Judicial council meets today to consider judges for apex court

ISLAMABAD: The Supreme Court judicial council is set to meet in Islamabad today (Thursday) to consider appointments of several judges in the apex court.

According to sources, Lahore High Court (LHC) judge Ejaz Chaudhry, Sindh High Court (SHC) Judge Syed Gulzar Ahmed, Peshawar High Court (PHC) Judge Ejaz Afzal and Justice (retd) Athar Saeed are under consideration for elevation.

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The meeting will also discuss the appointment of judges in the Islamabad High Court (IHC), for which, Shaukat Aziz Siddiqui, Muhammad Qureshi and Azeem Afridi are considered.

The names finalized in today’s meeting will be sent to the parliamentary committee for approval.

The 18th constitutional amendment introduced a new procedure in the constitution for the appointment of judges last year which was overwhelmingly challenged in the SC and the court returned the amendment to the parliament for changes. As a result, the 19th constitutional amendment was introduced.