Islamabad:
Although 12 names have been approved for their appointment as additional judges of the Superior Court of Sindh, the Judicial Commission of Pakistan (JCP) has lost the opportunity to appoint a first judge among the minorities of the Superior Judiciary.
Since the 18th constitutional amendment of 2010, there is no judge of any minority community in the Superior Judiciary that includes the Supreme Court or the five higher courts.
However, there was hope that the PCJ would approve at least a candidate of the minority community as an additional judge of the Sindh Superior Court during the meeting.
Previously, the president of the Superior Court of Sindh, Shafi Siddiqui, had recommended two names of the minority community.
However, they could not obtain the votes required at the meeting. One of them obtained eight votes at the JCP meeting, being short by a vote to become a SHC judge.
Regarding the approval of 12 nominations for additional judges of the Superior Court of Sindh, lawyer Salahuddin Ahmed has said that the PPP won the judges of the Superior Court of Sindh. “Future candidates for judicial positions must take note of this instead of worrying about irrelevant considerations such as polishing their professional credentials,” he added.
Regarding the rejection of two candidates for SHC, Salahuddin Ahmed has said that more delicate considerations, such as the promotion of diversity in the Judiciary, must often be sacrificed in such at odds electoral contests.
Moiz Mirza Baig Adv said that while the appointments approved by the PCJ include outstanding lawyers such as Osman Ali Hadi, Jaffer Raza and the general lawyer Hassan Akbar; The exclusion of the lawyers proposed by the president of the Superior Court of Sindh and Judge Mansoor Ali Shah renewed the concerns about the appointment process after the 26th amendment.
These concerns charge weight for the fact that among the judges appointed by the president of the Supreme Court and Judge Shah there are names such as Uume Lakhani, Obaid Ur Rehman, Zeeshan Adhi, Zeeshan Abdullah, Umaima Mansoor and Atifiq Chaudhary, all known by Its integrity. and legal insight.
Another Karachi lawyer says he has exercised in SHC for 25 years and does not recognize at least half of them. Only three or four are good, he adds.
The PCJ approved by majority the nominations of Tasneem Sultana DSJ, Khalid Shahwani DSJ, Osman Ali Hadi, Nisar Bhanbhro, Jaffer Raza, Hassan Akbar, Abdul Hamid Bhurgri, Jan Ali Junejo, look at Muhammad Shah, Ali Haider Ada, Raiazat Ali Sahar and Fiaz . Ul Hassan Shah.
