Female Judge | MCQs

Explanation

In June 2023, Judicial Commission of Pakistan approved the elevation of Justice Musarrat Hilali to the Supreme Court.

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17 judges are there in the Supreme Court of Pakistan.

Retirement age of Supreme Court Judges: 65

Retiring age of High Court Judge: 62

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Justice Hilali became only the second female judge to rise to the apex court after Justice Ayesha  Malik

Justice Musarrat Hilali is set to become the first female chief justice of the Peshawar High Court (PHC) on April 1, 2023

Syeda Tahira Safdaris a Pakistani jurist served as the Chief Justice of the Balochistan High Court.

Mian Abdul Rasheed  was the 1st Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of Pakistan

Explanation

Suman Bodani (Suman Kumari) becomes Pakistan’s first female judge from the Hindu community. Suman, who hails from Qambar-Shahdadkot, will serve in her native district. This is not the first time that a person from the Hindu community has been appointed as a judge. The first judge from the Hindu community was Justice Rana Bhagwandas, who served as the acting chief justice for brief periods between 2005 and 2007.

Explanation

Syeda Tahira Safdaris a Pakistani jurist served as the Chief Justice of the Balochistan High Court.

Justice Tahira Safdar's nomination as chief justice of the Balochistan High Court was confirmed by Chief Justice of Pakistan, Mian Saqib Nisar on 23 July 2018. 

She was born on 5 October 1957 in Quetta, Pakistan.  

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