CRITICAL ANALYSIS OF THE ROLE OF DEMOCRATIC INSTITUTIONS IN THE APPOINTMENT OF JUDGES OF SUPERIOR COURTS IN PAKISTAN

In Pakistan, Judges were appointed as per conventions left behind by British Empire. These appointments were subject to sweet will of Chief Justice and President. However, after Eighteenth and Nineteenth Amendment the concept of Judicial Commission was introduced. It distributed the power between different State organs, which is tilted towards the Judicial Commission. This paper will argue in favor of creating balance between different organs of State.