Supreme Judicial Council of Pakistan

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The Supreme Judicial Council of Pakistan is a constitutional body responsible for overseeing the conduct and accountability of superior court judges in the country.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf constitutional body
judicial oversight body
aim ensure judicial accountability
maintain integrity of superior judiciary
canHold in-camera proceedings
canRecommend no further action against a judge
removal of a judge
compositionIncludes Chief Justice of Pakistan
two senior most Chief Justices of High Courts in Pakistan
two senior most judges of the Supreme Court of Pakistan
constitutionalProvision Article 209 of the Constitution of Pakistan
constitutionalRole safeguard independence of judiciary through internal accountability
constitutionalStatus permanent constitutional body
country Pakistan
decisionType recommendatory
establishedBy Constitution of Pakistan (1973)
surface form: Constitution of Pakistan 1973
governmentBranch judicial branch of Pakistan
hasAuthorityOver superior judiciary of Pakistan
jurisdiction Pakistan
languageOfName English
Urdu
legalBasis Constitution of Pakistan (1973)
surface form: Constitution of Pakistan
locatedIn Islamabad
memberSelectionCriterion seniority among Chief Justices of High Courts
seniority in Supreme Court
nativeName Supreme Judicial Council of Pakistan self-linksurface differs
surface form: سپریم جوڈیشل کونسل پاکستان
oversees Chief Justices of High Courts in Pakistan
Federal Shariat Court judges
judges of the High Courts of Pakistan
judges of the Supreme Court of Pakistan
power conduct inquiries into capacity of judges
conduct inquiries into misconduct of judges
recommend removal of judges to the President of Pakistan
relatedTo Federal Shariat Court
High Courts of Pakistan
Supreme Court of Pakistan
reportsTo President of Pakistan
responsibility accountability of superior court judges
inquiry into misconduct of judges
oversight of superior judiciary
recommendation of removal of judges
sector judiciary
subjectArea judicial accountability
judicial discipline
judicial ethics
typeOfMisconduct incapacity
misconduct

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Chief Justice of Pakistan chairs Supreme Judicial Council of Pakistan
judicial branch of Pakistan overseenBy Supreme Judicial Council of Pakistan
Chief Election Commissioner canBeRemovedBy Supreme Judicial Council of Pakistan
subject surface form: Chief Election Commissioner of Pakistan
Supreme Judicial Council of Pakistan nativeName Supreme Judicial Council of Pakistan self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: سپریم جوڈیشل کونسل پاکستان