Pakistan, June 29 -- ISLAMABAD - President Asif Ali Zardari has formally notified Justice Sarfraz Dogar as the senior-most judge of the Islamabad High Court (IHC), reinforcing his role as acting Chief Justice. The move comes after the Supreme Court recently upheld the legality of transferring high court judges to the IHC.

The notification, issued by the Ministry of Law and Justice on June 27, follows a Supreme Court ruling from June 19, which dismissed petitions challenging the transfer of three judges from provincial high courts. The court declared the transfers constitutional and confirmed Justice Dogar's appointment as acting CJ.

Alongside Justice Dogar, Justices Khadim Hussain Soomro and Muhammad Asif were also permanently transferr...