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The Supreme Court building on Constitution Avenue, Islamabad. The Supreme Court of Pakistan is the highest and apex court in the judicial hierarchy of Pakistan. [1] Its judicial membership currently composed of the Chief Justice of Pakistan and fifteen senior justices, also consisting the ad hoc appointments of the Shariat Appellate. [2]
While the tradition of British law culture continues to remain an integral part of the judiciary, the modern existence of the Supreme Court of Pakistan came when the first set of the Constitution of Pakistan was promulgated on 23 March 1956.: 10–11 [8]: 24–26 [9] The ratification of the Constitution of Pakistan reestablished the Supreme ...
The enactment of Pakistan's first constitution in March 1956 redesigned it as the 'Supreme Court of Pakistan.' [2] The chief justice is the chief administrative officer of the country's court system and the highest judicial officer, ranking immediately above the chief justice of the Federal Shariat Court .
Chief justices of Pakistan (1 C, 36 P) Pages in category "Justices of the Supreme Court of Pakistan" The following 76 pages are in this category, out of 76 total.
Justices of the Supreme Court of Pakistan (1 C, 76 P) Pages in category "Supreme Court of Pakistan" The following 21 pages are in this category, out of 21 total.
The Court ceased to exist on 31 July 2009 by a decision of the Supreme Court of Pakistan following Constitution Petition No. 09 and 08 of 2009. [4] The Court was re-established by the Islamabad High Court Act, 2010 [5] following the 18th Amendment to the Constitution of Pakistan.
Elevated to Supreme Court of Pakistan 23. Maulvi Mushtaq Hussain January 12, 1978– June 1, 1980 Elevated to Supreme Court of Pakistan 24. Shamim Hussain Qadri 1980–1982 25. Dr. Javed Iqbal: 1982 – October 5, 1986 Elevated to Supreme Court of Pakistan 26. Ghulam Mujaddid Mirza 1986 – April 21, 1988 Elevated to Supreme Court of Pakistan 27.
The 18th amendment also provided (Para 3 of Article 175A) that the president shall appoint the senior most judge of the Supreme Court to the office of the Chief Justice thus formally recognizing the principle of seniority and legitimate expectancy enunciated by the apex court in the Al-Jihad case and subsequently reiterated in some other cases. [3]