LAHORE:
The federal government is considering the confirmation of the services of eight additional judges of Lahore and Sindh high courts, and has also sought reports from intelligence agencies in this regard, The Express Tribune has learnt.
The parliamentary committee on judges’ appointment is due to review the proposal for the confirmation of additional judges on January 30.
The eight judges include four from the Lahore High Court (LHC) – Justice Syed Mazhar Ali Akbar Naqvi, Justice Muhammad Farrukh Irfan Khan, Justice Mamoon Rasheed Sheikh and Justice Muhammad Yawar Ali – and as many from the Sindh High Court (SHC) – Justice Nisar Sheikh, Justice Muhammad Tasneem, Justice Syed Hussain Azahr Rizvi and Justice Muhammad Ali Mazhar.
The parliamentary panel has already seen the names of all of these judges.
The government has assigned the task of presenting a detailed report on an urgent basis to brief the parliamentary committee, a source told The Express Tribune.
Published in The Express Tribune, January 29th, 2012.
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We need to appoint more judges as hundreds of thousands of cases are pending in the courts all across the country.
8 Judges are not enough to hear the pending cases at Punjab and Sindh High Court.
Justice delay is justice denied. And when justice is denied to the people they take law in their own hands.
How come cases in Saudi Arabia are disposed off in couple of weeks and why this cannot happen in Pakistan? Probably government does not want that people should get relief.
Cort cases in Pakistan are not only taking time on individual petitioners but also cost them a lot of money.
Where is the justice in Pakistan? Can ay one tell me, so that I should also go there and seek justice for my own grievances.