ISLAMABAD: The federal government has decided to increase the number of Supreme Court judges to 23 including the Chief Justice.
The government has submitted the Supreme Court (Number of Judges) Amendment Bill to the National Assembly Secretariat by amending the 1997 Act while deciding on important legislation related to the Judiciary.
The contents of the proposed bill of Barrister Daniyal Chaudhry, a member of the government, have also been revealed, according to which the increase in the number of Supreme Court judges is necessary due to the backlog of cases and the increase in the number of judges will ensure timely hearing and decisions of cases.
According to the text of the bill, there is a need for experts in cybercrime, environmental law and global trade cases. By appointing judges with expertise in various fields, accurate decision-making will be possible.
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Increasing the number of judges will reduce unnecessary pressure on a judge, large number of judges can lead to divergent opinions in decisions and many countries with judicial system like Pakistan have large number of judges, so judges by increasing the number of, decisions in line with international standards will emerge in Pakistan.
