Judicial Commission approved extension of Constitutional Benches of the Supreme Court for a period of six months

ISLAMABAD:The Honourable Chief Justice of Pakistan Mr. Justice Yahya Afridi, who is also Chairman of the Chairman Judicial Commission of Pakistan, chaired the two consecutive sessions of the Judicial Commission of Pakistan at the Supreme Court, Islamabad today.

The agenda of these meetings were the consideration of the proposed Judicial Commission of Pakistan (Appointment of Judges) Rules 2024 and the extension of the period of nomination of Judges to the Constitutional Benches of the Supreme Court.

The first meeting began at 11am and lasted for 8 hours. The session thoroughly reviewed the draft of the Judicial Commission of Pakistan (Appointment of Judges) Rules 2024. The Commission also considered the public feedback received on the proposed Rules, and after extensive deliberations, approved the proposed Judicial Commission (Appointment of Judges) Rules 2024 with certain amendments.

In the second meeting, the Judicial Commission of Pakistan (Supreme Court), by majority, approved an extension in the period of the already nominated Judges to the Constitutional Benches of the Supreme Court, for a period of six months.

The first meeting was attended by Mr. Justice Syed Mansoor Ali Shah, Judge Supreme Court, and Mr. Justice Munib Akhtar, Judge Supreme Court attended the meeting (through Video link), Mr Justice Amin-ud-Din Khan, Judge Supreme Court, Mr. Justice Jamal Khan Mandokhail Judge Supreme Court, Mr Justice Amir Farooq, Chief Justice Islamabad High Court, Mr. Justice Muhammad Hashim Khan Kakar, Chief Justice, High Court of Balochistan, Mr. Justice Ishtiaq Ibrahim, Chief Justice, Peshawar High Court, Mr. Justice Muhammad Shafi Siddiqui, Chief Justice, High Court of Sindh, Justice Miss Aalia Neelum, Chief Justice, Lahore High Court, Mr. Justice Shujaat Ali Khan, Senior Puisne Judge, Lahore High Court, Mr. Justice Ijaz Anwar, Senior Puisne Judge, Peshawar High Court, Mr. Justice Muhammad Ejaz Swati, Senior Puisne Judge, High Court of Balochistan, Mr. Justice Muhammad Karim Khan Agha, Head of the Constitution Bench, High Court of Sindh, Mr. Azam Nazeer Tarar, Federal Minister for Law and Mr. Mansoor Usman Awan, Attorney General for Pakistan, Sheikh Aftab Ahmad, MNA, Barrister Ali Gohar, MNA, Barrister Ali Zafar, Senator, Mr. Farooq Hamid Naek, Senator, Ms. Roshan Khursheed Bharucha, Nominee of the Speaker National Assembly, Mr Sarfraz Bugti, Chief Minister/Law Minister Balochistan, Mr. Sohaib Ahmed Malik, Minister for Law Government of Punjab, Mr. Zia ul Hassan Lanjar, Minister for Law and Parliamentary Affairs, Sindh, Mr. Aftab Alam Afridi, Minister for Law, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Mr. Shamshad Ahmed Bajwa, Member Punjab Bar Council, Mr Qurban Ali Malano, Member, Sindh Bar Council, Mr Munir Hussain Lughmani, Member, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Bar Council, Mr Muhammad Ayoub Tareen, Member, Balochistan Bar Council. Rana Muhammad Tanveer Member Judicial Commission Islamabad attended the meeting (through video link).

The second meeting was attended by Mr Justice Syed Mansoor Ali Shah, Judge Supreme Court, and Mr Justice Munib Akhtar, Judge Supreme Court attended the meeting (through Video link), Mr Justice Amin-ud-Din Khan, Judge Supreme Court, Mr Justice Jamal Khan Mandokhail Judge Supreme Court, Mr Azam Nazeer Tarar, Federal Minister for Law and Mr Mansoor Usman Awan, Attorney General for Pakistan, Sheikh Aftab Ahmad, MNA, Barrister Ali Gohar, MNA, Barrister Ali Zafar, Senator, Mr Farooq Hamid Naek, Senator, Ms Roshan Khursheed Bharucha, Nominee of the Speaker National Assembly and Mr Akhtar Hussain, ASC.