Police officers walk past the Supreme Court of Pakistan building, in Islamabad, Pakistan April 6, 2022. REUTERS
ISLAMABAD:
The Judicial Commission of Pakistan (JCP) on Tuesday confirmed the appointment of ten additional judges to the Sindh High Court (SHC) by a majority vote.
The commission also appointed four judges to the constitutional bench of the High Court. Interestingly, three of the judges assigned to the bench were among the 10 confirmed judges.
The JCP met in the conference hall of the Supreme Court of Pakistan to make recommendations regarding the confirmation of additional SHC judges and reconstitution and expansion of constitutional seats. The meeting was chaired by Chief Justice of Pakistan (CJP) Yahya Afridi.
According to an official statement, the JCP, after due consideration of the relevant data form, background and evaluation of the submitted materials, recommended, by a majority of its members, the confirmation of 10 additional judges as SHC judges.
They are Justices Miran Muhammad Shah, Tasneem Sultana, Riazat Ali Sahar, Muhammad Hasan (Akber), Abdul Hamid Bhurgi, Jan Ali Junejo, Nisar Ahmed Bhanbhro, Ali Haider ‘Ada’, Muhammad Osman Ali Hadi and Muhammad Jaffer Raza.
The commission also granted a six-month extension to two additional judges: Khalid Hussain Shahani and Syed Fiaz-ul-Hassan Shah.
Similarly, the JCP, by a majority of its members, appointed four judges to the constitutional seats of the SHC. They are judges Amjad Ali Bohio, Muhammad Hassan (Akber), Ali Haider ‘Ada’ and Muhammad Osman Ali Hadi.
The commission also extended the term of constitutional seats by six months.
