Pakistan Chief Justice Opposes Judge Transfer Meeting

CJP says granting transfer of judge from IHC to SHC would render key constitutional ideals redundant

ISLAMABAD: Chief Justice of Pakistan (CJP) Yahya Afridi, who also serves as the chairperson of the Judicial Commission of Pakistan (JCP), has observed that granting the transfer of Justice Khadim Hussain Soomro from the Islamabad High Court (IHC) to the Sindh High Court (SHC) would render key constitutional ideals — federalism and equitable representation — redundant. Such a transfer will also reduce the appointments of judges to merely a temporary and reversible administrative arrangement, t...

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