Appointment of Supreme Court Judges Case Appointment of Supreme Court Judges challenge on the ground that it has not been made on the seniority basis.
IN THE SUPREME COURT OF PAKISTAN
(Original Jurisdiction)
PRESENT:
Mr. Justice Sh. Riaz Ahmed, C.J.
Mr. Justice Qazi Muhammad Farooq
Mr. Justice Mian Muhammad Ajmal
Mr. Justice Syed Deedar Hussain Shah
Mr. Justice Abdul Hameed Dogar
CONSTITUTION PETITION NO. 1/2002
Supreme Court Bar Association through its President Mr. Hamid Khan
VERSUS
The Federation of Pakistan & others
CONSTITUTION PETITION NO. 6/2002
Pakistan Lawyers forum through its President … Petitioner
VERSUS
General Pervez Musharraf
President of Pakistan & others … Respondents
CONSTITUTION PETITION NO. 7/2002
Wattan Party through its President
Zafarullah Khan … Petitioner
VERSUS
Federation of Pakistan through
Secretary, Ministry of law, Justice &
Parliamentary Affairs & others … Respondents
CONSTITUTION PETITION NO. 8/2002
Rai Muhammad Nawaz Kharal, ASC … Petitioner
VERSUS
Federation of Pakistan & others … Respondents
CONSTITUTION PETITION NO. 12/2002
Pakistan Bar council through its Chairman
Mr. Hadi Shakeel Ahmed … Petitioner
VERSUS
Federation of Pakistan through
Secretary, Ministry of law, Justice &
Parliamentary Affairs & others … Respondents
For the petitioners: (CP 1/2002)
Mr. Hamid Khan, Sr. ASC Mr. M.A. Zafar, ASC Mr. Ejaz Ahmed Khan, AOR (absent).
For the petitioners: (CP 6/2002)
Mr. A.K. Dogar, ASC. Mr. S. Abdul Asim Jafri, AOR (absent).
For the petitioners: (CP 7/2002)
Mian Allah Nawaz, ASC Mr. Mehmood-ul-Islam, AOR (absent).
For the petitioners: (CP 8/2002)
Dr. Farooq Hasan, ASC Rao Muhammad Nawaz Kharal, ASC
For the petitioners: (CP 12/2002)
Mr. Rashid A. Rizvi, ASC. Mr. M.A. Zaidi, AOR.
For the Federation
Mr. Abdul Hafeez Pirada, Sr. ASC. Mr. Abdul Mujeeb Pirzada, ASC. Mr. M.S. Khattak, AOR.
For Respondent No. 7 (C.P.1/2002)
Mr. K.M.A. Samdani, ASC. Ch. Akhtar Ali, AOR
For Respondent No. 9, 10 & 11 (C.P. 1/2002)
Mr. M. Jafar Hashmi, ASC. Mr. M. Ghani, ASC. Mr. Imtiaz Muhammad Khan, AOR.
On Court notice
Mr. Makhdoom Ali Khan, Attorney General for Pakistan. Mr. Maqbool Elahi malik, Advocate General, Punjab. Rao Muhammad Yusuf Khan, AOR.
Date of Hearing:
18, 19, 20 & 21st of March, 2002 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 8 & 9th April 2002
O R D E R
For reasons to be recorded later in the detailed judgment, the above petitions are dismissed.
CHIEF JUSTICE
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Islamabad, 10th April, 2002.
