The Supreme Court (SC) on Wednesday released verdict in the Lahore High Court (LHC)’s judges’ seniority case declaring that the date of joining as additional judge will be considered for the position.
In case of two judges joining on the same date, the judge who heard the case first will be considered senior, the court decided, adding that the judges of lower judiciary will be given priority over lawyers.
SC Chief Justice Tassaduq Hussain Jilani noted down the 45-page order while Justice Asif Saeed Khosa added a note.
Earlier, the short order was issued on May 6 after Aslam had filed an application against the federation with lawyer Zakaur Rehman supported his argument. Attorney General Salman Aslam But also appeared before the court on notice and argued in the case.
