Pakistan, June 17 -- ISLAMABAD - The Supreme Court of Pakistan on Tuesday expressed serious concern over the use of the term "deputationists" for transferred judges, calling it misleading and inappropriate. The five-member constitutional bench, led by Justice Muhammad Ali Mazhar, highlighted contradictions in legal arguments during the ongoing judicial transfer case.

Justice Mazhar stated that judges who are transferred cannot be viewed as deputed officials. He said it was disappointing to see such labels being used, especially when the judges themselves had not clearly addressed the transfer process in their official response.

Lawyer Faisal Siddiqi maintained that judicial transfers are temporary and do not affect a judge's seniority. ...