Nine additional judges of LHC notified

LAHORE: The Lahore High Court has issued a notification announcing the appointment of nine new additional judges, bringing the total number of judges to 43, ARY News reported.

As per the notification, Chief Justice LHC Aalia Neelum will administer oath to the newly appointed additional judges in a ceremony set to be held at the LHC.

Following the approval from President Asif Ali Zardari, the Ministry of Law and Justice yesterday appointed nine additional judges to the Lahore High Court (LHC).

Earlier the Judicial Commission of Pakistan in a meeting held on February 6 nominated these persons for the slots in the LHC with majority of its total membership.

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The Commission unanimously decided that nominees who did not secure the required majority of the total membership of the Commission for finalisation of their nominations this time may be renominated for future vacancies.

The Judicial Commission of Pakistan chairperson also appreciated the services rendered by the staff of the Punjab Information Technology Board (PITB) for assisting the members in using the web portal for the proceeding of the meeting.

It is to be noted here that the the Ministry of Law and Justice has already appointed 12 additional judges to the Sindh High Court, 10 to the Peshawar High Court and two the Islamabad High Court.