The Judicial Commission on Saturday recommended the names of six new additional judges for appointment at the Lahore High Court (LHC). The Judicial Commission meeting presided over by Chief Justice of Pakistan (CJP) Iftikhar Muhammad Chaudhry pondered over eight names to fill the vacant seats at the LHC.
The commission gave a go-ahead to the names of Abdus Sami Khan, Ayesha Malik, Shahid Waheed, Baqir Ali Najfi, Shujaat Ali and Ibadur Rehman Lodhi Mirza to be appointed as additional judges. The proposal regarding the appointment of Shams Mehmood Mirza was put in abeyance and the name of Shahid Karim was not discussed on recommendation by a sub-committee. The commission recommended Sheikh Ahmed Farooq and Jahangir Arshad to be appointed at the Federal Shariat Court.
