All but three new judges sworn in after Zardari’s nod
• Three SHC additional judges to take oath today • Four permanent judges of PHC and one of LHC also administered oath • Equalisation of Supreme Court and FCC judges’ perks green-lit • President approves Haroon Akhtar’s appointment as adviser to PM, okays pending bills ISLAMABAD: Sixteen of the 19 additional judges of the four high courts across the country were sworn in on Tuesday within hours…
Sixteen of the nineteen newly appointed judges to the four high courts across the country were sworn in on Tuesday following President Asif Ali Zardari's approval, ending a prolonged standoff between the Presidency and the PML-N government. Four permanent judges from the Peshawar and Lahore High Courts also took their oath on the same day.
The remaining three additional judges of the Supreme Court shall be sworn in on Wednesday. The appointments had been pending since July 20 and July 21 when the Judicial Commission of Pakistan recommended them. The government had postponed the oath-taking ceremony for the additional judges initially, but later clarified that the matter is "on its way to resolution" after a meeting between the two legal teams.
The delay had created practical difficulties, with some judges losing their positions due to expired terms. The JCP had recommended 19 additional judges for the Supreme Court, Sindh, Islamabad, and Balochistan High Courts, of which 10 were appointed to the Supreme Court. The new judges were approved for a one-year term from the date of their oath.
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