Islamabad:
The Supreme Judicial Council (SJC), chaired by the chief judge of Pakistan Yahya Afridi, examined 24 complaints filed under article 209 of the Constitution. 19 The complaints were rejected unanimously, while five were deferred for a future examination.
The Council met in Islamabad on Saturday to discuss several elements of the agenda, including the administrative reforms proposed and legal complaints, according to an official press release.
The Council also approved the draft service rules of the Secretariat of the Supreme Judicial Council, 2025. However, additional deliberation was recommended on the procedures proposed for surveys and changes to the code of judicial conduct, which, according to the members, required a legal and drafting examination.
Judge Syed Mansoor Ali Shah joined the meeting via the video link, while the judges Munib Akhtar, Aalia Neelum (chief judge of the High Court of Lahore) and Muhammad Junaid Ghaffar (chief judge of the high court of Sindh) were present.
Previously, the National Committee of Judicials (Policy Development) (NJPMC) has decided to protect legal officers against external influence and asked the high lessons to establish structured mechanisms to report and repair these cases in a stipulated time.
A statutory body responsible for the formulation and implementation of the judicial policy, the NJPMC held its 53rd meeting on Friday at the Supreme Court of Pakistan.
According to a statement published after the meeting, the NJPMC also took note of forced disappearances in the country. The Committee has unanimously resolved that the judiciary would not compromise its constitutional duty to protect fundamental rights.
In this regard, he trained a committee dedicated to formulating an institutional response, after taking into account the concerns of the executive, to communicate through the Attorney General of Pakistan (AGP).
The Committee has deliberated on the main political questions and adopted several important measures to improve legal performance, technological integration in legal processes and the service of justice focused on citizens.
To improve the commercial landscape of dispute resolution, the NJPMC approved the creation of a commercial dispute corridor, with specialized courts and benches.
