ISLAMABAD: The Supreme Judicial Council (SJC) will meet today (October 20) as Chief Justice of Pakistan (CJP) Qazi Faez Isa has nominated acting Sindh High Court Chief Justice Irfan Saadat Khan to be elevated to the Supreme Court.
If the SJC approves the elevation, Justice Aqeel Abbasi would be elevated to the office of SHC chief justice. Both the senior judges had been awaiting elevation for the past six years. Two seats remained vacant in the top court as of Friday.
The name of Justice Irfan Sadaat Khan has been proposed by CJP Isa for vacant seat in Supreme Court.
Justice Isa, after resuming the charge as the CJP last month, emphasised on resolving the mounting backlog of cases before the SC. Consultations were also held with representatives of the Pakistan Bar Council (PBC) and the Supreme Court Bar Association on the apex court’s disposal rate.
