The Judicial Commission of Pakistan unaminously recommended Justice Irfan Saadat Khan on Friday for his elevation to the Supreme Court. A meeting of the commission was held on the call of Chief Justice of Pakistan Qazi Faez Isa who proposed his name to fill one of the two seats currently vacant in the apex court.
A statement issued by the JCP secretary prior to the meeting noted that Justice Khan, who is the acting Sindh High Court chief justice, met the stipulated requirements for his appointment as a judge of the SC.
“In view of the current pendency of cases together with [the] rising institution of new cases, the vacancy in the Supreme Court should be filled,” it added. Justice Khan had been ignored for his elevation to the SC for the past six years. Meanwhile, Justice Aqeel Abbasi’s name was proposed for the SHC chief justice’s office. Justice Abbasi’s elevation had also been ignored for six years.
