- Rules of the Supreme Court The eligibility for pension requires a minimum of five years.
- The judges consult the managers of the pension despite serving less time.
- Officials clarify the exceptions do not apply to judges directly appointed.
Islamabad: some high court judges would have planned to resign from his duties, but not before their service mandate respects the required threshold for a pension and post-retirement services for them and their families, said sources told The news.
According to the initiates, the judges in question carefully examine the calendar to ensure that their resignation arrives only after having completed the minimum five-year service period, which, under a recent decision of the Supreme Court, is necessary for a high court judge to be eligible for pension and other post-retirement privileges.
The Supreme Court previously clarified that a high court judge only becomes eligible for pensions and related advantages after having served at least five years on the bench. Without completing this minimum period, the resignation of a judge would mean the forfeiture of these rights.
Familiar sources with development have declared that some judges considering an early retirement consulted senior officials from the judicial administration to explore if there is a precedent in which a judge was granted in pension despite less than five years.
They would have been informed of one of these cases, but they were also informed that he did not apply to their situation. The case involved a judge who had spent a long career in the judiciary of district before being raised in the High Court. Due to his cumulative service in the judicial system, post-retirement services were authorized despite not having finished five years on the high court bench.
“Managers have clearly indicated that such a precedent would not cover the judges directly appointed to the high court of the bar or other sources without previous judicial service,” a legal source revealed.
Development comes in the midst of growing speculation on possible resignations in the higher judiciary. These speculations began to tour after the 26th controversial constitutional amendment. Although no judge has officially submitted their resignation so far, the initiates think that some could resign in the coming months, in particular those approaching the five-year mark.
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