Federal Minister for Law Azam Nazir Tarar said on Saturday that as far as he was concerned, the notification for the appointment of the new chief justice of Pakistan would be issued on October 24, and that the senior-most judge of the Supreme Court of Pakistan would be the next chief justice since it was written in the constitution.
Speaking after the parliamentary committee meeting held to discuss the constitutional amendments in Islamabad, Azam Tarar said that the notification for the appointment of the current army chief had been made two days prior to his elevation.
Tarar said that the very fact that political parties had sat together was a ‘breakthrough’. “Today we had a discussion on the draft. Now we will meet after a gap of three days,” he added.
The minister said that the amendments could be finalized even after October 25. “It may take four days and even months to complete the process.”
He went on to say that when a new institution had to be introduced in the constitution, several factors had to be taken into account. “Basically, our discussions center round four to five amendments,” Tarar informed.
He further said that in the USA the president appointed a judge and the
parliamentary committee interviewed him. “In India, at times parliament votes for the appointment or removal of a judge.”
