ISLAMABAD: Swearing-in ceremony of three new Judges of the Supreme Court will be held at the Supreme Court Ceremonial Hall today (Friday).
During the ceremony, Justice Athar Minullah, Justice Shahid Waheed and Justice Hasan Azhar Rizvi would take oath of their offices. Chief Justice Umar Ata Bandial would administer Oath to the three Judges.
Wednesday, President Dr Arif Alvi had approved the elevation of three high court judges to SC.
Under Article 175A of the Constitution, he approved outgoing Islamabad High Court (IHC) chief justice Athar Minallah, Sindh High Court Justice Syed Hasan Azhar Rizvi
and Lahore High Court Justice Shahid Waheed to the apex court, a statement issued by the President’s Secretariat said.
President Alvi also approved Justice Aamer Farooq’s appointment as the IHC chief justice.
On Monday, the Parl¬i¬amentary Committee on the Appointment of Judges had approved the elevation of Justice Wah¬e¬¬ed and Justice Rizvi to the Supreme Court.
The eight-member panel, headed by Senator Farooq H. Naek, had examined the Jud¬icial Commission of Pakis¬tan’s (JCP) recommendations for elevating the two judges. –Agencies
