ISLAMABAD: President Asif Ali Zardari has approved the appointment of Justice Aminuddin Khan as the first Chief Justice of the newly established Federal Constitutional Court.
According to a statement issued by the Presidency on Thursday, the appointment was made on the advice of Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif. The Ministry of Law and Justice subsequently issued the official notification.
Justice Aminuddin Khan previously headed the now-dissolved Constitutional Bench. President Zardari is scheduled to administer the oath of office to Justice Khan today (Friday) at the Aiwan-e-Sadr.
Justice Khan’s appointment follows the recent passage of the 27th Constitutional Amendment, which paved the way for significant reforms in the country’s judicial structure. The National Assembly and Senate both approved amendments to the Supreme Court (Practice and Procedure) Rules, effectively bringing an end to the system of permanent constitutional benches.
The bill was first introduced in the Senate earlier this week and was passed the same day. It was later referred to the National Assembly, which endorsed it with certain changes. The revised legislation was subsequently returned to the upper house for final approval on Thursday.
Justice Aminuddin Khan was born on December 1, 1960, in Multan, to a family of lawyers. He received his early education in Multan, obtained a Bachelor’s degree in Philosophy in 1981, and completed his LLB from the University Law College, Multan, in 1984, followed by a diploma in Taxation Law.
He began his legal career in 1985, practicing alongside his father, Advocate Khan Sadiq Muhammad Ahsan. Justice Khan was enrolled as an advocate of the Lahore High Court in 1987 and later as an advocate of the Supreme Court in 2001.
Appointed to the Lahore High Court bench in 2011, Justice Khan gained recognition for efficiently resolving long-pending civil cases and delivering judgments that were often upheld by the Supreme Court. He served at the Bahawalpur, Multan, and Lahore benches before his elevation to the Supreme Court on October 21, 2019.
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