ISLAMABAD:
The government has appointed a unused chairman and two contributors to the Pageant Appellate Tribunal (CAT), restoring its capability upcoming a protracted length of relaxation.
Consistent with a notification issued by means of the Federal Ministry of Regulation and Justice on Thursday, Justice Sajjad Ali Shah, a former pass judgement on of the Ideally suited Court docket of Pakistan, has been appointed as chairman of the tribunal. Moreover, Dr Faiz Elahi Memon and Asim Akram were appointed as contributors.
The tribunal serves as a specialized discussion board for dealing with appeals in opposition to selections of the Pageant Fee of Pakistan (CCP). Up to now, in November 2023, Justice (Retd) Mazhar Alam Miankhel, former Eminent Justice of the Peshawar Prime Court docket, was once appointed as chairman. Then again, following his appointment as an advert hoc pass judgement on within the Ideally suited Court docket in June 2024, the tribunal changed into lazy as soon as once more.
Regardless of its transient length of operation, the tribunal had made remarkable advance in resolving pending instances. Via July 2023, it had issued 30 orders on appeals in opposition to CCP selections, enabling the CCP to recuperate Rs100 million in compliance with those rulings.
