ISLAMABAD: The Supreme Judicial Council (SJC) decided to make certain amendments in the Code of Conduct for Judges, but deferred the proposed draft Rules Regulating Procedure and Conduct of Business of the Council for further deliberation.
The SJC meeting was held on Thursday in the Supreme Court under the chairmanship of Chief Justice of Pakistan/Chairman of Council Yahya Afridi.
It was attended by Chief Justice Federal Constitutional Court (FCC) Amin-ud-Din Khan, Supreme Court judges – Justice Munib Akhtar and Justice Jamal Khan Mandokhail, Justice Syed Hasan Azhar Rizvi, an FCC judge; Chief Justice Lahore High Court Aalia Neelum, while Chief Justice Peshawar High Court S.M. Attique Shah attended the meeting as a substituted member.
The Council decided to make certain amendments to the Code of Conduct for Judges. The Council also took up the proposed draft Rules Regulating Procedure and Conduct of Business of the Council. However, the matter was deferred for further deliberation.
In a notable demonstration of institutional accountability and transparency, the Council decided to take up matters concerning some of its own members. Accordingly, meetings were held with varying compositions in accordance with the relevant constitutional provisions.
The meeting of the reconstituted Council was attended by the judges of the Supreme Court – Justice Muhammad Ali Mazhar and Justice Ayesha A. Malik, and the FCC judges – Justice Aamer Farooq and Justice Ali Baqar Najafi, as substituted members.
The Council considered Ten (10) matters in accordance with Article 209 of the Constitution and disposed of the business on the agenda.
Meanwhile, in the Judicial Commission of Pakistan, it was decided that all the agenda items shall be placed before the JCP meeting, which shall include the Commissions of all High Courts, next week.
The following agenda items were taken up in the meeting;
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Interviews of Judges’ Appointment Rules
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Judicial Commission of Pakistan (Judicial Performance Evaluation of High Court Judges) Rules, 2026.
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Amendment in the Judicial Commission of Pakistan (Appointment of Judges) Rules, 2024
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Criterion for Nominating Judges of Constitutional Benches as referred back by the Committee for the decision of the Commission.
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