Chief Justice of Lahore High Court
| Chief Justice of Lahore High Court | |
|---|---|
|
Incumbent Justice Muhammad Yawar Ali [1] | |
| Style |
The Honorable My Lord (When addressed directly in court) |
| Seat | Lahore |
| Nominator | Prime Minister of Pakistan |
| Appointer | President of Pakistan |
| Term length | Variable till age 65 |
| Formation | June 1880 |
| First holder | Sir Henry Meredyth Plowden |
The Chief Justice of Lahore High Court (Urdu: منصف اعظم عدالت عالیہ لاہور) initials as CJP LHC), is the head of Lahore High court system of Province Punjab, Pakistan and the chief judge of the Lahore High Court of Pakistan. The Chief Justice of Lahore High Court is one of the most senior Member Judge of the Lahore High Court of Pakistan.
The Chief Justice of Lahore High Court is the Chief Administrative Officer of Province's Court System, supervising provincial judicial policies and conducting judicial business in the provincial high court. Nominations for the appointment of Chief Justice of Lahore High Court is made by Prime Minister of Pakistan and final appointments are confirmed by the President of Pakistan.
The first Chief Justice of Lahore High Court was Henry Plowden. The current Chief Justice is Muhammad Yawar Ali, incumbent since Feb 8, 2018.[2]
Chief Justices
| Portrait | Chief Justice | Took office | Left office | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chief Court of the Punjab | ||||
| Sir Henry Meredyth Plowden | 1880 | 1895 | ||
| Sir Charles Arthur Roe | 1895 | 1898 | ||
| Sir William Ovens Clark | 1898 | 1909 | ||
| Sir Arthur Hay Stewart Reid | 1909 | 1914 | ||
| Sir Alfred Kensington | 1914 | 1915 | ||
| Sir Donald Campbell Johnstone | 1915 | 1917 | ||
| Sir Henry Adolphus Rattigan | 1917 | 1919 | ||
| Lahore High Court | ||||
| Sir Shadi Lal | 1920 | 1934 | First Indian Chief Justice of any High Court in India | |
| Sir John Douglas Young | 1934 | 1943 | ||
| Sir Arthur Trevor Harries | 1943 | 1946 | ||
| Sir Abdul Rashid | 1946 | 1948 | ||
| Muhammad Munir | 1949 | 1954 | ||
| Sheikh Abdul Rahman | 1954 | 1958 | ||
| Rustam Kayani | 1958 | 1962 | ||
| Manzur Qadir | 1962 | 1963 | ||
| Abdul Aziz Khan | 1963 | 1965 | ||
| Inamullah Khan | 1965 | 1967 | ||
| Waheed-ud-Din Ahmad | 1967 | 1969 | ||
| Qadeeruddin Ahmed | 1969 | 1970 | ||
| Sheikh Anwarul Haq | 1970 | 1972 | ||
| Sardar Muhammad Iqbal | 1972 | 1976 | ||
| Aslam Riaz Hussain | 1976 | 1978 | ||
| Maulvi Mushtaq Hussain | 1978 | 1980 | ||
| Shamim Hussain Qadri | 1980 | 1982 | ||
| Javed Iqbal | 1982 | 1986 | ||
| Ghulam Mujaddid Mirza | 1986 | 1988 | ||
| Abdul Shakurul Salam | 1988 | 1989 | ||
| Mohammad Rafique Tarar | 1989 | 1991 | ||
| Mian Mahboob Ahmad | 1991 | 1995 | ||
| Khalil-Ur-Rehman Khan | 1996 | 1996 | ||
| Ijaz Nisar | 1996 | 1997 | ||
| Riaz Ahmad | 1997 | 1997 | ||
| Rashid Aziz Khan | 1997 | 2000 | ||
| Mian Allah Nawaz | 2000 | 2000 | ||
| Falak Sher | 2000 | 2002 | ||
| Iftikhar Hussain Chaudhry | 2002 | 2007 | ||
| Sayed Zahid Hussain | 2008 | 2009 | ||
| Khawaja Muhammad Sharif | 2009 | 2010 | ||
| Ijaz Ahmad Chaudhry | 2010 | 2011 | ||
| Azmat Saeed | 2011 | 2012 | ||
| Umar Ata Bandial | 2012 | 2014 | ||
| Imtiaz Ahmad | 2014 | 2015 | ||
| Manzoor Ahmad Malik | 2015 | 2015 | ||
| Ijaz Ul Ahsan | 2015 | 2016 | ||
| Syed Mansoor Ali Shah | 2016 | 2018 | ||
| Muhammad Yawar Ali | 2018 | Incumbent | ||
References
- ↑ "Hon'ble Sitting Judges - Lahore High Court". data.lhc.gov.pk.
- ↑ "Justice Yawar Ali takes oath as 46th LHC chief justice - Daily Times". 8 February 2018.