Zubair Qureshi
Islamabad
The Judicial Commission of Pakistan (JCP) has recommended a 6-month extension in the tenure of three additional judges of the Islamabad High Court (IHC). The Judges are Justice Lubna Saleem Pervaiz, Justice Fiaz Anjum Jadran and Justice Ghulam Azam Qambrani.
A parliamentary committee on appointment of judges will formally consider these recommendations and make a final decision on it.
The Ministry of Law & Justice had issued a notification last year on Dec 13 of these judges taken as additional judges of the IHC.
According to the notification, the president had appointed three additional judges of the IHC for a period of one year.
Under Article 175-A of the Constitution, the initial appointment of an additional judge in the high court is made for one year. After this term expires, the Judicial Commission of Pakistan (JCP) considers the judges for a permanent position, and the Parliamentary Committee on Judges Appointment then considers the JCP’s recommendations.
