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IHC judges move Supreme Court over seniority dispute

Summary by The Express Tribune

Five judges of the Islamabad High Court (IHC) have filed a petition in the Supreme Court of Pakistan, challenging judicial transfers and their impact on seniority. The 49-page constitutional petition, filed under Article 184(3) through senior lawyers Munir A. Malik and Barrister Salahuddin, argues that the President of Pakistan misused Article 200(1) by overriding the Judicial Commission’s authority in transferring judges. The petition contends …

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IHC judges file petition in SC after CJ Farooq rejects seniority representation

A man uses his mobile phone as he walks past the Supreme Court of Pakistan building in Islamabad on May 13, 2023. — AFPISLAMABAD: Five Islamabad High Court judges on Thursday approached the Supreme Court after facing rejection of their seniority representation by IHC Chief Justice Aamer...

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Seniority row: 5 judges urge SC to restrain Justice Dogar from duties as acting IHC CJ

Five judges of the Islamabad High Court (IHC) petitioned the Supreme Court (SC) on Thursday to restrain Justice Sardar Mohammad Sarfraz Dogar from carrying out his duties as the acting IHC chief justice. The development is the latest in the row affecting the IHC after the transfers of new judges to the high court that led to a shakeup of the seniority list. The matter arose after the Ministry of Law and Justice issued a notification on February …

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IHC judges move Supreme Court over seniority dispute

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Business Recorder

Judges’ transfers: SC urged to ‘clip’ President’s power

ISLAMABAD: The Supreme Court has been asked to declare that the President does not have unfettered and unbridled discretion to transfer judges from one high court to another, under Article 200(1) of the Constitution, without a manifest public interest. Five judges of Islamabad High Court (IHC) namely, Justice Mohsin Akhtar Kayani, Justice Tariq Mahmood Jahangri, Justice Babar Sattar, Justice Sardar Ejaz Ishaq Khan and Justice Saman Rafat Imtiaz,…

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Pakistan Today

Five IHC judges move SC against seniority list

Justice Mohsin Akhtar Kayani, Justice Tariq Mehmood Jahangiri, Justice Babar Sattar, Justice Sardar Ejaz Ishaq Khan and Justice Saman Rafat Imtiaz signed the plea ISLAMABAD: The legal battle over the seniority of judges of the Islamabad High Court (IHC) took another turn on Thursday as five judges moved Supreme Court (SC) to restrain Justice Sardar Mohammad Sarfraz Dogar from working as the acting IHC chief justice. The issue of judges’ seniorit…

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IHC Judges File Petition In SC After CJ Farooq Rejects Seniority Representation - Pakistan Live News

A man uses his mobile phone as he walks past the Supreme Court of Pakistan building in Islamabad on May 13, 2023. — AFP ISLAMABAD: Five Islamabad High Court (IHC) judges on Thursday approached the Supreme Court after facing rejection of their seniority representation by IHC Chief Justice Aamer Farooq which paved the way for the appointment of Justice Sarfraz Dogar as the acting CJ following his transfer from Lahore’s superior court. The IHC judg…

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