The Judicial Commission of Pakistan (JCP) on Friday forwarded the names of three senior judges for consideration for removal to the Supreme Court, sources said.
The names recommended to fill the vacant posts were recommended in a meeting of the Judicial Commission presided over by Chief Justice Kazi Faiz Jesus.
According to sources, the names of Lahore Supreme Court Chief Justice Malik Shahzad Ahmad, Sindh Supreme Court Chief Justice Aqeel Abbasi and LHC Justice Bilal were proposed in the meeting.
CJP Isa last month held a JCP meeting to discuss the appointment of three judges to the SC.
The JCP was created under the 18th constitutional amendment to appoint judges to the Supreme Court.
It has been directed to consider the names of nine judges, including the Chief Justice of the LHC and the Chief Justice of the SHC, to fill the three vacant positions in the apex court.
The meeting was attended by JCP members – Justice Syed Mansoor Ali Shah, Justice Munib Akhtar, Justice Ayah Afridi, Justice Amin-ud-Din Khan, Justice (former) Manzoor Ahmed Malik, Federal Law Minister Azam Nazir.
According to the Constitution, the actual strength of Supreme Court judges is 17, and now the apex court has 14 judges including the CJP.
These three posts are to be filled after the retirement of former Justice Kazi Umar Ata Bandal and removal of Justice Ijazul Ahsan and Justice Syed Mazahar Ali Akbar Naqvi.
