: The Parliamentary Committee on Judges Appointment on Thursday unanimously approved the nomination of Lahore High Court (LHC) Justice Sayyed Mazahar Ali Akbar Naqvi for elevation to the Supreme Court (SC). Two JCP members – Justice Qazi Faez Isa and (retd) Justice Dost Muhammad Khan – had opposed Justice Naqvi’s nomination. Justice Isa in his dissent note had endorsed parliamentary committee’s earlier concern over low elevation rate of judges to SC from smaller provinces and Islamabad Capital Territory (ICT). However, minutes of JCP meeting revealed that Justice Umar Ata Bandial had supported the nomination of Justice Naqvi saying that he had worked with him [Justice Naqvi] in LHC and found him [Justice Naqvi] “sharp, competent and a brilliant judge having balanced views in criminal cases”. Currently, Justice Naqvi is the third senior most LHC judge and is known for his expertise in criminal law.

Source: The Express Tribune March 12, 2020 22:07 UTC