The Judicial Commission of Pakistan (JCP) has extended the term of Sindh High Court’s constitutional benches by one year.
PPP Chairman Bilawal Bhutto Zardari and Adviser to the Prime Minister Rana Sanaullah attended the meeting of Judicial Commission of Pakistan (JCP), representing Parliament as members of treasury benches in the National Assembly and Senate respectively.
The JCP meeting was held at the Supreme Court’s conference room in Islamabad on Tuesday with Chief Justice of Pakistan (CJP) Justice Yahya Afridi in the chair.
New JCP members Bilawal Bhutto and Rana Sanaullah got seats on JCP after the resignations of PPP Senator Farooq H Naek and PML-N member Aftab Sheikh.
The nominations of both Bilawal and Rana Sana to the JCP were made by Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif, who is also Leader of the House in the National Assembly, as well as Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Senator Ishaq Dar, who is the Leader of the House in the Senate, under Article 175A (2)(vii) of the Constitution.
A notification for the appointments was issued on Friday last by the JCP with the approval of Chief Justice of Pakistan Yahya Afridi, who is also the body’s chairperson.
The JCP is mandated by Article 175A of the Constitution to appoint judges of the Federal Constitutional Court (FCC), Supreme Court, high courts and Federal Shariat Court.
The commission also evaluates the performance of the judges of the high courts.
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