ISLAMABAD - The Pakistan Bar Council (PBC) has convened its meeting on January 3 to deliberate elevation of junior judges of high courts to the Supreme Court.

The said meeting would be held at the Supreme Court buildings on Monday. It was said in a statement, issued by the PBC’s acting secretary. It said that the elevation of the junior judges of the high court to the apex court is the violation of the seniority principle. It expressed concerned over   proposing again for next meeting of Judicial Commission of Pakistan (JCP), the  name of Lahore High Court junior judge Justice Ayesha Malik, who is at number 4 in seniority list while superseding three senior judges of the LHC, including its chief justice.