CSS - PMS - CCE - PCS - Pakistan Affairs (P.A)
1947 - Present - Institution - Supreme Court and Judicial System
Which statement correctly describes the current apex-court relationship?
A. The Supreme Court has been abolished
B. The FSC hears every constitutional petition
C. High Courts bind the FCC
D. FCC leads on constitutional law while the Supreme Court leads on general appellate law
Correct Answer: D
The 2025 structure separates constitutional and general appellate apex functions.
CSS - PMS - CCE - PCS - Pakistan Affairs (P.A)
1947 - Present - Institution - Supreme Court and Judicial System
A retired permanent High Court judge may not practise within:
A. Only the Federal Shariat Court
B. Pakistan in every forum permanently
C. Only the Supreme Court
D. The jurisdiction of that High Court
Correct Answer: D
Article 207 applies a territorial practice restriction to former permanent High Court judges.
CSS - PMS - CCE - PCS - Pakistan Affairs (P.A)
1947 - Present - Institution - Supreme Court and Judicial System
A retired permanent judge of the Supreme Court or FCC may plead in Pakistani courts:
A. Only in tribunals
B. No
C. Yes, after two years
D. Only in High Courts
Correct Answer: B
Article 207 permanently bars a former permanent judge of these courts from pleading or acting before courts or authorities.
CSS - PMS - CCE - PCS - Pakistan Affairs (P.A)
1947 - Present - Institution - Supreme Court and Judicial System
How long is the post-retirement office-of-profit restriction for a superior-court judge, subject to stated exceptions?
A. Three years
B. One year
C. Two years
D. Five years
Correct Answer: C
Article 207 imposes the two-year bar.
CSS - PMS - CCE - PCS - Pakistan Affairs (P.A)
1947 - Present - Institution - Supreme Court and Judicial System
Refusal by a High Court judge to accept a transfer under Article 200 leads to:
A. Election Tribunal proceedings
B. Supreme Judicial Council proceedings
C. Immediate criminal trial
D. Automatic appointment to the FCC
Correct Answer: B
Article 200 requires proceedings under Article 209 within thirty days.
CSS - PMS - CCE - PCS - Pakistan Affairs (P.A)
1947 - Present - Institution - Supreme Court and Judicial System
Which body issues the constitutional code of conduct for superior-court judges?
A. Judicial Commission
B. Supreme Judicial Council
C. National Judicial Policy Making Committee
D. Pakistan Bar Council
Correct Answer: B
Article 209(8) assigns the code of conduct to the SJC.
CSS - PMS - CCE - PCS - Pakistan Affairs (P.A)
1947 - Present - Institution - Supreme Court and Judicial System
If a High Court judge remains inefficient after an improvement period, the Judicial Commission reports to the:
A. National Assembly
B. Supreme Judicial Council
C. Federal Cabinet
D. Federal Shariat Court
Correct Answer: B
Article 175A(19) creates the referral route.
CSS - PMS - CCE - PCS - Pakistan Affairs (P.A)
1947 - Present - Institution - Supreme Court and Judicial System
Which body conducts annual performance evaluation of High Court judges?
A. Judicial Commission of Pakistan
B. Federal Cabinet
C. Supreme Court Registrar
D. Provincial Law Department
Correct Answer: A
Article 175A(18) assigns annual evaluation to the Commission.
CSS - PMS - CCE - PCS - Pakistan Affairs (P.A)
1947 - Present - Institution - Supreme Court and Judicial System
The Special Parliamentary Committee selects an apex Chief Justice by at least:
A. One-fourth of Parliament
B. Two-thirds of its total membership
C. Unanimous vote
D. Simple majority present
Correct Answer: B
Article 175A(3C) requires the special majority.
CSS - PMS - CCE - PCS - Pakistan Affairs (P.A)
1947 - Present - Institution - Supreme Court and Judicial System
The Special Parliamentary Committee for selecting each apex Chief Justice contains:
A. 16 members
B. 12 members
C. 10 members
D. 8 members
Correct Answer: B
It contains eight National Assembly and four Senate members.
CSS - PMS - CCE - PCS - Pakistan Affairs (P.A)
1947 - Present - Institution - Supreme Court and Judicial System
Who chairs the Judicial Commission under the current seniority mechanism?
A. The senior between the Chief Justice of the FCC and Chief Justice of the Supreme Court
B. The President
C. The Attorney-General
D. The Federal Law Minister
Correct Answer: A
Article 175A determines the chair by inter se seniority of the two Chief Justices.
CSS - PMS - CCE - PCS - Pakistan Affairs (P.A)
1947 - Present - Institution - Supreme Court and Judicial System
Who was serving as Chief Justice of the High Court of Balochistan on the reference date?
A. Justice Rozi Khan Barrech
B. Justice Muhammad Kamran Khan Malakhail
C. Justice S.M. Attique Shah
D. Justice Syed Arshad Hussain Shah
Correct Answer: B
The NJPMC's current composition identifies him as Chief Justice.
CSS - PMS - CCE - PCS - Pakistan Affairs (P.A)
1947 - Present - Institution - Supreme Court and Judicial System
Who was serving as Chief Justice of the High Court of Sindh on the reference date?
A. Justice Rozi Khan Barrech
B. Justice Muhammad Karim Khan Agha
C. Justice Aalia Neelum
D. Justice Zafar Ahmed Rajput
Correct Answer: D
The official NJPMC list identifies him as Chief Justice of Sindh High Court.
CSS - PMS - CCE - PCS - Pakistan Affairs (P.A)
1947 - Present - Institution - Supreme Court and Judicial System
Who was serving as Chief Justice of the Islamabad High Court on the reference date?
A. Justice Aamer Farooq
B. Justice Sardar Muhammad Sarfraz Dogar
C. Justice Aalia Neelum
D. Justice Yahya Afridi
Correct Answer: B
The current NJPMC composition lists him as IHC Chief Justice.
CSS - PMS - CCE - PCS - Pakistan Affairs (P.A)
1947 - Present - Institution - Supreme Court and Judicial System
Who was serving as Chief Justice of the Peshawar High Court on the reference date?
A. Justice Zafar Ahmed Rajput
B. Justice Aalia Neelum
C. Justice Muhammad Kamran Khan Malakhail
D. Justice S.M. Attique Shah
Correct Answer: D
The NJPMC's official composition identifies him as PHC Chief Justice.
CSS - PMS - CCE - PCS - Pakistan Affairs (P.A)
1947 - Present - Institution - Supreme Court and Judicial System
Who was serving as Chief Justice of the Lahore High Court on the reference date?
A. Justice Aalia Neelum
B. Justice Sardar Muhammad Sarfraz Dogar
C. Justice S.M. Attique Shah
D. Justice Zafar Ahmed Rajput
Correct Answer: A
The current NJPMC composition lists Justice Aalia Neelum as Chief Justice of the Lahore High Court.
CSS - PMS - CCE - PCS - Pakistan Affairs (P.A)
1947 - Present - Institution - Supreme Court and Judicial System
Who was serving as Acting Chief Justice of the Federal Shariat Court from 2 June 2026?
A. Justice Dr. Syed Muhammad Anwer
B. Justice S.M. Attique Shah
C. Justice Amin-ud-Din Khan
D. Justice Rozi Khan Barrech
Correct Answer: A
The FSC's official profile records his assumption of acting office on 2 June 2026.
CSS - PMS - CCE - PCS - Pakistan Affairs (P.A)
1947 - Present - Institution - Supreme Court and Judicial System
Who was the first Chief Justice of the Federal Constitutional Court?
A. Justice Yahya Afridi
B. Justice Ali Baqar Najafi
C. Justice Aamer Farooq
D. Justice Amin-ud-Din Khan
Correct Answer: D
He took oath as the first FCC Chief Justice on 14 November 2025.
CSS - PMS - CCE - PCS - Pakistan Affairs (P.A)
1947 - Present - Institution - Supreme Court and Judicial System
Justice Yahya Afridi began his term as Chief Justice of Pakistan on:
A. 1 January 2025
B. 26 October 2024
C. 2 June 2026
D. 14 November 2025
Correct Answer: B
The President appointed him for a three-year term beginning 26 October 2024.
CSS - PMS - CCE - PCS - Pakistan Affairs (P.A)
1947 - Present - Institution - Supreme Court and Judicial System
Who was serving as Chief Justice of Pakistan on 31 July 2026?
A. Justice Yahya Afridi
B. Justice Syed Muhammad Anwer
C. Justice Amin-ud-Din Khan
D. Justice Aalia Neelum
Correct Answer: A
Official 2026 judicial records identify Justice Yahya Afridi as Chief Justice of Pakistan.