Senate Committee Okays Increase In SC Judges To 25 Amidst Debate

The Standing Committee of the Senate approved to increase the number of judges of the Supreme Court to 25.

Senate Standing Committee on Law and Justice held a meeting under the chairmanship of Farooq H. Naik.

The committee approved to increase the number of Supreme Court judges to 25 by majority opinion.

The committee chairman said that 25 judges will include one chief justice and 24 judges.

Jamiat Ulema-e-Islam and Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaaf opposed increasing the number of judges and PTI leader Hamid Khan said that we disagree with the legislation in this way, such a method of appointing judges is an attack on the independence of the judiciary.

He said that with the 26th amendment, we have severely damaged the judiciary, when they want to harm a country, the number of judges is increased because the decisions of the will are not coming.

Senator Kamran Murtaza of JUI said that judges of their own choice are being brought to the Supreme Court by increasing the number. After October 25, the judges are working in the best way, there is no need to increase the number.

PP Senator Shahadat Awan said that the minimum number of Supreme Court judges should be 21.

During the meeting, the chairman committee asked the law secretary if the newspaper could tell that the number of cases was 60 thousand, why can’t you tell?

How much time do you need for information? On this, the Law Secretary said, “Give us at least three weeks’ time.”

It should be noted that the number of judges in the Supreme Court is 17 and apart from this, 2 ad hoc judges are also appointed.