ISLAMABAD: Chief Justice of Pakistan (CJP) Anwar Zaheer Jamali has called a meeting of the Judicial Commission of Pakistan (JCP) today (Monday).
The JCP will consider the appointment of five additional judges in the Peshawar High Court (PHC).
PHC Chief Justice Mazhar Alam Miankhel had sent names of two judges and three lawyers to the commission for review. They included judges Muhammad Bashir, Ayub Marwat and lawyers Umer Farooq, Muzammal Khan and Mian Hussain.
The commission will consider these names and recommend their appointment as the PHC judges.
The JCP will also consider the confirmation of two additional judges of the Islamabad High Court, Justice Mohsin Akhtar Kayani and Justice Mian Gul Hassan Aurangzeb.
According to Article 175-A of the constitution, which draws the procedure of appointment of judges of superior courts, the JCP, after confirmation, will propose the names to parliamentary committee following which the president will approve the names. The Law Ministry will issue the notification after the approval.
The JCP, after the 18th constitutional amendment, was formed under the aforementioned article. The commission is chaired by the CJP and consists of the law minister, four senior-most judges, the attorney general of Pakistan, a retired judge and a representative of the Pakistan Bar Council (PBC).
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