Islamabad:
The Supreme Court Council (SJC) set aside on Saturday 19 complaints filed against the rights of various high and peak court under Article 209. It also decided to postpone the procedure of five other complaints filed by different individuals.
SJC – the constitutional forum that can hold Superior Court referees in charge – Mot by the Supreme Court in Islamabad under the presidency of Chief Justice of Pakistan (CJP), Yahya Afridi.
SC’s Justice Munib Akhtar, Lahore High Court (LHC) Chief Justice Aalia Neelum and Sindh High Court (SHC) Chief Justice Muhammad Junaid Ghaffar attended the meeting. SCS Senior Puisne -Judge Syed Mansoor Ali Shah also attended the meeting through video link.
According to sources, the Council on the proposal from CJP Afridi was considering announcing the names of the judges for which complaints were disposed of. SJC later decided to keep these names confidential.
The Supreme Court’s press release also did not specify which judge the five deferred complaints that are against, as well as the nature of the 19 resolved complaints.
The Council also approved the proposed draft of the Supreme Judicial Council Secretariat Service Rules 2025. However, it decided that the proposed changes in the investigative procedures and the Code of Conduct required further consideration from legal and preparation perspectives.
Article 209 of the Constitution deals with SJC’s composition and functions.
