Parliamentary body confirms seven LHC, SHC judges

ISLAMABAD: The Parliamentary Committee on Judicial Appointments on Monday approved the Judicial Commission’s recommendations for the confirmation of four judges of the Lahore High Court and three judges of the Sindh High Court as regular judges, and one-year extension to a Sindh High Court judge.

The Parliamentary Committee met here on Monday with Syed Nayyer Hussain Bukhari in the chair at the Parliament House. The Lahore High Court judges who were confirmed as a Mamoon Rasheed, Justice Yawar Ali, Justice Farrukh Irfan and Justice Mazhar Ali Naqvi.

The judges of Sindh High Court who got confirmation include Justice Muhammad Tasneem, Justice Hussain Azhar Rizvi and Justice Dr Muhammd Mazhar Ali while one-year extension was given to Justice Nisar Sheikh.

Talking to newsmen after the meeting, Chairman of Parliamentary Committee on Judicial Appointment Syed Nayyer Hussain Bukhari said that the decision of the confirmation of four judges was made with consensus. He said the recommendations of the committee would be sent to the prime minister for the final approval and subsequently for issuing the notification by the President.