ISLAMABAD - The Judicial Commission of Pakistan (JCP) on Tuesday recommended the name of Chief Justice Balochistan High Court (BHC) Jamal Khan Mandokhail for elevation as the judge of Supreme Court, but deferred the elevation of Sindh High Court junior judge.
The JCP meeting was held at the Supreme Court building under the chair of Chief Justice of Pakistan Justice Gulzar Ahmed, and participated by four senior judge of the Supreme Court, one retired judge of the apex court, Federal Minister of Law and Justice Barrister Farogh Naseem, Attorney General for Pakistan Khalid Jawed Khan, and a representative of Punjab Bar Council (PBC).
The Commission has also proposed the name of Justice Naeem Akhtar Afghan, senior puisne judge of BHC, for the Chief Justice of Balochistan High Court. However, the JCP deferred the elevation of Justice Muhammad Ali Mazhar, who is at serial No.5 in SHC.
The lawyers on the call of Pakistan Bar Council (PBC) on July 13, 2021 observed strike throughout the country against the proposed elevation of junior judge of Sindh High Court.
PBC Vice-Chairman Khush Dil Khan and the Chairman of Executive Committee of the Council Muhammad Faheem Wali appreciated the JCP decision to elevate Chief Justice of Balochistan High Court Jamal Khan Mandokhail to the Supreme Court and to defer the elevation of Justice Muhammad Ali Mazhar, a judge of SHC in line with the wishes of the legal fraternity.
They paid rich tribute to the entire Judicial Commission for sticking to the principles of justice and reiterated that the resolution by the Bar Council was issued for enforcement of the rule of law and strict adherence to the Constitution and Judicial principles, as the legal fraternity hold the Justice Muhammad Ali Mazhar in high esteem for his competence and legal acumen.
