The Islamabad High Court is the senior court of the Islamabad Capital Territory in Pakistan. It has appellate jurisdiction over the district courts of Islamabad, the East and West district courts, and its decisions can be appealed to the Supreme Court of Pakistan. The court was first established on 14 August 2007 by a Presidential Order of the military ruler Pervez Musharraf, and it ceased to exist on 31 July 2009 after a Supreme Court of Pakistan decision on constitution petitions. It was re-established by the Islamabad High Court Act, 2010, following the 18th Amendment to the Constitution of Pakistan, and its first Chief Justice took the oath on 3 January 2011. The court is headed by a Chief Justice, sits on Constitution Avenue in Sector G-5/1 of Islamabad, and its judges retire at the age of 62.
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Constitution Avenue, Sector G-5/1, Islamabad
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is the senior court of the Islamabad Capital Territory, Pakistan
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is the senior court of the Islamabad Capital Territory, Pakistan
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The Court was originally established on 14 August 2007 by Presidential Order of Pervez Musharraf
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The Court was re-established by the Islamabad High Court Act, 2010
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Constitution Avenue, Sector G-5/1, Islamabad
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with appellate jurisdiction over the following district courts
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