Caveats Set for Judges' Participation in Public Events
The revised code lets superior court judges attend political or diplomatic events only with prior approval and adds new reporting rules for influence attempts.
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Caveats set for judges' participation in public events
Judges of the superior courts have been conditionally allowed to attend social, political and diplomatic functions with the permission of the relevant chief justice. The Supreme Judicial Council (SJC), in its June 11 meeting, approved amendments to the Judges' Code of Conduct. Last October, the SJC, by a majority, approved a new Code of Conduct under which judges of the superior courts were completely barred from presiding over or attending any …
SJC allows judges to attend political, diplomatic functions with prior approval
ISLAMABAD: The Supreme Judicial Council (SJC), which approved amendments to the Code of Conduct for judges in its June 11 meeting, decided to allow judges of the superior courts to attend or preside over political or diplomatic functions after obtaining prior permission from the relevant chief justices. Presided over by Chief Justice of Pakistan (CJP) Yahya Afridi, the June 11 SJC meeting decided to make certain amendments to the Code of Conduct…
New Rules Allow Pakistani Judges to Attend Political Events With Chief Justice's Approval
Pakistan’s Supreme Judicial Council (SJC) has approved significant amendments to the Code of Conduct for judges, introducing new guidelines aimed at strengthening transparency, accountability, and ethical standards within the country’s superior judiciary. Under the revised framework, judges of superior courts will now be allowed to attend political or diplomatic events, but only after obtaining prior approval from their respective chief justices…
Pakistani Judges Allowed to Attend Political Events Under New Rules
Pakistan’s Supreme Judicial Council (SJC) has amended the judicial code of conduct, allowing superior court judges to attend political and diplomatic functions with the permission of the relevant chief justice. The change was approved during an SJC meeting chaired by Chief Justice of Pakistan Yahya Afridi on June 11 and was made public through a press release on Saturday. Under the amended code, judges of the superior courts “would abstain from …
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