Islamabad High Court

Islamabad High Court
Islamabad High Court
عدالتِ عالیہ اسلام آباد
Established	2010 (14 years ago)
Jurisdiction	Islamabad Capital Territory
Location	Constitution Avenue, Sector G-5/1, Islamabad
Composition method	Presidential appointment on Judicial Commission recommendation
Authorised by	Constitution of Pakistan
Appeals to	Supreme Court of Pakistan
Appeals from	Islamabad District Courts
Judge term length	Until 62 years of age
Number of positions	10
Website	ihc.gov.pk
Chief Justice of Islamabad High Court
Currently	Aamer Farooq
Since	11 November 2022

The Islamabad High Court (IHC) is the senior court of the Islamabad Capital Territory, Pakistan, with appellate jurisdiction over the following district courts:^[1]

Islamabad District Court (East)
Islamabad District Court (West)^[2]

Justice Aamer Farooq is the current Chief Justice, having taken oath on 11 November 2022.^[3]

History

The Court was originally established on 14 August 2007 by Presidential Order of Pervez Musharraf, the military ruler at the time. 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. President Asif Ali Zardari administered the oath to the first Chief Justice, Iqbal Hameed ur Rahman on 3 January 2011 at the Governor's House, Karachi.^[6]

Current composition

The Islamabad High Court is headed by a Chief Justice. The bench consists of six Justices and additional judges. The mandatory retirement age of the Chief Justice and Justices is 62 years. The Additional Judges were initially appointed for one year. After that, their services could either be extended or they could be confirmed or they were retired. The current composition of the High Court is as follows:

No.	Name	Appointed	Retirement Date	Appointed From	Comments
1	Aamer Farooq	1 January 2015	25 April 2031	Punjab	Took oath as the 6th Chief Justice on 11 November 2022^[3]
2	Mohsin Akhtar Kayani	23 December 2015	10 February 2032	Islamabad
3	Miangul Hassan Aurangzeb	24 December 2015	13 September 2032	Khyber Pakhtunkhwa
4	Tariq Mehmood Jahangiri	30 December 2020	9 July 2027	Islamabad
5	Babar Sattar	30 December 2020	14 February 2038	Punjab
6	Sardar Ejaz Ishaq Khan	17 December 2021	25 December 2026	Islamabad
7	Arbab Muhammad Tahir	17 December 2021	6 September 2029	Khyber Pakhtunkhwa
8	Saman Rafat Imtiaz	17 December 2021	7 June 2038	Sindh
9	Vacant
10	Vacant

List of former chief justices

No.	Name	Date of appointment
1	Sardar Muhammad Aslam	9 February 2008-March 2009
2	M. Bilal Khan	9 March 2009-July 2009
3	Iqbal Hameed Ur Rahman	3 January 2011-February 2013
4	Muhammad Anwar Khan Kasi	24 February 2013-November 2018
5	Athar Minallah	28 November 2018-November 2022

Registrar

Sardar Tahir Sabir, Judge is appointed as Registrar Islamabad High Court on 30 September 2022.^[7]

References

^ Bashir, Saqib (1 January 2021). "Islamabad High Court slaps Rs10m fine on secretaries, others". The Express Tribune. Retrieved 12 November 2022.
^ "PTA Informs Islamabad High Court Regarding the Status of Social Media Firms". PhoneWorld. 6 January 2021. Retrieved 6 January 2021.
^ ^a ^b Asad, Malik (12 November 2022). "Three SC judges, IHC chief justice take oath". Dawn. Retrieved 12 November 2022.
^ "Text of Supreme Court judgment". Dawn. 1 August 2009. Retrieved 12 November 2022.
^ "The Gazette of Pakistan" (PDF). Senate of Pakistan. 2 August 2010. Retrieved 22 December 2019.
^ "IHC Chief Justice to take oath today". AAJ News. 3 January 2011. Retrieved 22 December 2019.^{[permanent dead link‍]}
^ "Islamabad High Court:". mis.ihc.gov.pk. Retrieved 5 April 2023.

External links

Official website

[1] Bashir, Saqib (1 January 2021). "Islamabad High Court slaps Rs10m fine on secretaries, others". The Express Tribune. Retrieved 12 November 2022.

[2] "PTA Informs Islamabad High Court Regarding the Status of Social Media Firms". PhoneWorld. 6 January 2021. Retrieved 6 January 2021.

[:0-3] Asad, Malik (12 November 2022). "Three SC judges, IHC chief justice take oath". Dawn. Retrieved 12 November 2022.

[4] "Text of Supreme Court judgment". Dawn. 1 August 2009. Retrieved 12 November 2022.

[5] "The Gazette of Pakistan" (PDF). Senate of Pakistan. 2 August 2010. Retrieved 22 December 2019.

[6] "IHC Chief Justice to take oath today". AAJ News. 3 January 2011. Retrieved 22 December 2019.^{[permanent dead link‍]}

[7] "Islamabad High Court:". mis.ihc.gov.pk. Retrieved 5 April 2023.

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Islamabad High Court
عدالتِ عالیہ اسلام آباد

Established	2010 (14 years ago) (2010)
Jurisdiction	Islamabad Capital Territory
Location	Constitution Avenue, Sector G-5/1, Islamabad
Composition method	Presidential appointment on Judicial Commission recommendation
Authorised by	Constitution of Pakistan
Appeals to	Supreme Court of Pakistan
Appeals from	Islamabad District Courts
Judge term length	Until 62 years of age
Number of positions	10
Website	ihc.gov.pk
Chief Justice of Islamabad High Court
Currently	Aamer Farooq
Since	11 November 2022