The Lahore High Court (LHC) has terminated three civil judges due to allegations of misconduct.
After receiving approval from the court’s administrative committee, the registrar released a notification indicating that Civil Judge Lahore Naseem Akhtar Naz and Civil Judge Rawalpindi Muhammad Aslam were dismissed following the substantiation of the misconduct allegations against them.
Civil Judge Jhelum Sarmad Saleem was also dismissed.
He had traveled abroad on a one-month leave and subsequently submitted his resignation without taking up his duties upon his return.
Chief Justice Aalia Neelum established an inquiry committee led by the Session Judge of Jhelum.
The inquiry revealed that the civil judge had resigned without returning to his position after the leave period.
New judges approved for LHC
In January, President Zardari confirmed 11 additional judges as permanent judges for the Lahore High Court (LHC).
The list included Justice Hassan Nawaz Makhdoom, Justice Malik Waqar Haider Awan, Justice Sardar Akbar Ali, Justice Syed Ahsan Raza Kazmi, Justice Malik Javed Iqbal Wains, Justice Muhammad Jawad Zafar, Justice Khalid Ishaq, Justice Malik Muhammad Awais Khalid, Justice Chaudhry Sultan Mahmood, Justice Tanveer Ahmad Sheikh and Justice Abher Gul Khan.
The notification of the newly approved judges came on January 22.
Their recommendation was issued by the Judicial Commission of Pakistan (JCP) which was delivered to President Zardari through the Ministry of Law and Justice.
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