SLAMABAD: The Judicial Commission of Pakistan (JCP) confirmed Justice Ayesha Malik’s candidacy for appointment as a Supreme Court judge by a vote of five to four on Thursday.
If appointed, she will be Pakistan’s first female Supreme Court judge in the country’s history.
The final permission for Justice Ayesha Malik’s appointment had been given to the Parliamentary Committee on Judges.
The JCP met today under the chairmanship of Chief Justice of Pakistan (CJP) Justice Gulzar Ahmed, and five of the commission’s nine members voted in favour of Justice Ayesha Malik’s appointment to the Supreme Court.
Her nomination was backed by CJP Gulzar Ahmed, Justice Umar Ata Bandial, retired judge Sarmad Jalal Osmani, Attorney General of Pakistan Khalid Jawed Khan, and Law Minister Dr Farogh Naseem.
Meanwhile, her nomination was challenged by Justice Qazi Faez Isa, Justice Maqbool Baqar, Justice Sardar Tariq Masood, and PBC representative Akhtar Hussain.
It’s worth noting that Justice Ayesha Malik is the fourth most senior member of the Lahore High Court in terms of seniority.
The Pakistan Bar Council has launched a strike in protest of Justice Ayesha Malik’s appointment.
Justice Ayesha Malik has been nominated for the seat left empty by Justice Mushir Alam’s resignation on August 17th, out of the 17 judges appointed to the Supreme Court.
Justice Ayesha Malik was suggested by the Chief Justice of Pakistan and the Chief Justice of the Lahore High Court, and Justice Ayesha consented in writing.
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