Lahore High Court
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| Lahore High Court | |
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| Established | 1919 |
| Jurisdiction | Pakistan |
| Location | Shahra-e-Quaid-e-Azam, Lahore - Pakistan Lahore |
| Composition method | Presidential with confirmation of Chief Justice of Pakistan and Governor of Punjab. |
| Authorized by | Constitution of Pakistan |
| Decisions are appealed to | Supreme Court of Pakistan |
| Judge term length | Till 62 years of age |
| Number of positions | 35 |
| Website | Lahore High Court |
| Chief Justice | |
| Currently |
Hon'ble Chief Justice Mr. Justice Sh. Azmat Saeed |
| Since | Dec. 01, 2004 |
| Lead position ends | Aug. 27, 2016 |
The Lahore High Court is based in Lahore, Punjab, Pakistan. It was established as a high court on March 21, 1919.[1] The Lahore High Court has jurisdiction over Punjab. The High Court's principal seat is in Lahore, but there are benches in three other Pakistani cities: Rawalpindi, Multan and Bahawalpur.
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[edit] History
[edit] Creation
Although there were predecessors to the Lahore High Court as early as 1850, the Court was not formally established until letters patent were issued in 1919 by King-Emperor George V. The letters patent also appointed a Chief Justice and six puisne justices, and declared the Court's jurisdiction over the Punjab and Delhi provinces.
The Government of India Act 1935 made significant changes to the Court. These included allowing the King-Emperor to set the number of judges, and capping the age for a judge at sixty. The Government of India (High Court Judges) Order 1937 set the maximum number of judges for the Lahore High Court at fifteen, as well as establishing the system for their salaries.
[edit] Partition of India
On August 15, 1947, the Partition of India into the two new independent countries of India and Pakistan also split the territory within the jurisdiction of the Lahore High Court. The High Court (Punjab) Order of 1947 created a new High Court for East Punjab (in India), leaving the court at Lahore responsible for the part of its original jurisdiction that now formed part of Pakistan. The Order left the powers afforded to the Court unchanged, but gave transferred the power of judicial appointment to the Governor-General of Pakistan instead of the Crown as beforehand. On September 28, 1948, the Governor General Khawaja Nazimuddin set the number of permanent judges at six, with one additional judge.
[edit] Establishment of West Pakistan
On September 30, 1955, the Constituent Assembly of Pakistan established the province of West Pakistan, and gave the Governor-General the power to establish a High Court for West Pakistan to replace the Lahore High Court; the West Pakistan High Court was accordingly established in 1956. Judges from the Chief Court of Sind and the Judicial Commissioners Court at Peshawar became judges at the West Pakistan High Court.
[edit] 1981
On January 1, 1981, it was ordered that the Lahore High Court would create benches at Bahawalpur, Multan and Rawalpindi. The order also specified that the Lahore High Court judges could hold circuit courts anywhere in the province, with judges nominated by the Lahore High Court Chief Justice. The Provisional Constitutional Order of 1981 also afforded the Lahore High Court these three benches. The judges were required to take oath under the Provisional Constitutional Order. Four judges refused to do so and were relieved of office. Four other judges were not administered the oath, and were also relieved of office.[2]
[edit] See also
- List of the Chief Justices of Lahore High Court
- Constitution of Pakistan
- Islamabad High Court
- Balochistan High Court
- Peshawar High Court
- Sindh High Court
- Court system of Pakistan
- Punjab Bar Council
- Chairman Executive, Punjab Bar Council
- Vice Chairman, Punjab Bar Council
[edit] References
- ^ N. R. Madhava Menon, ed (2002). Criminal Justice India Series: Punjab, 2002. Allied Publishers. pp. 234. ISBN 9788177644906. http://books.google.com/books?id=Ze5yedbjkg8C.
- ^ "History". Lahore High Court. Lahore High Court. http://www.lhc.gov.pk/hstry/history.php. Retrieved 28 March 2011.
