Nine new LHC additional judges sworn in

LAHORE: Nine newly appointed additional judges of the Lahore High Court (LHC) were sworn in on Monday in a simple but impressive ceremony held at the court’s central lawn.

Chief Justice Aaliya Neelum administered the oath to the new judges. Senior judges, including Justice Shujaat Ali Khan and Justice Ali Baqar Najafi, attended the event.

The ceremony was also attended by court officials, provincial and federal law officers, senior lawyers, and the families of the newly appointed judges.

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Justice Hassan Nawaz Makhdoom, Justice Malik Waqar Haider Awan, Justice Sardar Akbar Ali, Justice Syed Ahsan Raza Kazmi, Justice Malik Javed Iqbal Venus, Justice Muhammad Jawad Zafar, Justice Khalid Ishaq, Justice Malik Muhammad Owais Khalid, and Justice Chaudhry Sultan Mehmood were sworn in.

Last week the Judicial Commission of Pakistan (JCP), headed by Chief Justice of Pakistan Yahya Afridi, approved the appointment of nine additional judges to the Lahore High Court (LHC) after careful deliberation.

During a meeting in the Supreme Court’s conference room, the JCP reviewed 10 nominations for the LHC appointments but recommended only nine candidates.