Parliamentary Committee on Judiciary has begun reviewing the nominations submitted for the vacant position in Judicial Service Commission (JSC), which is to be held by a member of the public.
A total of 6 individuals submitted nominations for the position. The individuals are Zubair Ahmed Manik, Ali Mohamed Manik, Ahmed Niqmad, Ahmed Savia, Mirfath Faaiz and Hussain Amr.
JSC is formed by 9-members including the speaker of parliament, a member of parliament, a judge from the Supreme Court who is not the chief justice, a judge from the High Court, a judge from a lower court, a representative of the president, a representative from the public, the attorney general and the president of Civil Service Commission (CSC).
Currently, the seat for a representative from the public is vacant.