The Islamabad High Court Bar Association (IHCBA) on Sunday called for fulfilment of the vacant posts of judges on priority bases. Talking to APP, newly-elected IHCBA President Chaudhry Ashraf Gujar said the IHC has completed five months after becoming functional under the 18th Constitutional Amendment, offices of four judges are still vacant.
The litigants have been facing problems due to the shortage of judges, as the court is only taking up old cases, he added.
It is pertinent to mention here that about 8,500 cases were transferred from the Lahore High Court Rawalpindi bench to the IHC after its re-establishment.
To a question, he said the IHCBA has opposed the planned shifting of Islamabad High Court (IHC) from Sector G-10 to NIRC building on Constitutional Avenue.
The IHCBA President said, "we have also conveyed our reservations to the district administration not to shift the IHC until the construction of its own building".
He opined the shifting of IHC would create problems for lawyers, including space for chambers and bar rooms.
Hiring chambers in Blue Area and other areas near to the Constitutional Avenue will be unaffordable for lawyers because of high rents, he said. Moreover, he added that the NIRC building is not suitable for a court because it lacks required facilities.
Regarding the construction of chambers for lawyers in G-10, Ashraf Gujjar said that District Court lawyers would not shift from F-8 till the construction of chambers.