Constitutional Court judges Justice Aamir Farooq, Hassan Azhar Rizvi will sit on second floor
Two judges of the Federal Constitutional Court (FCC), Justice Rozi Khan and Justice (retired) Arshad Hussain Shah, took oath on Monday. Chief Justice Aminuddin Khan administered the oath during a ceremony held at the Islamabad High Court.
Judges of the Federal Court, judges of the Constitutional Court, law officers and court staff attended the ceremony.
Federal Court judges present included Justice Hasan Azhar Rizvi and Justice Aamer Farooq, while Justice Ali Baqar Najafi and Justice KK Agha were also in attendance.
From the Islamabad High Court (IHC), Chief Justice Sarfraz Dogar, Justice Arbab Tahir, Justice Khadim Hussain Soomro, Justice Inam Amin Minhas, Justice Asif and Justice Azam Khan were present.
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With the induction of the two judges, the strength of the Federal Constitutional Court has reached seven. A signboard of the court has been installed outside Courtroom No. 2 of the IHC.
Constitutional Court judges Justice Aamir Farooq and Justice Hassan Azhar Rizvi will sit on the second floor, where the courtrooms of Justice Muhammad Asif and Justice Khadim Hussain Soomro are also located.
The relocation of courtrooms resulted in the cancellation of the cause lists of Justice Muhammad Asif and Justice Khadim Hussain Soomro for the day.
Chief Justice Aminuddin Khan has constituted three benches for the FCC. Bench-1 comprises the Chief Justice, Justice Ali Baqir Najafi and Justice Arshad Hussain. Bench-2 includes Justice Hasan Azhar Rizvi and Justice KK Agha, while Bench-3 consists of Justice Aamir Farooq and Justice Rozi Khan.
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The Constitutional Court began proceedings today, with the judicial session opened with the recitation of the Holy Qur’an. A three-member bench headed by Chief Justice Aminuddin Khan is scheduled to hear five cases.
Earlier, the newly established FCC issued its first cause list, formally kicking off the judicial proceedings under the newly created apex judicial forum.
Three benches of the FCC will begin hearing cases this week. A separate two-member bench comprising Justice Aamer Farooq and Justice KK Agha will likewise begin hearing cases from today.
On Friday, CJ Aminuddin Khan issued his first major administrative order by appointing key officials to the court.
