Peshawar: Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP) lawyers on Monday boycotted legal proceedings across the province against the ‘ignoring’ of Peshawar High Court (PHC) judges for promotion to the Supreme Court.
Due to the strike, the atmosphere was tense in the courts across the province.
The strike was called on the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Bar Council, which asked all its members to boycott the courts. Lawyers mostly stayed away from proceedings in various courts including the Peshawar High Court.
KP Bar Council Vice Chairman Muhammad Ali Khan Jadoon has said in a statement issued here that in a joint meeting of the representatives of the Provincial Bar Councils and the members of the Judicial Commission of Pakistan (JCP) it was decided that the Supreme Court Appointment of Judges Judges will be on merit.
“There is a procedure for appointing judges in the constitution, but no Peshawar High Court judge was included in the JCP meeting for promotion to the Supreme Court.”
The Bar Council demanded that the Peshawar High Court nominate the names of senior judges to the Supreme Court.
On the other hand, judicial affairs were affected due to the strike, while citizens and clients coming from distant areas to seek justice had to face severe difficulties. Meanwhile, the hearing on bail applications was also postponed due to which the accused were forced to spend more days in jail.
It may be noted that on October 22, the legal community expressed concern over the move to reconsider the names of three judges in the Supreme Court, months after the JCP ‘rejected’ them. Determined to challenge any judge. Such a nomination, even if the JCP had approved it in Monday’s meeting.
Pakistan Bar Council (PBC), Supreme Court Bar Association (SCBA) and Sindh Bar Council (SBC) also expressed concerns through resolutions.
Senior Supreme Court judge Justice Qazi Faiz Isa has requested the Chief Justice of Pakistan (CJP) Umar Atta Bandial to withdraw the names of the three junior judges rejected by the Judicial Commission of Pakistan (JCP) in its decision. was done Last meeting on 28 July.
Justice Isa, in his letter to Justice Bandyal on October 21, requested that “I humbly request the Honorable Chairman to act constitutionally, legally and ethically and withdraw the names of the junior judges who were appointed by the JCP has already rejected.” .
