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Appointments Of SC Judges To Be Made On Basis Of Seniority, Parliamentary Body Decides

It was also decided that the ad-hoc/acting judges in the Supreme Court will be appointed subject to confirmation by the parliamentary committee on judges appointments

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Meeting of parliamentary committee on appointment of judges in superior courts was held under the Chairmanship of Senator Farooq Hamid Naek at Parliament House on Tuesday. The committee unanimously approved amendments to the relevant provision of the Constitution pertaining to judicial appointments, proposed by committee chairman Senator Farooq H Naek.

The Committee decided that the appointment of the judges in the Supreme Court will be made in accordance with their seniority which shall be determined with reference to their date of appointment as a judge of the High court and in case the dates of the appointments of the Judges are the same, then the decision will be made on the basis of their age.

The committee also decided that the Ad-hoc/Acting Judges in the Supreme Court will be appointed subject to confirmation by the Parliamentary Committee on Judges Appointments in the Superior Courts.

The committee also approved an amendment in Clause 3 of the Article 184, of the Constitution according to which when the suo motu powers in the human rights case are exercised by the Supreme Court, the case would be heard by three judges of the Supreme Court and appeal against the order can be filed within thirty days — to be decided by the five judges of the Supreme Court within sixty days.

It was further decided that if an appeal against an order under this Article has been made, the order appealed against shall not be implemented pending decision of the appeal.

Parliamentary Committee on Judges Appointment also approved the recommendation that age of retirement of High Court Judge will be enhanced from existing 62 years to 65 years as in the case of a judge of the Supreme Court.

The Committee also approved an amendment in Article 209 of the Constitution proposed by the Chairman of the Committee and decided that a reference on account of misconduct against the Judge of the Superior Judiciary will be decided by the Supreme Judicial Council within 90 days.

Parliamentary Committee on Judges Appointment also discussed the Article 175-A of the constitution dealing with manner of the appointment of the judges of the Supreme Court of Pakistan and composition of Supreme Judicial Council. It was decided that the issue will be further deliberated upon in the next meeting of the Committee.

The Committee also decided to invite the Federal Minister for Law and Justice in its next meeting.

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