As the new chief justice takes oath of office, certain significant changes have also taken place in the Supreme Judicial Council and the Judicial Commission.
Justice Ijazul Ahsan has become a part of the SJC, while Justice Sardar Tariq is already a part of the council.
As per the Constitution, the CJP and the two most senior judges are part of the SJC.
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On the other hand, Justice Muneeb Akhtar has joined the Judicial Commission mandated with the appointment of judges. Justice Sardar Tariq, Jusitce Ijazul Ahsan and Justice Mansoor Ali Shah are already part of the commission.
According to the Constitution, the CJP and four senior most judges are part of the commission that is responsible for appointing judges to the superior judiciary. Other members of the commission include a retired judge, the law minister, and the attorney general for Pakistan.
A member of the Pakistan Bar Council is also part of the Judicial Commission.
A little while earlier on Sunday, Justice Qazi Faez Isa took oath as the 29th chief justice of Pakistan.
