The ruling alliance and Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) nominated their members for the Judicial Commission of Pakistan.
Pakistan People’s Party Chairman Bilawal Bhutto Zardari has been nominated from the Lower House (National Assembly) by the government coalition for the Judicial Commission, while Muslim League (N) Senator Irfan Siddiqui has been nominated from the Upper House (Senate).
The report said that Senator Shibli Faraz, the leader of the opposition in the Senate, has been nominated by PTI for the Judicial Commission, while the PTI has named Umar Ayub, the leader of the opposition from the National Assembly.
It should be noted that last week Chairman Senate Yousaf Raza Gilani and Speaker National Assembly Sardar Ayaz Sadiq had asked for names from the government and the opposition for the formation of the Judicial Commission of Pakistan under the 26th constitutional amendment.
A 13-member judicial commission will be constituted for the appointment of judges of the Supreme Court, headed by the Chief Justice.
Ayaz Sadiq has asked for names from the government and the opposition for the formation of the judicial commission under the constitutional amendment.
According to the 26th constitutional amendment, the Chief Justice of Pakistan will be the head of the 13-member judicial commission, while the 3 most senior judges of the Supreme Court will also be part of the commission and the most senior judge of the constitution bench will also be a member of the judicial commission.
The members of the commission will include the Law Minister, the Attorney General and a representative of the Pakistan Bar Council with at least 15 years of experience.
2 government and 2 opposition members from the National Assembly and the Senate will also be members, while women or non-Muslims who are eligible to contest technocrat elections in the Senate will also be made part of the Judicial Commission for 2 years. This member will be appointed by the Senate Chairman. .
It should be noted that for the first time in the history of Pakistan, the Chief Justice of the Supreme Court has been elected by a parliamentary committee, before that, in the light of the decision of the Al-Jihad Trust case, the most senior judge of the Supreme Court was the Chief Justice of the country.
Before the approval of the 26th constitutional amendment, Justice Mansoor Ali Shah was to become the next Chief Justice of Pakistan under the principle of seniority, however, on October 22, the majority of the Special Parliamentary Committee for the appointment of the Chief Justice of Pakistan appointed Justice Yahya Afridi as the next Chief Justice of Pakistan. Was nominated.
Most of the amendments in the 26th Constitutional Amendment are in Article 175-A, which deals with the process of appointment of judges to the Supreme Court, High Courts and the Federal Shariat Court.
The Judicial Commission of Pakistan used to send its nominations for each post of Supreme Court High Court or Federal Shariat Court Judges to an 8-member Parliamentary Committee which forwarded the names to the Prime Minister and then to the President. The commission will now forward its nominations directly to the Prime Minister who will forward them to the President for appointment.
After the amendment, the Special Parliamentary Committee will include 8 members from the National Assembly and 4 members from the Senate.
