of the Judicial Commission.

Constitution Bench Chief Justice Amin Uddin Khan is already a member of the Judicial Commission. According to the constitutional amendment, if the bench chief is already a member of the commission, he will become the second senior judge member