Judicial Commission of Pakistan’s transfer-only policy for IHC judges challenged

ISLAMABAD: A writ petition filed in the Islamabad High Court has challenged the Judicial Commission of Pakistan’s (JCP) April 28 decision that vacancies arising from the transfer of a judge “shall be filled through transfer only”, arguing that the three vacant judges’ seats in the IHC should be filled through fresh appointments under the Constitution rather than further transfers. The petition, filed by Advocate Supreme Court Syed Nayyab Hassan Gardezi against the Federation of Pakistan, JCP, president and prime minister, contends that the impugned decision has no constitutional foundation…