ISLAMABAD: Justice Arshad Hussain Shah and Justice Rozi Khan took oath as judges of the Federal Constitutional Court took oath on Monday (today).
As per details, the total number of judges of the FCC has now reached seven. The oath was administered by Chief Justice of the Federal Constitutional Court, Justice Amin-ud-Din Khan, to Justice Rozi Khan and Justice Arshad Hussain Shah.
Justice Hassan Azhar, Justice Aamer Farooq, Justice Ali Baqar Najafi and Justice K.K. Agha had already been sworn in. Chief Justice Amin-ud-Din Khan himself took oath at the Aiwan-e-Sadr, administered by President Asif Ali Zardari.
The ceremony was attended by Islamabad High Court Chief Justice Sardar Sarfraz Dogar, Justice Arbab Tahir, Justice Khadim Hussain, Justice Muhammad Azam Khan, Justice Muhammad Asif, and Justice Inam Amin Minhas, among other dignitaries.
Following the completion of the court’s judicial strength, Chief Justice Amin-ud-Din Khan has constituted three benches of the Federal Constitutional Court:
Bench-I: Chief Justice Amin-ud-Din Khan, Justice Ali Baqar Najafi, Justice Arshad Hussain Shah.
Bench-II: Justice Hassan Rizvi, Justice K.K. Agha.
Bench-III: Justice Aamer Farooq, Justice Rozi Khan
With the formation of the benches, the Federal Constitutional Court is now all set to begin hearing constitutional matters under its jurisdiction.
Justice Aminuddin Khan
It is pertinent to mention here that Justice Aminuddin Khan was sworn in as the first Chief Justice of the newly formed Federal Constitutional Court (FCC) under the 27th Constitutional Amendment.
President Asif Ali Zardari administered the oath of office to the newly appointed chief justice of the Federal Constitutional Court at a ceremony held at the Aiwan-e-Sadr.
Started with the recitation of the verse from the Holy Quran, the ceremony was attended by Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif, and Chief Justice Yahaya Afridi.
Chairman of Senate Syed Yousaf Raza Gilani, National Assembly Speaker Sardar Ayaz Sadiq, First Lady Aseefa Bhutto Zardari, federal ministers, Chief of Army Staff Field Marshal Asim Munir, Chairman Joint Chiefs of Staff Committee (CJCSC) General Sahir Shamshad Mirza, and PPP Chairman Bilawal Bhutto Zardari, were also present, besides parliamentarians and notables from the legal fraternity.
Justice Mansoor, Minallah resigned
The swearing-in follows the passage of the 27th Constitutional Amendment. After the Amendment, the resignations of the senior-most Supreme Court judges, Justice Mansoor Ali Shah and Justice Athar Minallah, were also announced.
Justice Mansoor Ali Shah submitted his resignation to the President, stating that he served the institution with honour, honesty, and integrity.
In his letter, he added that his conscience is clear, he has no regrets, and he is resigning from his position as the senior-most judge of the Supreme Court.
Afterwards, Law and Justice Commission member and former attorney Makhdoom Ali Khan has also resigned.
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