LAHORE: Lahore High Court Chief Justice Syed Mansoor Ali Shah on Saturday administered oath to six newly confirmed judges.

The parliamentary committee on judges appointment had issued a notification the other day endorsing decision of the Judicial Commission regarding confirmation of six additional judges - Justice Shahid Mubeen, Justice Sardar Ahmad Naeem, Justice Raja Shahid Mehmood Abbasi, Justice Shehram Sarwar Chaudhry, Justice Muhammad Sajid Mehmood Sethi and Justice Sardar Muhammad Sarfraz Dogar.

Senior puisne judge of LHC Justice Shahid Hameed Dar as well as other judges, federal and provincial law officers, senior bar members, officers of the court and families of newly confirmed judges attended the ceremony held at the Judges Lounge.

The number of confirmed judges at the LHC rose to 44 among a total of 58 judges. The constitutionally sanctioned strength of judges at the LHC is 60.

Published in Dawn, May 28th, 2017