The petitioner maintained that the continued delay had disrupted judicial appointments and aggravated the shortage of judges in the superior courts. BackgroundThe latest legal challenge came against the backdrop of an increasingly contentious constitutional debate over the president's role in judicial appointments. Read More: HC judges' appointment matter may land in courtIn its meetings on July 20 and 21, the Judicial Commission had recommended the appointment of three additional judges to the Islamabad High Court, 10 to the Lahore High Court, three to the Sindh High Court and three to the Balochistan High Court. It had also recommended the confirmation of four additional judges of the Peshawar High Court and a six-month extension in the tenure of Sindh High Court Additional Judge Justice Khalid Hussain Shahani. PPP leader and Judicial Commission member Senator Farooq H Naek had proposed 33 candidates for appointments across the four high courts.