SC orders to issue notification of two judges' appointment
ISLAMABAD: The Supreme Court of Pakistan has issued its verdict in judges' appointment case Friday and has ordered to issue notification of the appointment of Justice Shaukat Siddiqui and Justice...
December 21, 2012
The five-judge special bench headed by Justice Khilji Arif Hussain had reserved its judgment after completing the proceedings on December 7 on a constitutional petition filed by Nadim Ahmed Advocate against the non-issuance of notification of appointment for Islamabad High Court.
The bench comprised of Justice Tariq Parvez Khan, Justice Ejaz Afzal Khan, Justice Gulzar Ahmed and Justice Sheikh Azmat Saeed.
The SC accepted the constitutional petition filed by Nadim Ahmed Advocate in the case and issued the verdict.
In its short order, the SC has ordered to issue the notification of the appointment of two judges including Justice Shaukat Siddiqui and Justice Noorul Haq Qureshi. The judgment further stated that the appointment of the two judges will be considered effective from November 20, 2012.
The president had also filed a reference regarding the appointment of judges in higher judiciary that was not discussed in the judgment.
Through the reference, the president desired to seek the opinion on the questions of law, considered by him to be of public importance, in respect of appointment of the Judges of the Supreme Court and the High Courts in view of the 18th and 19th Constitutional Amendments.
The 31-page reference raised 13 questions that were related to the role of judicial commission and a bipartisan parliamentary committee in the appointment of judges.
