The age of judges
The 114th Constitution Amendment Bill has been tabled in the Lok Sabha (the Indian parliament). The bill seeks to enhance the retirement age of judges, proposing that the retirement age…
Judges as legislators
In ‘Blink’ Malcom Gladwell suggests that human beings generally reach decisions intuitively and instantly upon being confronted with the need to reach them and then come up with explanations rationalising…
Appointment of judges
The issue of the appointment of judges has yet again triggered a controversy. As the matter of the non-appointment of a large number of judges in the high courts lay…
The judges we need
THE probation period for 10 additional judges of the Lahore High Court, who had been appointed last year, has been extended by six months, while three such judges at the…
Discord on ad hoc judges
While the Judicial Commission rightly won praise for its reported decision to defer action on the move to appoint two ad hoc judges on the Supreme Court, it is necessary…
Selection of judges
According to some well-involved sources a new row between the judiciary and the executive has begun and the issue is the appointment of judges to the superior courts. The case…
Someone must be trusted, let it be the judges
Lord Denning M.L. the Twentieth Century British Judge and Jurist in his famous book "The Family Story" has remarked: "Every judge on his appointment discards all politics and all prejudice.…
The NRO and insecure PCO judges
For many people, it may still be a mystery as to exactly why Asif Ali Zardari did not restore the judiciary right after the elections? And, more importantly, if he…
Appointment of judges
The recent amicable settlement of the dispute between the president and Chief justice of Pakistan (CJP) regarding the appointment of judges has been received with a sigh of relief by…
Retired judges in labour judiciary
There has been provision in the Industrial Relations Ordinance 1969, Industrial Relations Ordinance 2002, Industrial Relations Act 2008 and now in Punjab Industrial Relations Ordinance 2010 for appointment of retired…
