SHC Judges extension rejected by Parliamentary committee

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

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.
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