Peshawar High Court

Peshawar High Court
پشاور عدالت عالیہ
Country  Pakistan
Location Peshawar, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa
Composition method Presidential with confirmation of Chief Justice of Pakistan and Governor of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa.
Authorized by Constitution of Pakistan
Decisions are appealed to Supreme Court of Pakistan
Website Peshawar High Court
Chief Justice
Currently Mr. Justice Mazhar Alam[1]
Since 08 April 2014

The Peshawar High Court is the highest judicial institution of Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa. It is located in the provincial capital Peshawar.

History

During the last days of the 19th century, the viceroy of India Lord Curzon (1899-1905), proposed the creation of Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa province (then NWFP) which was approved by the Secretary of State for India, Lord George F. Hamilton, on 20 December 1900.[2]

The province was formally founded on 9 November 1901, (the King’s birthday) had to get one Judicial Commissioner. The Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa Law and Justice Regulation No. VII of 1901 was enacted by the Governor-General-in-Council, under section 3 of the Government of India Act, 1854, in order to establish judicial institutions.[2]

Current formation

The Constitution of Pakistan, 1973 provides that Peshawar High Court shall have a Bench each at Abbottabad and DI Khan.[24] Article 199 of the Constitution lays down in detail the jurisdiction of the High Court.[25] The jurisdiction was more or less the same as provided under the Constitution of 1956[26] and further detailed under the Constitution of 1962.[27] [2]

The Constitution of Pakistan, 1956, Article 170, states that:

"Notwithstanding anything contained in Article 22, each High Court shall have power throughout the territories in relation to which it exercise jurisdiction, to issue to any person or authority, including in appropriate cases any Government directions, orders or writs, including writs in the nature of habeas corpus, mandamus, prohibition, quo warranto and certiorari, for the enforcement of any of the rights conferred by Part II and for any other purpose.” [2]

Provisional Constitutional Order March 25, 1981

Provisional Constitutional Order January 26, 2000

Provisional Constitutional Order November 3, 2007

List Of Chief Justices Peshawer High Court

List Of Retired Justices Peshawer High Court

See also

Active Members of the Bar

The Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Bar Council [3] is the body which has the overall responsibility governing the lawyers of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Province. The KP Bar Council is very active in working for the benefit of all lawyers.

Some of the notable members of the bar Council include:

References

  1. ↑ "Mazhar Alam takes oath as CJ Peshawar High Court". Abbtakk TV. Retrieved 23 April 2014.
  2. 1 2 3 4 History
  3. ↑ Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Bar Council

shakir Ullah Afridi Advocate, Supreme Court of Pakistan

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