The Ministry of Law and Justice on Monday notified the appointments of three high court judges to the Supreme Court following the approval of President Asif Ali Zardari.
The judges who have been elevated to the top court include Lahore High Court Justice Shahid Bilal Hassan, LHC Chief Justice Malik Shahzad Ahmad Khan and Sindh High Court Chief Justice Aqeel Ahmed Abbasi.
The new appointments were approved by the president under Article 177.
After Lahore High Court’s Chief Justice Shahzad’s elevation, Justice Shujaat Ali Khan was appointed as acting LHC CJ by President Zardari under Article 196, according to a notification issued by the law ministry.
Justice Shujaat will perform duties as acting LHC CJ until the appointment to the top post, it further stated.
The Judicial Commission of Pakistan had recommended the elevation of chief justices of the LHC and the SHC to the apex court, besides recommending the elevation of the LHC judge to the apex court earlier this month.
