Judges, judicial staff to observe dress code

A full court meeting of the Peshawar High Court (PHC) was convened and chaired by Chief Justice Musarrat Hilali and decided that all the staff members of district judiciary and judges will strictly follow the dress code.

According to a press statement issued on Sunday, all the judges attended the meeting that took important decisions. The chair welcomed the participants and opened the house for discussion on the agenda already circulated to the Judges and following policy decisions were made.

The chief justice appreciated the performance of the special benches of this Court and unanimously agreed to continue the same practice.

This would help expeditious disposal of matters of the same nature, it added.

It was also decided that strict observance of the official timing of the courts by judges of the PHC and the judges of the district judiciary will be ensured.

The matter relating to a uniform/dress code for all the judges of the district judiciary and their staff, the staff members of the PHC establishment was taken and was unanimously decided that they shall strictly observe the dress code notified by the PHC.

Published in The Express Tribune, May 15^th, 2023.