By Ali Imran
ISLAMABAD: The Islamabad High Court (IHC)’s building is not being shifted from Shahrah-e-Dastur to anywhere else, said Secretary General Islamabad High Court Bar Association (IHCBA) Manzoor Jaja.
Addressing a press conference, he said that it is false news that the high court building his being shifted back to G-10.
He said that the Federal Constitutional Court was established as a result of the 27th Constitutional Amendment and we went to the oath-taking ceremony of the judges of the Federal Constitutional Court and welcomed them.
Manzoor Jaja said that there were various options as to where the judges of the Federal Constitutional Court should be seated. The Chief Justice IHC also offered his courtroom but the Chief Justice of the Federal Constitutional Court refused, he said.
The judges of the Federal Constitutional Court (FCC) were temporarily shifted to the IHC, said Secretary Bar.
The Islamabad High Court was established in 2007 and was abolished in 2009 and re-established through an act in 2010.
He said that the current building of the High Court was obtained through the efforts of Justice Shaukat Siddiqui of the Islamabad High Court. It took twelve to thirteen years for the Islamabad High Court to shift to the current building, he said.
Manzoor Jaja also said that many positive developments have taken place this year, the Lawyers Complex is nearing completion. A facility center attached to the Islamabad High Court has also been completed, he added.
He said that the Law Minister Azam Nazeer Tarar has not taken any decision till date without taking the Bar into confidence. Secretary Bar said that the Judges resigned for their jobs, adding that if more resignations will come, new judges will replace those who resigned.
