The Supreme Court of Pakistan has updated its seniority list following the oath-taking of seven newly appointed judges. The revised list, now available on the court’s official website, reflects the latest changes in the country’s top judiciary.
According to the updated list, Chief Justice of Pakistan Yahya Afridi is followed by Justice Mansoor Ali Shah. Justice Muneeb Akhtar is ranked next, followed by Justice Ameenuddin Khan and Justice Jamal Mandokhel. Other names on the list include Justice Mohammad Ali Mazhar, Justice Ayesha Malik, Justice Athar Minallah, Justice Hassan Azhar Rizvi, Justice Shahid Waheed and Justice Musarat Hilali. The list also features Justice Irfan Saadat, Justice Naeem Akhtar Afghan, Justice Shehzad Malik, Justice Aqeel Abbasi, Justice Shahid Bilal Hassan, Justice Hashim Kakar and Justice Shafi Siddiqui.
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New Supreme Judges
The update follows an oath-taking ceremony earlier today, where Chief Justice Afridi administered the oath to six new Supreme Court judges. Those sworn in include Justice Hashim Khan Kakar, former chief justice of the Balochistan High Court; Justice Muhammad Shafi Siddiqui, ex-chief justice of the Sindh High Court; Justice Ishtiaq Ibrahim, former chief justice of the Peshawar High Court; and Justice Aamer Farooq, previously chief justice of the Islamabad High Court. Sindh High Court’s Justice Salahuddin Panhwar and Peshawar High Court’s Justice Shakeel Ahmed also took their oaths. Additionally, Justice Mian Gul Hassan Aurangzeb was sworn in as an acting judge of the Supreme Court.
The ceremony was attended by Supreme Court judges, the Attorney General, senior lawyers, journalists, judicial staff and representatives from the Supreme Court Bar Association and the Pakistan Bar Council.
These appointments were finalised in a meeting of the Judicial Commission of Pakistan (JCP) on Monday. However, the session saw a boycott by two senior Supreme Court judges and two opposition party members. The 13-member JCP, led by Chief Justice Afridi, approved the nominations by a majority vote, as stated on the Supreme Court’s website.
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