Bar to assist IHC in judges appointment case

The Islamabad High Court (IHC) on Thursday ordered Islamabad High Court Bar Association (IHCBA) and Islamabad Bar Association (IBA) to assist court in a case pertaining to vacant posts of special courts’ judges in federal capital.

Chief Justice Athar Minallah conducted hearing on the case and served notices to the bars to seek their assistance in it.

Additional Attorney General (AAG) Tariq Khokhar informed the court that the government had initiated the appointment process on the vacant posts of judges to this the chief justice remarked that the process should be completed before the any post get vacant. “The judiciary was dependent on state,” he said.

The chief justice remarked that who would be responsible if the posts remained vacant, adding that the court had to fix responsibility on anyone. IHC’s chief justice served notices to IHCBA and IBA to present its representatives to before court on next hearing and assist the bench .After this, the court adjourned hearing of the case till October 16.

CDA twits IHC orders

IHC observed that it would not issue any order regarding the Capital Development Authority (CDA) as the civic body twists it and gives a new meaning to the words.

The observation came during the hearing of a case related to regulation of a CDA employee on Thursday. The case was presided over by the IHC Chief Justice Athar Minallah.

Minallah remarked that whatever the order they may issue, the CDA starts issuing summaries that favour it and claim that the court directed them to do so.

The petitioner’s counsel said that it would be better if the court included him in the authority’s committee formed to oversee the matter. At this, the chief justice remarked that they would not issue any such order because the civic agency might misuse it too.

Published in The Express Tribune, October 2^nd, 2020.