ISLAMABAD: The Supreme Court Bar Association of Pakistan on Monday appreciated the recommended elevation of Justice Athar Minallah to the apex court and the appointment of Justice Aamer Farooq as the new chief justice of Islamabad High Court as cleared by the Parliamentary Committee on the appointment of judges.
Whilst the SCBA maintained its stance that elevation to the Supreme Court must be made on a seniority basis until an objective criterion for elevation on merits was formulated, read SCBAP’s press release.
The SCBAP expressed its concern on the proceedings of the Parliamentary Committee whereby it had deferred the recommended elevation of Justice Shahid Waheed of the Honorable Lahore High Court and Justice Hasan Azhar Rizvi of the Honorable High Court of Sindh to the Apex Court for further consideration. – APP
