ISLAMABAD: The government has returned the summary regarding appointment of Justice Saqib Nisar in the Supreme Court of Pakistan to the Chief Justice Iftikhar Muhammad Chaudhry.
Meanwhile, the Ministry of Law has said that Chief Justice of Lahore High Court Khwaja Sharif, being a senior judge, has a right forappointment in the Supreme Court.
It further said that the President and Prime Minister have been consulted in this regard.
The office of the Chief Justice of Pakistan has been informed about the review carried out on the summary regarding Justice Saqib Nisar’sappointment, the Ministry said. In the light of Aljehad Trust case, the senior most judge can be inducted in the Supreme Court, it added
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