Justice Nasirul Mulk will be new CJ of Supreme Court
Tuesday, July 1st, 2014 9:31:19 by Shahrukh Sohail
Justice Nasirul Mulk has been confirmed as the 22th Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of Pakistan on Tuesday July 1, 2014.
President Mamnoon Hussain approved the appointment of Justice Nasirul Mulkk as the new Chief Justice of the Supreme Court and notification in this regard is expected to be issued soon. The current Chief Justice of the Supreme Court Tassaduq Hussain Jilani will retire from his position on July 5. Justice Nasirul Mulk, will take oath as the Chief Justice of Pakistan on July 6, and shall hold office until 16 August 2015.
Justice Nasirul Mulk was born on 17 Aug 1950 in Swat. He completed his degree of Bar-at-Law from Inner Temple London in 1977 and started practice in Peshawar. He was elected as Peshawar High Court Bar Association secretary in 1981 and president in 1991 and 1993.
Justice Nasirul Mulk was appointed as judge of Peshawar High Court on 4 June 1994 and became Chief Justice of the High Court in May 2004. He was later appointed a Judge of the Supreme Court on 5 April 2005. Justice Nasirul Mulk not only refused to take oath under the PCO after 3 November 2007, but also was part of the 7 member bench that denied issuing injunction against the emergency of November 3.
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Posted by Shahrukh Sohail
on Jul 1 2014. Filed under Latest News, Pakistan.
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