President Alvi approves elevation of 3 high court judges to SC

Islamabad: President Dr Arif Alvi on Wednesday approved the elevation of three high court judges to the Supreme Court (SC).

The approval came under Article 175A of the Constitution.

The president approved outgoing Islamabad High Court (IHC) chief justice Athar Minallah, Sindh High Court Justice Syed Hasan Azhar Rizvi and Lahore High Court Justice Shahid Waheed to the apex court, a statement issued by the President’s Secretariat said.

President Alvi also approved Justice Aamer Farooq’s appointment as the IHC chief justice.

صدر مملکت ڈاکٹر عارف علوی نے سپریم کورٹ آف پاکستان میں ججز کی تعیناتی کی منظوری دے دی

چیف جسٹس اسلام آباد ہائی کورٹ،جسٹس اطہر من اللہ کی بطور سپریم کورٹ جج تعیناتی کی منظوری

سندھ ہائی کورٹ کے جج جسٹس سید حسن اظہر رضوی بھی بطور سپریم کورٹ کے جج تعینات

— The President of Pakistan (@PresOfPakistan) November 9, 2022

On Monday, the Parl­i­amentary Committee on the Appointment of Judges had approved the elevation of Justice Wah­e­­ed and Justice Rizvi to the Supreme Court.

The eight-member panel, headed by Senator Farooq H. Naek, had examined the Jud­icial Commission of Pakis­tan’s (JCP) recommendations for elevating the two judges.

On November 4, the committee had approved the JCP’s recommendations for the promotion of Justice Mina­l­lah to the SC and Justice Farooq as the IHC chief justice, respectively.

However, it had deferred the consideration of the names of Justice Waheed and Justice Rizvi for its meeting slated for Nov 10.