The issue of the tension currently prevailing between the Bench and the Bar popped up during the ceremony at the Supreme Court marking the advent of the new judicial year. Attorney General Khalid Jawed Khan observed that the tension had never reached the present level. Last month the lawyers bodies boycotted the oath-taking ceremony of Mr Justice Muhamad Ali Mazhar for being elevated to the Supreme Court out of turn. - Advertisement -Both competence and seniority matter while elevating a judge to the Supreme Court. Under the circumstances, there is a need to work out objective criteria to judge a candidate’s competence.

Source: Pakistan Today September 14, 2021 19:07 UTC