ISLAMABAD:

The Supreme Court has ruled that the Constitution gives the president the authority to transfer a judge from one high court to another under certain conditions.

A constitutional bench (CB) of the apex court has unveiled its detailed order on petitions filed against transfer of three judges to the Islamabad High Court (IHC) in February this year.

On February 1, the Ministry of Law issued a notification for the transfer of Justice Sardar Muhammad Sarfraz Dogar, Justice Khadim Hussain Soomro and Justice Muhammad Asif—respectively from the Lahore High Court, the Sindh High Court and the Balochistan High Court — to the IHC.

Following this transfer, endorsed by the president, the IHC issued a new seniority list, ranking Justice Dogar as the senior puisne judge. Five IHC judges fil

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