ISLAMABAD: The Supreme Court was hearing petitions against certain clauses in the 18th Amendment on Tuesday, DawnNews reported.
Advocate Hamid Khan, counsel for the Supreme Court Bar Association (SCBA), said judiciary's independence was directly linked with the procedure of the appointment of judges.

The concept of the judicial commission has been borrowed from South Africa, Khan told the court.

He further said that the Supreme Court in Pakistan has never quashed any constitutional amendment on the basis of the constitution's fundamentals.

However, the Indian Supreme Court has been practicing judicial review and interpretation and has on different occasions invalidated constitutional amendments made by the parliament.During the hearing, Justice Saqib Nisar said that in the United Kingdom, a member of the parliament cannot be involved in the process of judicial appointments.
Meanwhile, Chief Justice Iftikhar Chaudhry said that in the past, the parliaments here have used legislation to render the Supreme Court's decisions ineffective.
Earlier, on Monday, Hamid Khan said that the concept of the judicial commission was a violation of the Objectives Resolution. Only in a handful of countries do parliaments have a role in the appointments of judges, he said.