SC hears LHC female judge non-confirmation case today

ISLAMABAD: The Supreme Court of Pakistan will hear a petition filed against non-confirmation of Lahore High Court (LHC) Justice Erum Sajjad Gul on today (Thursday).

A three member bench of the apex court, headed by Chief Justice Mian Saqib Nisar and comprising Justice Umer Ata Bandial and Justice Sajjad Ali Shah will hear the case will hear the case.

Justice (R) Nasira Javed Iqbal had filed a petition in the Supreme Court under Article 184(3) of the Constitution through her counsel Shah Khawar challenging the order passed by the Judicial Commission of Pakistan, dated May 5, 2017 by non-confirming the service of Justice Mrs Erum Sajjad Gul of the LHC. She had prayed the apex court to set aside the impugned order of May 04, 2017, passed by the Judicial Commission of Pakistan to the extent of non-confirmation of Erum Sajjad and send the matter back to the respondent Judicial Commission for reconsidering her case and also for deciding the unanimous reference sent to the Judicial Commission by the respondent parliamentary committee in the larger interest of justice.

In her petition, Nasira Javed had contended that after serving for one year as judges of the LHC, the names of judges seeking confirmation were placed before the JCP in the 2016. She submitted that according to the record kept by the LHC amongst the sitting judges of the LHC, Justice Erum had disposed of maximum cases in these two years.