Justice Mazhar Alam appointed as Chairman of Competition Appellate Tribunal

• The Ministry of Law and Justice issued a notification.
• Justice Mazhar Alam will be chairman till 2025.
• The institution has been inactive for 7.5 years.

 Justice Mazhar Alam, who retired, has been appointed as the Chairman of the Competition Appellate Tribunal, Bol News reported.

The Ministry of Law and Justice has also issued a notification for the appointment of former Supreme Court judge Justice Mazhar Alam Mian Khel, according to which he will be appointed as chairman till 2025.

In this regard, the Federal Cabinet has approved the appointment of Justice (Retd) Mazhar Alam Mian Khel as Chairman.

It should be noted that Justice Mazhar Alam Mian has served as a former Chief Justice of Peshawar High Court and a former Judge of the Supreme Court.

The competition Appellate Tribunal has been inactive for 7.5 years out of the last 10 years, with 212 appeals currently pending in the tribunal. The delay in decision on appeals has adversely affected the implementation of CCP orders in key sectors including sugar, cement, fertilizers, telecom, and banks.