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ISLAMABAD: Chief Justice of Pakistan Yahya Afridi on Thursday made public the May 14 decisions of the Supreme Judicial Council, which dismissed five complaints against him lodged by different lawyers and litigants with the apex council.
During its May 14 meeting, the council considered and disposed of 23 different complaints in accordance with Article 209 of the Constitution against the superior court judges, including the CJP.
The council had decided to first take up matters concerning some of its own members. Accordingly, meetings were held with varying compositions in accordance with the relevant constitutional provisions.
The SJC unanimously dismissed one of the complaints filed by Advocate Mian Sibghatullah Shah from Peshawar. The gist of the allegation was that in 2016, the CJP, as a judge of the Peshawar High Court, did not adhere to merit in the selection of additional sessions judges and thus committed misconduct.
