Judicial appointments: LHC dismisses petition

LHC dismisses a petition challenging the posting of six judicial officers.

LAHORE: Justice Nasir Saeed Sheikh of the Lahore High Court on Wednesday dismissed a petition challenging the posting of six judicial officers, including LHC Registrar Sardar Naeem Ahmad. The petition was filed by Advocate Muhammad Afaq. The registrar’s office had declared that the petition was not maintainable. Afaq said judicial officers could not be appointed in the district of their domicile under the National Judicial Policy. He said six judicial officers, including the LHC registrar, had been posted in Lahore, which was their district of domicile. He said the postings were made in violation of the National Judicial Policy. He asked the court to remove the objection. However, after hearing his arguments, the court declined his request and sustained the registrar's objection, observing that the judicial officers could be appointed at any place across the province under High Court rules.

Published in The Express Tribune, October 31^st, 2013.