IHC reserves ruling on maintainability of plea filed over delay in presidential nod for judicial appointments

ISLAMABAD: The Islamabad High Court reserved on Thursday its verdict on the maintainability of a plea challenging President Asif Ali Zardari’s delay in approving the summary for the appointment and confirmation of judges to various high courts. The writ petition, filed by advocate Luqman Zafar Chaudhary through his counsel Zahid Asif Chaudhry on Wednesday, urged the court to direct the president to approve the summary forwarded by the prime minister for the appointment of 19 additional judges and the confirmation of five judges to the Islamabad, Lahore, Sindh, Balochistan and Peshawar high courts. Justice Arbab Muhammad Tahir took up the plea today, with the counsel for the petitioner arguing that the Judicial Commission of Pakistan had recommended the judicial appointments under consideration during its meetings on July 20 and 21, but the summary has reportedly not been approved by the president even after 15 days had passed. More to follow

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