Delay in decidi­ng cases violat­es Articl­e X of Judges’ Code of Conduc­tISLAMABAD: For the first time in the country’s judicial history, the Supreme Judicial Council (SJC) is going to proceed against judges over charges of “inefficiency”. Many show-cause notices have been issued to judges of superior courts over charges of misconduct. A couple of judges decided not to contest the notices and preferred to tender their resignations to secure pension benefits. The Supreme Court’s 2018 annual report reveals that the council took notice of various complaints of misconduct received against judges of superior courts. Now the SJC under the chairmanship of Chief Justice Khosa is proceeding against judges over charges of “inefficiency”.

Source: The Express Tribune April 16, 2019 19:07 UTC