By Justice Umar Ata Bandial took oath as the 28th Chief Justice of Pakistan at a ceremony at Aiwan-I-Sadr in Islamabad on Wednesday.
He was administered the oath of office by President Arif Alvi. State leader Imran Khan, Chief of Army Staff Gen Qamar Javed Bajwa, National Assembly Speaker Asad Qaiser, Senate Chairman Sadiq Sanjrani, Foreign Minister Shah Mehmood Qureshi, Information Minister Fawad Chaudhry, Supreme Court judges, senior legal counsellors and different pastors were in participation.
Justice Bandial will serve in the top legal office until Sept 16, 2023. He has recently filled in as chief justice of the Lahore High Court.
As indicated by the scheme of rank, Justice Qazi Faez Isa will substitute Justice Bandial as the following CJP in Sept 2023 and serve until Oct 25, 2024. He, then, at that point will be replaced by Justice Ijaz-ul-Ahsan for 282 days. Then, at that point, on Aug 4, 2025, the post will go to Justice Syed Mansoor Ali Shah.
Justice Shah is relied upon to stay in office till Nov 27, 2027, when he will be prevailed by Justice Munib Akhtar.
Justice Yahya Afridi will be the country’s next top appointed authority from Dec 14, 2028, until Jan 22, 2030.
A day sooner, Justice Bandial spread out his guide for how the zenith court will work during his term while talking at a full-court reference held to pay tribute to the acting chief justice, Gulzar Ahmed.
Justice Bandial likewise scrutinized mainstream and online media alike for depending on assaulting judges rather than reprimanding their decisions.
“The distinctions in judges’ perspectives in issues of law emerge from our singular discernments and this variety carries extravagance to our arrangement,” Justice Bandial clarified.
