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1 year ago

CJP Yahya Afridi summons maiden JCP meeting on Nov 5

Chief Justice of Pakistan (CJP) Yahya Afridi, has summoned maiden Judicial Commission meeting on November 5, 2024. As per details, the meeting will be chaired by Chief Justice Afridi, alongside notable attendees including Senior Puisne Judge Justice Mansoor Ali Shah, Justice Munib Akhtar, and other prominent figures from the legal and political spheres. The meeting is expected to discuss key agenda items, including the formation of Constitutional Benches and the nomination of judges. Read More…

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2 years ago

Justice Aalia Neelum nominated as LHC chief justice

The Judicial Commission of Pakistan (JCP) has unanimously nominated Justice Aalia Neelum as the first-ever woman chief justice of Lahore High Court (LHC). The commission, headed by Chief Justice of Pakistan (CJP) Qazi Faez Isa, unanimously approved Justice Neelum’s name for the coveted position. She was third in the seniority list of the Lahore High Court after the elevation of former LHC CJ Malik Shahzad Ahmad Khan and Justice Shahid Bilal Hassan to the Supreme Court. Read More…

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3 years ago

JCP approves elevation of Musarrat Hilali to SC

The Judicial Commission of Pakistan (JCP) approved the elevation of Peshawar High Court (PHC) Chief Justice Musarrat Hilali to the Supreme Court (SC), according to Law Minister Azam Nazeer Tarar. The law minister confirmed the development after attending a meeting of the JCP. The development paves the way for Justice Hilali to become only the second female judge to rise to the apex court after Justice Ayesha A. Malik. Read More…

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4 years ago

JCP rejects CJP Bandial's nominees for Supreme Court elevation

Islamabad: On Thursday, the Judicial Commission of Pakistan (JCP) rejected Chief Justice Umar Ata Bandial's nominated judges for their appointment to the Supreme Court. CJP Bandial presided over the judicial commission's session, where a total of five judges were considered. The chief justice, Justice Aijazul Ahsan, and Justice Sajjad Ali Shah voted in favour of the nominees, while Justice (retd) Sarmad Jalal Usmani voted in favour of three judges from LHC and voted against the SHC nominees, sources said. Read More…

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4 years ago

Don't 'ridicule' judicial commission by 'contravening Constitution': Justice Isa to CJP

On July 26, senior most Judge of the Supreme Court Justice Qazi Faez Isa wrote a letter to the Judicial Commission of Pakistan (JCP). He sought postponement of its meeting scheduled on July 28, 2022, for the appointment of Sindh and Lahore high courts judges to the apex court. He termed it a matter that "requires utmost care and due deliberation as it is a matter of extreme delicacy". Read More…

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4 years ago

JCP approves Justice Ayesha Malik's promotion to Supreme Court

On Thursday, the Judicial Commission of Pakistan (JCP) had approved the elevation of Lahore High Court Justice Ayesha A. Malik to the Supreme Court. She will be the country's first-ever female judge to sit on the Supreme court. A JCP meeting chaired by Chief Justice of Pakistan Gulzar Ahmed was held during which Justice Malik's elevation was approved by a majority of five votes against four. Last year, a lack of consensus during an extended meeting of the JCP on Sept 9 had forced the committee to dismiss her elevation. Read More…

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