Islamabad (HRNW) The Law Ministry appointed Pakistan’s first Supreme Court judge on Friday. Justice Ayesha Malik has been elevated to the country’s highest court.
The notification was issued after approval from President Arif Alvi. It states that Justice Malik will be able to assume her responsibility as soon as she takes the oath.
Earlier this month, the Judicial Commission of Pakistan approved her name in a 5 to 4 vote. The nomination was endorsed by the Parliamentary Committee on Appointment of Judges as well.
It is the second time that the JCP has deliberated on Justice Ayesha Malik’s name in its meeting. In September 2021, a JCP meeting ended without a decision on Justice Ayesha Malik’s appointment to the Supreme Court.
Lawyers’ bodies had protested against her elevation to the Supreme Court, claiming the move would violate the seniority principle which mandated that only the most senior judge from a high court could be elevated to the Supreme Court of Pakistan.
On September 9, four members of the JCP voted in favour of her appointment and four in opposition. The ninth member Justice Qazi Faiz Isa did not attend the meeting as he was not in the country.
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