- CJP nominates Justice (retd) Alam, Justice (retd) Baqir.
- Four former judges of SC proposed to be made ad hoc.
- Judge can be appointed as ad hoc within 3 years of retirement.
ISLAMABAD: The Judicial Commission of Pakistan (JCP) will consider the appointment of four ad hoc judges to reduce the pending cases in the Supreme Court, sources told Geo News.
According to the sources, Chief Justice of Pakistan (CJP) Qazi Faez Isa has nominated Justice (retd) Mushir Alam and Justice (retd) Maqbool Baqir for ad hoc judges.
Meanwhile, names of Justice (retd) Mazhar Alam Miankhel and Justice (retd) Sardar Tariq Masood are also included in the list.
A retired judge can be appointed ad hoc judge in three years or less and four former judges of the SC have been proposed to be made ad hoc judges for three years.
The meeting of the Judicial Commission will be held on July 19 at 3pm in the top court’s conference room.
“In view of the huge number of pending cases and the ever-increasing trend of institution of cases in the SC, an effective way to ensure that more cases are decided than instituted and to reduce, and hopefully eliminate the cases which arc pending adjudication for several years, it would be appropriate to appoint experienced Judges as ad hoc Judges of the SC,” said the notification.
