JCP recommends permanent status for Justice Tariq Mehmood Jahangiri & Justice Babar Sattar as IHC judges
ISLAMABAD, Dec 07 (SABAH): A meeting of the Judicial Commission of Pakistan (JCP) headed by Chief Justice of Pakistan Justice Gulzar Ahmed on Tuesday recommended the permanent status of two ad-hoc judges of the Islamabad High Court.
The judicial commission meeting headed by the chief justice was attended by Justice Umar Ata Bandial, Justice Qazi Faez Isa, Justice Sardar Tariq Masood, member of Pakistan Bar Council (PBC) Akhtar Hussain Advocate, member of Islamabad Bar Council Rafi Uddin Babar while Justice Maqbool Baqar and Justice (retd) Sarmad Jalal Usmani attended it via video link.
During the meeting, the commission recommended permanent status for two Adhoc judges of the IHC including Justice Tariq Mehmood Jahangiri and Justice Babar Sattar.
In December 2020, President Dr. Arif Alvi approved the appointments of Babar Sattar and Tariq Mehmood Jahangiri as the judges of the Islamabad High Court (IHC).
After approval from the president, the federal law ministry has issued a notification for their appointment. Babar Sattar and Tariq Mehmood Jahangiri will serve as additional judges of the IHC for a period of one year.
The Judicial Commission of Pakistan (JCP) which met under the chair of Chief Justice of Pakistan (CJP) Justice Gulzar Ahmed in early December approved the names of both the judges after being recommended by IHC Chief Justice Athar Minallah.