Civil Court condemns move to dismiss Chief Justice Faiz and Justice Adnan
14 Dec 2014, 10:54 AM
Zaheena Rasheed
The seven-member Civil Court and several prominent lawyers have condemned the judicial watchdog Judicial Service’s Commission’s (JSC) recommendation to remove Chief Justice Ahmed Faiz and Justice Muthasim Adnan from the Supreme Court bench.
In a resolution passed last night, the Civil Court said the People’s Majlis had “forced” the JSC to deem Faiz and Adnan unfit for the Supreme Court bench without due process, through an “unconstitutional” amendment to the Judicature Act.
The amendment, passed on Wednesday and ratified on Thursday, reduced the seven-member Supreme Court bench to five judges.
It also mandated the JSC to deem two judges guilty of gross misconduct and gross incompetence and recommend their dismissal within three days.
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