Constitutional Court judges Justice Aamir Farooq and Hassan Azhar Rizvi to sit on the second floor
Two judges of the Federal Constitutional Court (FCC), Justice Rozi Khan and Justice (retd) Arshad Hussain Shah, took oath on Monday. Chief Justice Aminuddin Khan took oath during a ceremony held at the Islamabad High Court.
The ceremony was attended by judges of the Federal Court, judges of the Constitutional Court, lawyers and court staff.
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 incorporation of the two judges, the Federal Constitutional Court has seven members. A court sign has been installed outside Courtroom No. 2 of the IHC.
The judges of the Constitutional Court, Justice Aamir Farooq and Justice Hassan Azhar Rizvi, will sit on the second floor, where the chambers of Justice Muhammad Asif and Justice Khadim Hussain Soomro are also located.
The relocation of the courtrooms resulted in the cancellation of the case lists of Justice Muhammad Asif and Justice Khadim Hussain Soomro for the day.
Chief Justice Aminuddin Khan has constituted three tribunals for the FCC. Bench 1 consists of 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 its proceedings today and the court session opened with the recitation of the Holy Quran. A three-member bench headed by Chief Justice Aminuddin Khan is scheduled to hear five cases.
Earlier, the newly created FCC issued its first list of cases, formally initiating judicial proceedings under the newly created higher judicial forum.
Three FCC courts will begin hearing cases this week. A separate two-member bench comprising Justice Aamer Farooq and Justice KK Agha will also start hearing cases from today.
On Friday, CJ Aminuddin Khan issued his first major administrative order appointing key officials to the court.
