Islamabad:
The Supreme Judicial Council (SJC), chaired by the president of the Supreme Court of Pakistan, Yahya Afridi, examined 24 complaints filed by virtue of article 209 of the Constitution. 19 The complaints were unanimously dismissed, while five were deferred for their future consideration.
The Council met on Saturday in Islamabad to discuss several articles on the agenda, including proposed administrative reforms and judicial complaints, according to an official statement.
The Council also approved the draft of the rules of the Secretariat Service of the Supreme Judicial Council, 2025. However, a greater deliberation was recommended on the procedures proposed for consultations and amendments to the Code of Judicial Conduct, which according to the members required legal and drafting review.
Judge Syed Mansoor Ali Shah joined the meeting through a video link, while Judges Munib Akhtar, Aalia Neelum (President of the Superior Court of Lahore) and Muhammad Junaid Ghafffar (President of the Superior Court of Sindh) attended.
Previously, the National Judicial Committee (policy formulation) (NJPMC) decided to protect judicial officers from external influence and asked the superior courts to establish structured mechanisms to inform and repair such instances within a stipulated period.
A legal body responsible for formulating and implementing the judicial policy, the NJPMC held its 53rd meeting on Friday at the Pakistan Supreme Court.
According to a statement issued after the meeting, the NJPMC also took a serious note of forced disappearances in the country. The committee unanimously resolved that the Judiciary did not commit to its constitutional duty to safeguard fundamental rights.
In this sense, he formed a dedicated committee to formulate an institutional response, after taking into account the concerns of the Executive, to be communicated through the Pakistan Attorney General (AGP).
The committee deliberated on key policy issues and adopted several significant measures to improve judicial performance, the integration of technology into judicial processes and the delivery of justice centered on citizens.
To improve the panorama of the resolution of commercial disputes, the NJPMC approved the establishment of the commercial litigation corridor, with specialized courts and banks.
