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The Peshawar High Court is the highest judicial institution of Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa. It is located in the provincial capital Peshawar.
Contents
- Corrupt registrar peshawar high court mp4
- Peshawar high court suspend the execution order of the military court
- History
- Current formation
- Justices of Peshawar High Court
- Current Composition
- 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
- Active Members of the Bar
- References
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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.
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.
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]
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.”
Justices of Peshawar High Court
High Court is headed by a Chief Justice. The bench consist of Justices and additional judges. The retirement age of Chief Justice and Justices is 62 years. The Additional Judges are initially appointed for one year. After that their services could either be extended or they could be confirmed or they are retired. The current Chief Justice of Peshawar High Court is Justice Yahya Afridi.
Current Composition
The Peshawar High Court is currently made up of the following Justices (in order of seniority).
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
Active Members of the Bar
The Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Bar Council 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: