Constitutional Court Justices Aamir Farooq, Hassan Azhar Rizvi will sit on the 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 from the Federal Court, judges from the Constitutional Court, lawyers and court staff attended the ceremony.
The judges present from the Federal Court included Justice Hasan Azhar Rizvi and Justice Aamer Farooq, while Justice Ali Baqar Najafi and Justice KK Agha were also present.
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 appointment of the two judges, the Federal Constitutional Court has reached seven. A sign for the court has been installed outside Courtroom No. 2 of the IHC.
Constitutional Court Justices 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 shifting of 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 benches of the FCC. Bench-1 consists of 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 comprises Justice Aamir Farooq and Justice Rozi Khan.
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The Constitutional Court began proceedings today, opening the hearing 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 established FCC issued its first case list, which formally launched the trial under the newly established 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 also begin hearing cases from today.
On Friday, CJ Aminuddin Khan issued his first major administrative order appointing key officials to the court.
