PR No.

18/2023

Ph: 051-9204184 Islamabad October, 20.2023.

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SUPREME COURT OF PAKISTAN

PRESS RELEASE

A meeting of the Judicial Commission of Pakistan (‘Commission’) was

convened on 20th October, 2023 to consider the nomination of Justice Irfan
Saadat Khan, Acting Chief Justice of the High Court of Sindh as a Judge of the
Supreme Court of Pakistan. The Chief Justice of Pakistan stated that Justice
Irfan Saadat Khan meets the stipulated requirement,is knowledgeable, well
experienced, versatile, has an upright character and is also the most senior
Judge amongst the Chief Justices and Judges of all the High Courts. All the
members present in the meeting unanimously approved the nominations,
which were also endorsed in writing by theLaw Minister, who was abroad. The
nomination of Justice Irfan Saadat Khan by the Commission will be sent to the
Parliamentary Committee (Article 175A(8) and (12) of the Constitution).

The other item on the agenda of the meeting was to determine the criteria for
appointment of High Court Judges. The Chief Justice had written to the
members of all the commissions and had sought their views; copies of the
suggestions that were received were provided to the Members, who sought time
to consider the same. It was decided to extend the date for receiving of
submissions till Friday, 27 October 2023, which will be considered in the next
meeting of the Commission.

Secretary
Judicial Commission of Pakistan