Composition of JC begins

ISLAMABAD: The composition of Judicial Commission (JC) for the appointment of judges according to Article 175-A has been started by the Ministry of Law and Justice, Geo News reported Saturday.

The ministry has written letters to the Bar Councils to nominate their representative for the Commission.

According to the Article 175-A, a seven-member Judicial Commission of Pakistan will nominate judges for vacant slots on the Supreme Court, nominations which must then be approved by an eight-member Parliamentary Committee before the president formalises the appointments. An expanded Judicial Commission which includes relevant judicial and legal figures from a province will nominate judges for the particular provincial High Court.

The Supreme Court on Thursday referred the contentious Article 175 (A), pertaining to the changed method of appointment of the superior judiciary, to parliament for "reconsideration" after suggesting improvements and measures to harmonise it and make it practical.