Islamabad High Court

Islamabad High Court
Islamabad High Court
عدالتِ عالیہ اسلام آباد
Established	2010(15 years ago)
Jurisdiction	Islamabad Capital Territory
Location	Constitution Avenue, Sector G-5/1, Islamabad
Composition method	Presidential appointment on Judicial Commission recommendation
Authorised by	Constitution of Pakistan
Appeals to	Supreme Court of Pakistan
Appeals from	Islamabad District Courts
Judge term length	Until 62 years of age
Number of positions	13
Website	ihc.gov.pk
Acting Chief Justice of Islamabad High Court
Currently	Sardar Muhammad Sarfraz Dogar
Since	14 February 2025

Last updated March 10, 2025

The Islamabad High Court (IHC) is the senior court of the Islamabad Capital Territory, Pakistan, with appellate jurisdiction over the following district courts:^[1]

History

The Court was originally established on 14 August 2007 by Presidential Order of Pervez Musharraf, the military ruler at the time. The Court ceased to exist on 31 July 2009 by a decision of the Supreme Court of Pakistan following Constitution Petition No. 09 and 08 of 2009.^[4]

The Court was re-established by the Islamabad High Court Act, 2010^[5] following the 18th Amendment to the Constitution of Pakistan. President Asif Ali Zardari administered the oath to the first Chief Justice, Iqbal Hameed ur Rahman on 3 January 2011 at the Governor's House, Karachi.^[6]

Current composition

The Islamabad High Court is headed by a Chief Justice. After the passing of Islamabad High Court (Amendment) Act 2024, the Islamabad High Court will consist of 12 judges, in addition to the Chief Justice.^[7] The mandatory retirement age of the Chief Justice and Justices is 62 years. The Additional Judges are initially appointed for one year. After that, their services could either be extended or they could be confirmed or they were retired. The current composition of the High Court is as follows:

No.	Name	Appointed	Retirement Date	Appointed From	Comments
1	Sardar Muhammad Sarfraz Dogar	8 June 2015	2 July 2030	Punjab	Acting Chief Justice since 14 February 2025. Transferred from LHC on 1 February 2025.
2	Mohsin Akhtar Kayani	23 December 2015	10 February 2032	Islamabad	Senior Puisne Judge since 14 February 2025
3	Tariq Mehmood Jahangiri	30 December 2020	9 July 2027	Islamabad
4	Babar Sattar	30 December 2020	14 February 2038	Punjab
5	Sardar Ejaz Ishaq Khan	17 December 2021	25 December 2026	Islamabad
6	Arbab Muhammad Tahir	17 December 2021	6 September 2029	Khyber Pakhtunkhwa
7	Saman Rafat Imtiaz	17 December 2021	7 June 2038	Sindh
8	Khadim Hussain Soomro	14 April 2023	11 September 2037	Sindh	Transferred from SHC on 1 February 2025
9	Muhammad Azam Khan	20 January 2025	22 April 2030	Khyber Pakhtunkhwa	Additional Judge, subject to confirmation
10	Muhammad Asif	20 January 2025	9 June 2031	Balochistan	Additional Judge, subject to confirmation. Transferred from BHC on 1 February 2025
11	Inaam Ameen Minhas	20 January 2025			Additional Judge, subject to confirmation
12	Vacant
13	Vacant

List of former chief justices

No.	Name	Date of appointment
1	Sardar Muhammad Aslam	9 February 2008-March 2009
2	M. Bilal Khan	9 March 2009-July 2009
3	Iqbal Hameed Ur Rahman	3 January 2011-February 2013
4	Muhammad Anwar Khan Kasi	24 February 2013-November 2018
5	Athar Minallah	28 November 2018-November 2022
6	Aamer Farooq	11 November 2022-February 2025

Registrar

Sardar Tahir Sabir, Judge is appointed as Registrar Islamabad High Court on 30 September 2022.^[8]

References

↑ Bashir, Saqib (1 January 2021). "Islamabad High Court slaps Rs10m fine on secretaries, others". The Express Tribune . Retrieved 12 November 2022.
↑ "PTA Informs Islamabad High Court Regarding the Status of Social Media Firms". PhoneWorld. 6 January 2021. Retrieved 6 January 2021.
↑ https://www.dawn.com/news/1891705
↑ "Text of Supreme Court judgment". Dawn . 1 August 2009. Retrieved 12 November 2022.
↑ "The Gazette of Pakistan" (PDF). Senate of Pakistan. 2 August 2010. Retrieved 22 December 2019.
↑ "IHC Chief Justice to take oath today". AAJ News. 3 January 2011. Retrieved 22 December 2019.^{[ permanent dead link ‍]}
↑ https://www.na.gov.pk/uploads/documents/6728f96eb9eb6_352.pdf
↑ "Islamabad High Court:". mis.ihc.gov.pk. Retrieved 5 April 2023.

External links

Official website of Islamabad High Court.

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[1] Bashir, Saqib (1 January 2021). "Islamabad High Court slaps Rs10m fine on secretaries, others". The Express Tribune . Retrieved 12 November 2022.

[2] "PTA Informs Islamabad High Court Regarding the Status of Social Media Firms". PhoneWorld. 6 January 2021. Retrieved 6 January 2021.

[3] ttps://www.dawn.com/news/1891705

[4] "Text of Supreme Court judgment". Dawn . 1 August 2009. Retrieved 12 November 2022.

[5] "The Gazette of Pakistan" (PDF). Senate of Pakistan. 2 August 2010. Retrieved 22 December 2019.

[6] "IHC Chief Justice to take oath today". AAJ News. 3 January 2011. Retrieved 22 December 2019.^{[ permanent dead link ‍]}

[7] ttps://www.na.gov.pk/uploads/documents/6728f96eb9eb6_352.pdf

[8] "Islamabad High Court:". mis.ihc.gov.pk. Retrieved 5 April 2023.

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