The Judicial Commission of Pakistan (JCP) on Tuesday approved the transfer of three judges from the Islamabad High Court (IHC) to other high courts.
According to an official handout, the commission approved the transfer of Justice Mohsin Akhtar Kiani to the Lahore High Court (LHC), the transfer of Justice Babar Sattar to the Peshawar High Court (PHC) and the transfer of Justice Saman Rafat Imtiaz to the Sindh High Court (SHC).
The statement said that the transfers were approved by the majority.
The JCP also decided that any vacancy arising as a result of the transfer of a judge from a high court “shall be filled through transfer only”, and such a vacancy “shall not, in any manner, be treated as a vacancy for initial appointment”, the handout said.
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