SHC Judges extension rejected by Parliamentary committee

The committee says that they will present the reason for the rejection to the Prime Minister.

Express February 22, 2011

ISLAMABAD: The Parliamentary committee for the appointment of judges has rejected the proposal of the Judicial Commission on Tuesday for a one year extension of two additional judges in the Sindh High Court (SHC).

Chairman of the committee, Syed Nayyar Hussain Bukhari chaired the meeting in the Parliament House in Islamabad.

The Committee members discussed the proposal of a year's extension for six additional judges in the Sindh High Court.

The meeting approved the names of Justice Imam Baksh, Justice Azhar Rizvi, Justice Muhammad Ali Mazhar and Justice Nisar Ahmed.

However the extension of service of Justice Muhammad Tasneem Aslam and Justice Salman Hamid were rejected.

The committee says that they will present the reason for the rejection to the Prime Minister, who will in turn inform the judicial commission about the decision.

COMMENTS (1)

Mahjabeen | 13 years ago | Reply Regarding the fate of two judges; judicature is highly erudite and argumentum ad hominem profession. It takes few superiors with perception and expertise to assess and evaluate the capability of a judge. Obviously, the Senior Supreme Court judges and Cheif Justice of SHC (who is said to have given the adverse remarks against the two judges) sitting in the Judicial Committee must have carried out due diligence before clearing the names UNANIMOUSLY of those Judges and forwarding their names for approval to Parliamentary Committee. Referring the recommendations of the professionals for vetting by a multitudinous laical Parliamentary Committee whose degrees may be disputable or even fake smells rat. Allama Iqbal has rightly said: Jamhooriyat wo tarz-e-hookomat hai ke jismein Insan ko gina jata hai tola nahin jata.

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