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Ahsan Bhoon elected as member of JCP for two-year

February 26, 2025 by Abid Khan

Islamabad: Senior lawyer Ahsan Bhoon has been appointed as a member of the Judicial Commission of Pakistan (JCP) for two –years.

The Pakistan Bar Council (PBC) has approved the appointment of Ahsan Bhoon as a member of the Judicial Commission of Pakistan.

According to the Pakistan Bar Council, Ahsan Bhoon has been elected as JCP member with 14 votes and will remain a member of the Commission for the next two years.

Earlier, Pakistan Bar Council (PBC) representative and senior advocate Akhtar Hussain resigned as member of the Judicial Commission of Pakistan (JCP).

Senior Advocate Akhtar Hussain wrote in his letter that the Pakistan Bar Council nominated him three times a member of the Judicial Commission of Pakistan under Article 175 (A) (VI) of the Constitution of Pakistan 1973, in his responsibilities. “I continued to perform my responsibilities according to my best abilities”.

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Judicial commission member resigns over judges appointments

February 24, 2025 by Abid Khan

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan Bar Council (PBC) representative and senior advocate Akhtar Hussain resigned as member of the Judicial Commission of Pakistan (JCP).

He submitted his resignation to the chairman of the JCP, Chief Justice Yahya Afridi, wherein he expressed concerns over controversies surrounding judicial appointments.

Akhtar Hussain wrote that “I cannot continue to work further due to the recent judicial appointments, I resign from the membership of the Judicial Commission of Pakistan, sending a copy of my resignation to the Pakistan Bar Council so that under the Constitution”. The new nominee can be appointed in his place.

He also expressed gratitude to the commission members and assured them of his continued support for judicial and democratic institutions.

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JCP approves appointment of six SC judges

February 10, 2025 by Abid Khan

ISLAMABAD: The Judicial Commission of Pakistan (JCP) has approved the appointment of six judges in the apex court.

Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) lawmakers and two Supreme Court judges boycotted the Judicial Commission of Pakistan’s meeting for the appointment of new judges to the supreme court.

A Judicial Commission meeting chaired by Chief Justice Yahya Afridi was held. The meeting demanded the postponement of the meeting till the decision on the 26th Constitutional Amendment, but voting on this objection, the majority decided that the meeting would be continued.

Justice Mansoor Ali Shah and Justice Muneeb Akhtar boycotted the meeting for not halting the proceedings of the Judicial Commission, while Barrister Gohar Ali Khan and Barrister Ali Zafar also boycotted the meeting.

According to sources, the Judicial Commission approved the name of Balochistan High Court Chief Justice Hashim Khan Kakar, Sindh High Court Chief Justice Shafi Siddiqui and Islamabad High Court Chief Justice Aamer Farooq.

Sources said that Sindh High Court Justice Salahuddin Panwar and Justice Shakeel Ahmed of the Peshawar High Court were approved to appoint a Supreme Court judge.

Miangul Hassan Aurangzeb has been appointed as ad-hoc justice of the Supreme Court.

These appointments aim to complete the number of judges in the apex court and enhance judicial efficiency.

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JCP approves 10 additional judges for Peshawar High Court

February 1, 2025 by Abid Khan

ISLAMABAD: Judicial Commission of Pakistan (JCP) has approved the appointment of 10 additional judges to the Peshawar High Court(PHC).

A judicial commission chaired by Chief Justice Pakistan Yahya Afridi was approved the appointment 10 additional judges to the Peshawar High Court.

According to sources, Farah Jamshed, Aamirullah Khan, Mudassar Ameer, Sabit Ullah and Aurangzeb have been approved to appoint Additional Judges.

In addition, Abdul Fayyaz, Salahuddin, Sadiq Ali, Tariq Afridi and Aurangzeb Khan will also be appointed as Additional Judge in the Peshawar High Court.

According to sources, the agenda of the appointment of 9 additional judges was under consideration at the Judicial Commission meeting, but during the meeting, the Chief Justice Peshawar High Court demanded 10 additional judges on which Chief Justice Pakistan agreed.

Sources said that 10 additional judges for the Peshawar High Court have been appointed by the majority.

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PTI leader Shibli Faraz resigns as member of JCP

December 4, 2024 by Abid Khan

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf’s (PTI) leader Shibli Faraz on Wednesday resigned as a member of the Judicial Commission of Pakistan (JCP), after stepping down by Omar Ayub, leader of the opposition in the National Assembly.

Leader of PTI and leader of opposition in the Senate Shibli Faraz also resigned from the membership of the JCP while Senator Ali Zafar will now represent party in the Judicial Commission.

Umar Ayub and Shibli Faraz have resigned from the JCP the instructions of founder PTI.

Two days ago PTI nominated Barrister GoharAli Khan from National Assembly and Ali Zafar from Senator for Judicial Commission.

Earlier, Leader of Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf and Leader of Opposition in National Assembly Umar Ayub has resigned from the membership of Judicial Commission of Pakistan.

Umar Ayub has submitted his resignation to the Speaker National Assembly and has nominated Chairman PTI Barrister Gohar Ali Khan as a member of the JCP in his place.

Umar Ayub said that he has decided to resign from the Judicial Commission due to the cases filed against him.

According to Umar Ayub, the current legal challenges are a hindrance to the effective performance of the JCP.

It is in the interest of the organization that “I nominate someone else in my place who can give full attention to this important role”.

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JCP forms constitutional bench under Justice Amin Uddin Khan

November 6, 2024November 5, 2024 by Abid Khan

ISLAMABAD: The Judicial Commission of Pakistan (JCP) has constituted a 7-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.

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PTI decides to join Judicial Commission for judges’ appointment

October 28, 2024October 28, 2024 by Abid Khan

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf(PTI) has officially decided to become a part of Judicial Commission of Pakistan (JCP) for appointment of judges in the superior courts.

In a special meeting of PTI’s political committee, it has been agreed to nominate members from parliament for the commission.

It was said in the meeting that the decision of the political committee will be sent to the core committee for approval and to the PTI founder Imran Khan for final approval.

Two names to represent the opposition in the commission will be announced after the approval of the former prime minister and PTI founder.

It was briefed that the responsibilities of the 13-member Judicial Commission have been increased. The Judicial Commission will appoint judges in the Supreme Court, High Courts, and Federal Shariat Court. The Commission will monitor the performance of High Court Judges and prepare their annual performance report.

During the briefing, it was told that the Judicial Commission is also authorized to propose suitable names for the judges of the High Court. The same Judicial Commission will also establish benches in the High Court and the Supreme Court. One-third of the members of the Judicial Commission may convene a meeting of the Commission. The decisions of the 13-member commission will be made by a simple majority of the members.

In the briefing, it was said that according to Clause D, the absence of any member will not affect the credibility of the decision of the Commission and the decision of the Commission will be considered correct. The Judicial Commission of Pakistan will be a long-term commission. The role of the two members of the opposition in decision-making is of crucial importance.

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PTI urges JCP to reject appointment of ad-hoc judges

July 20, 2024 by Abid Khan

ISLAMABAD: Leader of the Opposition in the National Assembly Omar Ayub urged the Judicial Commission of Pakistan (JCP) to reject the proposal of appointing of ad hoc judges to the Supreme Court.

Leader of the Opposition Omar Ayub wrote a letter to the Judicial Commission in which it has been said that “If we look at the time, we get the impression that the proposal of appointment of ad hoc judges came up immediately after the decision of 8 and 5 judges of the Supreme Court regarding reserved seats”.

According to the text of the letter, there should not be an impression of leveling the opinion of the Supreme Court against one party, the public is the ultimate stakeholder of an independent and impartial judiciary.

It should be noted that the Judicial Commission of Pakistan has approved the appointment of Justice Retired Sardar Tariq Masood and Justice Retired Mazhar Alam Miankhel as ad hoc judges in the Supreme Court.

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JCP approves appointment of Justice Mosood, Justice Miankhel as ad hoc judges to SC for 1 year

July 19, 2024July 19, 2024 by Muhammad Zahid

ISLAMABAD: The Judicial Commission of Pakistan (JCP) approved the appointment of two former Supreme Court judges, Justice (retd) Tariq Masood and Justice (retd) Mazhar Alam Miankhel, as ad hoc judges to the Supreme Court for one year, sources said on Friday. This decision followed a JCP meeting earlier today, chaired by Chief Justice of Pakistan … Read more

JCP summons meeting to appoint ad hoc judges in SC

July 16, 2024 by Abid Khan

ISLAMABAD: The Judicial Commission of Pakistan (JCP) will consider the appointment of four ad hoc judges to reduce the pending cases in the Supreme Court.

The Chief Justice of Pakistan said that the meeting of the Judicial Commission will be held on July 19. The Judicial Commission will consider 4 names for ad hoc judges.

Sources said that the Chief Justice has nominated the names of Justice (Retired) Mushir Alam, Justice (Retired) Maqbool Baqar for ad hoc judges, while the names of Justice (Retired) Mazhar Alam Mian Khel and Justice (Retired) Sardar Tariq Masood are also included in the nominated judges.

Sources said that the decision of ad hoc judges was taken to reduce the pending cases in the Supreme Court.

A retired judge can be appointed ad hoc judge in 3 years or less, 4 former judges of the Supreme Court have been proposed to be made ad hoc judges for 3 years.

According to the constitution, there must be 17 judges to appoint an ad hoc judge in the Supreme Court.

On other hand, Former Supreme Court judge Justice Mushir Alam refused from becoming an ad hoc judge.

In his letter to the Judicial Commission of Pakistan, Justice (Retired) Mushir Alam said, “Allah has given me more honor than my position. I am deeply disappointed by the campaign launched on social media after the nomination of ad hoc judges.”

Justice Retired Mushir Alam further wrote that in the current circumstances, he apologize for working as an ad hoc judge.

On the other hand, sources said that Justice Retired Sardar Tariq Masood and Justice Retired Mazhar Alam Mian Khel have agreed to join as ad hoc judges in the Supreme Court.

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Justice Shafi Siddiqui appointed as permanent Chief Justice of SHC

July 3, 2024 by Abid Khan

KARACHI: The Judicial Commission of Pakistan (JCP) has approved the permanent appointment of Acting Chief Justice Sindh High Court Justice Muhammad Shafi Siddiqui.

Justice Shafi Siddiqui will be the 27th Chief Justice of Sindh High Court.

Justice Muhammad Shafi Siddiqui was born on 12th August 1965, obtained his LLB degree after B.S. and started his career in 1992 as an Advocate Subordinate Courts.

Justice Muhammad Shafi Siddiqui was enrolled as a High Court Advocate in 1994 and enrolled as an Advocate in the Supreme Court in 2008.

He was sworn in as a judge of the Sindh High Court in 2012, while former Chief Justice Aqeel Ahmad Abbasi was serving as Acting Chief Justice since his appointment to the Supreme Court.

Now Justice Muhammad Shafi Siddiqui will take oath as the 27th Chief Justice of Sindh High Court after the approval of the Judicial Commission of Pakistan and the Parliamentary Committee.

Justice Shafi Siddiqui as a judge of Sindh High Court has delivered judgments in 4205 cases so far, more than 1000 cases have been published in various law journals.

Justice Shafi Siddiqui’s judgments include Constitutional, Taxation, Customs and High Court Appeals.

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Justice Aalia Neelum nominated as CJ LHC

July 2, 2024July 2, 2024 by Abid Khan

LAHORE: The Judicial Commission of Pakistan (JCP) approved Justice Aalia Neelum as the Chief Justice of Lahore High Court(LHC).

A meeting of the Judicial Commission was held under the chairmanship of Chief Justice Qazi Faez Isa. In the meeting, Justice Aalia Neelum was nominated as Chief Justice of Lahore High Court.

The name of Justice Aalia Neelum has been approved unanimously. She will be the first woman Chief Justice of Lahore High Court after approval from the Parliamentary Committee.

Justice Aalia Neelum was born on 12 November 1966. He obtained his LLB degree from Punjab University in 1995.

Justice Aalia Neelum was enrolled as an Advocate on 1st February 1996.

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Parliamentary Committee approves judges’ names for elevation to SC

June 14, 2024 by Abid Khan

ISLAMABAD: The Parliamentary Committee on the Appointment of Judges approved the names of judges proposed by the Judicial Commission of Pakistan (JCP) for elevation to the Supreme Court on Friday.

The meeting of the Parliamentary Committee for the appointment of Judges on the issue of appointment of Supreme Court judges ended in which the names sent by the Supreme Judicial Commission were approved.

The parliamentary committee approved Chief Justice Lahore High Court Justice Malik Shehzad Ahmad Khan as a Supreme Court judge, while Chief Justice Sindh High Court Justice Aqeel Ahmad Abbasi was approved as a Supreme Court judge and Lahore High Court Justice Shahid Bilal was also approved as a Supreme Court judge.

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JCP approves appointment of 3 judges to SC

June 7, 2024 by Abid Khan

ISLAMABAD: Judicial Commission of Pakistan (JCP) approved appointment of three high court judges to Supreme Court (SC).

In the meeting of the Judicial Commission chaired by the Chief Justice of Pakistan Qazi Faez Isa, the appointment of three High Court judges to the Supreme Court has been recommended.

CJP Qazi Faez Isa, law minister, Auditor General for Pakistan (AGP), Pakistan Bar Council (PBC) representative, and Justice Aminuddin Khan attended the meeting.

A JCP meeting was held under the chairmanship of Chief Justice Qazi Faez Isa on the issue of appointment of three judges to vacant seats in the Supreme Court.

In the meeting, Chief Justice Lahore High Court Malik Shehzad Ahmed was recommended to be appointed to the Supreme Court while the name of Chief Justice Sindh High Court Aqeel Ahmad Abbasi was also recommended.

The judicial commission also recommended to bring Lahore High Court judge Justice Shahid Bilal to the Supreme Court.

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JCP approves elevation of BHC Chief Justice to SC

February 23, 2024 by Abid Khan

ISLAMABAD: The Judicial Commission of Pakistan(JCP) has given its nod to appoint the Chief Justice of the Balochistan High Court, Justice Naeem Akhtar Afghan, as a judge of the Supreme Court.

A meeting of the Judicial Commission of Pakistan was held under the chairmanship of Chief Justice Qazi Faez Isa in which important decisions were taken regarding the appointment of judges in the Supreme Court.

In the meeting, it was decided to make Chief Justice Balochistan High Court Naeem Akhtar Afghan a judge of the Supreme Court, for which the Judicial Commission has approved the name of Justice Naeem Akhtar Afghan.

Apart from this, the Judicial Commission has also decided to make Justice Shahzad Ahmed Malik the Chief Justice of Lahore High Court, for which the name of Justice Shahzad has also been approved.

The Judicial Commission has approved both the names and sent the matter to the Parliamentary Committee.

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JCP recommends name of Justice Irfan Saadat Khan as SC judge

October 20, 2023 by Abid Khan

A meeting of the Judicial Commission was held.
Chief Justice Qazi Faez Isa chaired JCP meeting.
JCP sent name of Justice Khan to Parliamentary Committee.

ISLAMABAD: The Judicial Commission of Pakistan(JCP) recommended the appointment of Justice Irfan Saadat Khan as a Supreme Court(SC) judge.

A meeting of the Judicial Commission was held under the chairmanship of Chief Justice of Pakistan Qazi Faez Isa.

The appointment of Justice Irfan Saadat as a Supreme Court Judge was recommended by the Judicial Commission unanimously.

The Judicial Commission sent the name of Justice Irfan Saadat to the Parliamentary Committee for Appointment of Judges for final approval.

It should be noted that Justice Irfan Saadat Khan is currently the Acting Chief Justice of Sindh High Court(SHC).

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Two SC judges urge CJP to convene JCP meeting for judges’ appointment

October 8, 2022October 8, 2022 by Kumail Soomro

Justice Sardar Tariq Masood and Justice Mansoor Ali Shah wrote a letter to CJP They said convening a meeting of JCP was a constitutional obligation The Supreme Court has vacancies for five judges ISLAMABAD: Two judges of the Supreme Court of Pakistan (SCP) have written a letter to Chief Justice Umar Ata Bandial to convene … Read more

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