Islamabad High Court

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Islamabad High Court, located in Islamabad, the capital of Pakistan, was established under Islamabad High Court Act, 2010 after the 18th amendment in the Constitution of Pakistan, 1973. Earlier, the Islamabad High Court was established by the President Pervez Musharraf by a Presidential Order of 14 August 2007, which was ceased to exist in pursuant to the Supreme Court Order dated 31 July 2009 passed in Constitution Petition No. 09 and 08 of 2009.^[1] President Asif Ali Zardari administered oath to the first chief Justice of Islamabad High Court Justice Iqbal Hameed ur Rahman, on 3 January 2011 at Governor House Karachi.^[2]

In 18th Constitutional amendment, Islamabad High Court is re-established.

Justices of Islamabad High Court

Islamabad High Court was headed by a Chief Justice. The bench consist of Justices and additional judges. The retirement age of Chief Justice and Justices was 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.

Composition of Court

As on 6 October 2013, the composition of the High Court of Islamabad is as follow:-

Name	Office	Appointed	Appointed By	Comments
Muhammad Anwar Khan Kasi	Chief Justice	25 February 2013	Asif Ali Zardari	He was elevated as Additional Judge on 04.01.2011 and Confirmed as Justice of Islamabad High Court on 16.11.2011 and afterward elevated as Chief Justice of Islamabad High Court on 25 February 2013.^[3]
Riaz Ahmed Khan	Justice	4 January 2011	Asif Ali Zardari	He was elevated as Additional Judge on 04.01.2011 and Confirmed as Justice of Islamabad High Court on 16.11.2011.^[3]
Shaukat Aziz Siddiqui	Justice	21 November 2011	Asif Ali Zardari	Elevated as Additional Judge of Islamabad High Court on 21.11.2011 and afterward elevated as Judge of Islamabad High Court.^[3]
Noor-ul-Haq N. Qureshi	Justice	21 November 2011	Asif Ali Zardari	Elevated as Additional Judge of Islamabad High Court on 21.11.2011 and afterward elevated as Judge of Islamabad High Court.^[3]

List of Chief Justices of Court

See Complete list of Chief Justices of the Islamabad High Court

List of Justices of Court

Complete list of Justices of Islamabad High Court

References

External links

Official Site of Islamabad High Court

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