Parliamentary committee approves elevation of two judges to SC

ISLAMABAD: The Parliamentary Committee on the Appointment of Judges on Monday approved the elevation of two judges to the Supreme Court of Pakistan.

A meeting of the parliamentary committee was held under the chairmanship of Senator Farooq H. Naek. The meeting endorsed the decision made by the Judicial Commission of Pakistan (JCP).

The committee approved the elevation of Justice Shahid Waheed of the Lahore High Court and Justice Syed Hasan Azhar Rizvi of the Sindh High Court to the Supreme Court of Pakistan.

Earlier, the Parliamentary Committee on the Appointment of Judges approved the nomination of Justice Aamer Farooq as the new Chief Justice of the Islamabad High Court (IHC).

Justice Aamer Farooq will succeed the incumbent Chief Justice Athar Minallah, whose name was also approved for elevation as judge of Supreme Court. The names of the two judges were recommended by the JCP.

The decision to appoint two junior judges to the apex court was deferred in the last meeting of the parliamentary committee headed by Dr Fehmida Mirza.

The meeting had decided that the elevation of Justice Shahid Waheed and Justice Syed Hasan Azhar Rizvi to the Supreme Court will be considered at a later stage.

The meeting of the eight-member committee was attended by only five members: Dr. Fehmida Mirza, Muhammad Asim Nazir, and Senators Muhammad Azam Swati, Rana Maqbool Ahmed, and Sarfaraz Ahmed Bugti.

Interior Minister Rana Sanaullah Khan, Senator Farooq Hamid Naek, and Syed Naveed Qamar could not attend the meeting.

The Judicial Commission of Pakistan (JCP) had approved the nomination of Senior Puisne Judge Justice Aamer Farooq as the new chief justice of the IHC on November 1.

The JCP meeting was held under the chairmanship of Chief Justice of Pakistan Umar Atta Bandial to consider the appointment of IHC’s CJ.

The meeting was attended by senior judges of the Supreme Court, Law Minister Ayaz Sadiq, Attorney General for Pakistan Ashtar Ausaf Ali, representatives of the Pakistan Bar Council, and other members.

Under Article 175-A of the Constitution, the JCP recommends the appointment and confirmation of the judges, whereas the Parliamentary Committee on Judges Appointment endorses these recommendations.

Justice Athar Minallah’s elevation to the apex court was unanimously approved on October 24. However, he will unable to participate the next meeting of the JCP on November 8.

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