Chief Justice Kamran Khan Mulakhail swears in three additional Balochistan High Court judges

QUETTA: Balochistan High Court Chief Justice Muhammad Kamran Khan Mulakhail administered the oath of office to three newly appointed additional judges of the Balochistan High Court. The ceremony was simple but dignified and was held in the auditorium hall of the High Court.

The judges who took the oath are Justice Muhammad Rauf Atta, Justice Allahdad Roshan and Justice Abdul Qayyum Lehri. Judges of the Balochistan High Court, judicial officers and staff, office-bearers of bar associations, senior lawyers and a large number of lawyers attended the ceremony. The new additional judges were congratulated on assuming their judicial responsibilities.

The President had approved the appointment of three additional judges to the Balochistan High Court under the powers conferred by Article 197 of the Constitution of the Islamic Republic of Pakistan, read with clause (8) of Article 175A. According to the notification, the one-year term of the three additional judges will begin from the date of their oath.

Photo: Courtesy DGPR Balochistan