After the death of Peshawar High Court (PHC) Chief Justice Waqar Ahmad Seth, Islamabad High Court (IHC) Chief Justice Athar Minallah will become a member of the Supreme Judicial Council (SJC) as he is now the second senior most high court chief justice. Currently, CJ Gulzar Ahmed, Justice Mushir Alam, Justice Umar Ata Bandial and Sindh High Court (SHC) Chief Justice Ahmed Ali M Shaikh are its members. Balochistan High Court (BHC) Chief Justice Jamal Khan Mandokhail is on number three in the seniority of chief justices. Interestingly, if SHC chief justice is elevated to the Supreme Court on basis of seniority, he will cease to be an SJC member and the new SJC member from high courts will be BHC Chief Justice Mandokhail. Justice Minallah took the oath as IHC chief justice on November 28, 2018.

Source: The Express Tribune November 13, 2020 19:30 UTC