President Alvi appoints Justice Qazi Faez Isa as 29th CJP
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President Arif Alvi accepted the appointment of senior puisne judge Justice Qazi Faez Isa as Pakistan’s 29th chief justice and top jurist on Wednesday.
Under Article 179 of the Constitution, the appointment would take effect on September 17, 2023, following the retirement of incumbent CJP Umar Atta Bandial on September 16.
صدر مملکت ڈاکٹر عارف علوی نے جسٹس قاضی فائز عیسیٰ کی بطور چیف جسٹس آف پاکستان تعیناتی کردی
تعیناتی کا اطلاق 17ستمبر 2023ء سے جسٹس عمر عطا بندیال کی ریٹائرمنٹ سے ہوگا
— The President of Pakistan (@PresOfPakistan) June 21, 2023
Following that, the Ministry of Law and Justice issued a notification confirming the appointment.
“In exercise of the powers conferred by clause (3) of Article 175 A read with Article 177 of the Constitution of the Islamic Republic of Pakistan, the President of the Islamic Republic of Pakistan is pleased to appoint Hon’ble Mr. Justice Qazi Faez Isa, the most Senior Judge of Supreme Court, as Chief Justice of Pakistan with effect from 17th September, 2023,” the notification stated.
On September 17, Justice Isa will take the oath of office as the country’s 29th Chief Justice. The top judge will be sworn in by President Alvi.
Justice Qazi Faez Isa – Background
Justice Isa was born in Quetta on October 26, 1959, the son of the late Qazi Mohammad Isa of Pishin, who was at the forefront of the Pakistan movement, and the grandson of Qazi Jalaluddin, the prime minister of the Khanate of Kalat in pre-partition India.
In his early years, Justice Isa was a member of the Bar of England and Wales and was enrolled as a Supreme Court counsel from Balochistan.
He has been practising law for almost 27 years, appearing before all of the high courts, the Federal Shariat Court, and the Supreme Court.
Later, he was a member of the Balochistan High Court Bar Association, the Sindh High Court Bar Association, and a Life Member of the Supreme Court Bar Association, as well as the chief justice of Balochistan at various times.
When the high courts and the Supreme Court requested it, the jurist served as amicus curiae and even conducted international arbitrations.
His decisions indicate his strong support for adherence to the Constitution and the rule of law.
The senior judge is also the creator of a system of transparent induction of high court officials and personnel through advertisement.
Justice Isa took his oath as a Supreme Court of Pakistan judge on September 5, 2014.
