ISLAMABAD: Justice (Retired) Mazhar Alam Miankhel has agreed to be appointed as an ad hoc judge in Supreme Court of Pakistan.
President Asif Zardari has approved the appointment of two ad hoc judges in the Supreme Court, including Justice (retd) Mazhar Alam Miankhel and Justice (retd) Sardar Tariq Masood.
Justice (Retd) Mazhar Alam Mian Khel had previously apologized for becoming an ad hoc judge, after which it was decided to appoint Justice (retd) Mazhar Alam Miankhel again in the Judicial Commission of Pakistan(JCP) meeting.
It should be remembered that the names of 4 former judges were proposed as ad hoc judges of the Supreme Court, after which Justice (Retd) Mushir Alam and Justice (Retd) Maqbool Baqar apologized.
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Earlier, Judicial Commission of Pakistan (JCP) approved the appointment of two former Supreme Court judges, Justice (retd) Tariq Masood and Justice (retd) Mazhar Alam Miankhel, as ad hoc judges to the Supreme Court for one year, sources said on Friday.
This decision followed a JCP meeting earlier today, chaired by Chief Justice of Pakistan Qazi Faez Isa, to discuss appointing retired judges to the Supreme Court in an effort to reduce the backlog of cases.
