Judges' appointment: CRC approves SC recommendations

The committee meeting was chaired by Senator Raza Rabbani. PHOTO: EPA

ISLAMABAD:?The Constitutional Reforms Committee (CRC), on Friday, unanimously approved all the recommendations of the Supreme Court (SC) regarding the appointment of judges.

The committee meeting was chaired by Senator Raza Rabbani. It?recommended that the name of?a judge will be sent to the president via the prime minister for final approval.

According to the recommendations, the parliamentary committee for judges appointment?will have eight National Assembly members and four of?the Senate. In case the national assembly is dissolved, the Senate members?will finalise names of the judges. Three out of four members of the Senate will be able to accept or reject the name of?a judge for a post.

The reforms committee has decided to table the 19th amendment for the approval of the recommendations during?the National Assembly session starting on December 22. It has?also?formed a six member sub committee to finalise the draft of the 19th amendment.

The apex court last month asked the parliament to change a two-pronged criterion for judges’ appointment devised by the committee by inserting a new article (175-A) into the 18th constitutional amendment.

Accordingly, the government revived the Parliamentary Committee of Constitutional Reforms to undertake the task.

After initial meetings earlier this month, the committee decided to explore various options to ‘accommodate’ the Supreme Court order, including introducing a 19th amendment or passing a resolution in a joint sitting of the National Assembly and the Senate.

The Supreme Court, in its interim order, had asked the parliament to amend the mechanism for judges’ appointment in a way that it gives the chief justices the final say in nominating judges.

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Nayyar Bukhari elected judges' appointment committee chairman

Senator Nayyar Hussain Bukhari elected as chairman of judges' appointment parliamentary committee. PHOTO: FILE/APP

Senator Nayyar Hussain Bukhari has been unanimously elected as chairman of the parliamentary committee on judges’ appointments, reported Express 24/7 correspondent Sabur Ali Syed on Wednesday.

Meanwhile PML-Q leader Chaudhary Shujaat’s suggestion to keep the appointment of the chairman of the committee on a rotation basis was rejected.

The judicial commission has already sent the name of Justice Ijaz Chaudhary, to the committee, for the post of the Chief Justice of the Lahore High Court. The decision needs to be taken by the committee in 14 days.

The committee comprises of eight members, with four belonging to the ruling party, and the other four to the opposition.

Senator Bukhari is a member of the Pakistan People’s Party and also the leader of the House in the Sentate.

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Report on the illegal appointment of 451 teachers sought

Permanent Committee of the NA education took exception unlawful appointment of teachers at the IEDF.

The Standing Committee of the National Assembly on education took strong exception to the unlawful appointment of 451 teachers in the Federal Directorate of education (IEDF) Islamabad and has established a 5 Member sub Committee to submit its report on the matter within three weeks.

With Chaudhry Abid Sher Ali as the Chairman, the Committee expressed his anguish at DG IEDF to present does not complete the appointments as directed by the Committee at the previous meeting of registration.

Mr. Nadeem Ahsan will lead the Subcommittee to probe the question.

The Committee has also established a Subcommittee Chair Shakeela Khanum submit his report on the draft law on the Academy of letters, Islamabad.

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