Supreme Court revises seniority list after appointment of new judges

The Supreme Court of Pakistan has updated its seniority list following the recent appointment of new judges. Justice Mansoor Ali Shah now holds the position of the senior-most judge, after Chief Justice of Pakistan Yahya Afridi.

The revised seniority rankings list the top 24 judges as follows:

• Justice Munib Akhtar (2nd)
• Justice Amin-ud-Din Khan (3rd)
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• Justice Jamal Mandokhail (4th)
• Justice Muhammad Ali Mazhar (5th)
• Justice Ayesha Malik (6th)
• Justice Athar Minallah (7th)
• Justice Hassan Azhar Rizvi (8th)
• Justice Shahid Waheed (9th)
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• Justice Musarrat Hilali (10th)
• Justice Irfan Saadat (11th)
• Justice Naeem Akhtar Afghan (12th)
• Justice Shahzad Malik (13th)
• Justice Aqeel Abbasi (14th)
• Justice Shahid Bilal Hassan (15th)
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• Justice Hashim Kakar (16th)
• Justice Shafi Siddiqui (17th)
• Justice Salahuddin Panhwar (18th)
• Justice Shakeel Ahmed (19th)
• Justice Aamer Farooq (20th)
• Justice Ishtiaq Ibrahim (21st)
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• Justice Mian Gul Hassan Aurangzeb (22nd)
• Justice Sardar Tariq (23rd)
• Justice Mazhar Alam Mian Khel (24th)

Chief Justice Yahya Afridi administered the oath to the six newly-appointed Supreme Court judges in a swearing-in ceremony at the apex court, leading to this development.

On Monday, the Judicial Commission of Pakistan (JCP), chaired by CJP Justice Yahya Afridi, approved the appointments of Aamer Farooq as Chief Justice of Islamabad High Court and the Chief Justice of Sindh High Court.

The Judicial Commission of Pakistan (JCP) approved the appointments of Muhammad Shafi Siddiqui, Chief Justice of Balochistan High Court, Muhammad Hashim Khan Kakar, and Chief Justice of Peshawar High Court Ishtiaq Ibrahim to the apex court.

In addition to the six permanent judges, Justice Miangul Hassan Aurangzeb took the oath as an ad hoc judge of the Supreme Court.

The Attorney General of Pakistan, lawyers, SC staff, and other notable figures attended the oath-taking ceremony.

“The commission, by majority of its total membership nominated the judges for their appointment as judges of the Supreme Court of Pakistan.”

The JCP, with the majority of its total membership, also nominated Justice Miangul Hassan Aurangzeb of Islamabad High Court for appointment as the Acting Judge of the Supreme Court of Pakistan, the statement added.

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