{
  "id": 15839326,
  "title": "Judicial Commission of Pakistan’s transfer-only policy for IHC judges challenged",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/21/judicial-commission-of-pakistans-transfer-only-policy-for-ihc-judges-15839326",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-21T02:39:36.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Dawn - Pakistan",
    "slug": "dawn-pakistan",
    "url": "https://www.dawn.com/news/2038687/judicial-commission-of-pakistans-transfer-only-policy-for-ihc-judges-challenged"
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  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "ISLAMABAD: A writ petition filed in the Islamabad High Court has challenged the Judicial Commission of Pakistan’s (JCP) April 28 decision that vacancies arising from the transfer of a judge “shall be filled through transfer only”, arguing that the three vacant judges’ seats in the IHC should be filled through fresh appointments under the Constitution rather than further transfers. The petition,…",
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        "title": "Judicial Commission of Pakistan’s transfer-only policy for IHC judges challenged",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/21/judicial-commission-of-pakistans-transfer-only-policy-for-ihc-judges",
        "published": "2026-10-21T02:39:36.000Z"
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
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