Significant changes have emerged in the seniority list of judges at the Islamabad High Court following the transfer of three judges, resulting in a reshuffle within the judicial hierarchy.
After the transfer of Justice Mohsin Akhtar Kayani, Justice Sardar Ijaz Ishaq has become the senior-most judge after the chief justice and will now rank second until new appointments or transfers are made.
Following the changes, the court issued a new judges’ duty roster for the coming week. Under the schedule, seven single benches and four division benches will hear various cases from April 4.
A special tax division bench has been formed comprising Justice Sardar Ijaz Ishaq and Justice Arbab Muhammad Tahir, while Justice Muhammad Asif will hear criminal and other matters in different division benches.
The first division bench will consist of Chief Justice Sardar Muhammad Sarfraz Dogar and Justice Muhammad Asif. The second bench will include Justice Sardar Ijaz Ishaq and Justice Arbab Muhammad Tahir.
The third division bench will comprise Justice Khadim Hussain Soomro and Justice Muhammad Asif, while the fourth bench will include Justice Muhammad Azam Khan and Justice Raja Inam Amin Minhas.According to the notification, the new roster will remain effective until further orders.
