Supreme Court of Pakistan. — Photo by AP
LAHORE: A petition was filed in the Supreme Court’s Lahore Registry on Tuesday challenging the nominations of former law minister Dr Khalid Ranjha and Justice (Rtd) Ali Hussain Qazilbash as members of the Judicial Commission.
The Supreme Court had nominated Justice (Rtd) Qazilbash, a former judge of the Supreme Court, whereas PML-Q Senator Khalid Ranjha was nominated by the Pakistan Bar Council (PBC) as its representative in the commission.
The petition challenging the nominations was filed by Barrister Zafarullah. It stated that Justice (Rtd) Qazilbash was 85-year-old and therefore not fit for the job. The petitioner further stated that Qazilbash’s nomination was also in violation of the verdict in the Al Jihad Trust case.
Moreover, the petition stated that the PBC was supposed to nominate a representative, not a member of the bar.
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