Justice Munib Akhtar walked out of a meeting of the Judicial Commission of Pakistan on Friday. The meeting was called to review the Judicial Commission of Pakistan Rules 2024 and the rules for the appointment of judges to the higher judiciary.

The meeting will be attended by Justice Mansoor Ali Shah, Justice Munib Akhtar, Justice Yahya Afridi, Justice Amin-ud-Din Khan, former judge Justice Munir Ahmad, and the Law Minister.

Attorney General Mansoor Usman and the representative of the Pakistan Bar Council, Akhtar Hussain, are also members of the commission.

However, after Justice Munib’s suggestion to postpone the meeting of the Commission was not accepted, he walked out.

It is worth noting that the Judicial Commission meeting was called on September 13 to review the rules for appointing new judges to the High Courts, which was originally scheduled for August 28.

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Chief Justice Qazi Faez Isa also wrote to the Chief Justices of all High Courts, requesting them to submit nominations for judge appointments.

The letter stated that High Courts with more than five vacant seats should immediately submit nominations.

The Supreme Court has reached its full complement of judges after two and a half years, and the Shariat Appellate Bench has also been active since July 29.