The Pakistan Bar Council approved the appointment of the main lawyer Ahsan Bhoon as a member of the Pakistan Judicial Commission (JCP) for a two -year term, Express News said on Wednesday.
The decision was made at a meeting held at the Supreme Court of Islamabad, chaired by the president of Pakistan Bar Council, Mansoor Usman Awan.
The meeting attended central and provincial members of the Council.
Bhoon was elected with a majority vote, obtaining 14 votes in favor, while four members opposed his appointment. A member refrained from voting.
Bhoon will represent the Council of the Pakistan Bar of the Commission, which plays a crucial role in legal appointments across the country.
Previously, the main defender of the Supreme Court Akhtar Hussain resigned from his post as a member of the Pakistan Judicial Commission (JCP), citing concerns concerning the controversies surrounding judicial appointments.
Hussain, who was appointed three times by Pakistan Bar Council (PBC), submitted his resignation to chief judge Yahya Afridi, who heads the commission.
In his letter, he expressed his dissatisfaction with the recent process of selecting judges from the Supreme Court.
“On current controversies with regard to judicial appointments, I am unable to continue and, by this, resign as a member of JCP,” he wrote, asking the PBC to appoint a new representing in its place.
Despite the resignation, Hussain assured its continuous support for judicial independence and democratic institutions.
The resignation occurred shortly after the JCP appointed six new judges to the Supreme Court, a decision which aroused criticism of certain legal and political circles.
The legislators of Pakistan Tehreek-E-insaf (PTI) and two judges of the Supreme Senior Court boycotted the process, raising questions about its transparency.
