2 new IHC judges taking oath today

By Adnan Rafique

ISLAMABAD: Two news judges of the Islamabad High Court (IHC) will take oath today (Wednesday). Prominent lawyers Babar Sattar and Tariq Mehmood Jahangiri will be administered oath by the Chief Justice of Islamabad High Court, Justice Athar Minahllah. The courtrooms of both the newly appointed judges have been made and their nameplates are also installed.
Earlier, the Judicial Commission of Pakistan (JCP) headed by Chief Justice Gulzar Ahmed approved the nomination of Babar Sattar and Tariq Mehmood Jahangiri, for appointment as judges of the Islamabad High Court (IHC). The meeting of JCP — which comprises besides the chief justice of Pakistan senior-most judges of the Supreme Court, chief justice and senior-most judge of the Islamabad High Court, law minister, attorney general, members of the Pakistan Bar Council.