PESHAWAR: The Peshawar High Court (PHC) has unveiled an updated seniority list of its judges following the transfer of Justice Babar Sattar from the Islamabad High Court. The revised list was officially notified by the Registrar of the PHC after receiving approval from the court's Administrative Committee, in accordance with its decision dated May 1.
Key Highlights of the New Seniority List
According to the official notification, Chief Justice Syed Muhammad Atiq Shah retains his position as the senior-most judge of the PHC, while Justice Ijaz Anwar continues as the senior puisne judge. Justice Babar Sattar, who recently joined the Peshawar High Court through transfer, has been placed at the seventh position in the revised hierarchy.
Complete Seniority Order
The full list of judges in order of seniority is as follows:
- Chief Justice Syed Muhammad Atiq Shah
- Justice Ijaz Anwar
- Justice Syed Arshad Ali
- Justice Sahibzada Asadullah
- Justice Muhammad Naeem Anwar
- Justice Waqar Ahmad
- Justice Babar Sattar
- Justice Kamran Hayat Miankhel
- Justice Muhammad Ijaz Khan
- Justice Muhammad Fahim Wali
- Justice Khurshid Iqbal
- Justice Tariq Afridi
- Justice Abdul Fayyaz
- Justice Farah Jamshed
- Justice Inamullah Khan
- Justice Sabitullah Khan
- Justice Salahuddin
- Justice Sadiq Ali Mohmand
- Justice Mudassir Amir
- Justice Aurangzeb
- Justice Qazi Jawad Ehsanullah
Reason for Administrative Update
This administrative revision was necessitated by the arrival of Justice Sattar to properly establish the judicial hierarchy at the PHC. The transfer of Justice Sattar to the Peshawar High Court, along with the transfer of Justice Mohsin Akhtar Kayani to the Lahore High Court and Justice Saman Rafat Imtiaz to the Sindh High Court, was approved by the Judicial Commission of Pakistan on April 28. The law ministry officially notified these transfers on April 29, despite facing criticism from various lawyers' bodies across the country.
