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The Balochistan High Court (Urdu: عدالتِ عالیہ بلوچستان) is the highest judicial institution of Balochistan, Pakistan. The court is formally known as the High Court of Balochistan. It is situated in the provincial capital, Quetta.
Mir Ali Dost Bugti was the first judge of the Balochistan High Court. Justice Muhammad Hashim Kakar is the current Chief Justice, having taken charge on 11 March 2024.




Bar Council



The Balochistan Bar Council is a statutory & deliberative assembly of lawyers in Balochistan for safeguarding the rights, interests, and privileges of practicing lawyers within Balochistan province, Pakistan. The Council also regulates the conduct of lawyers and helps in the administration of justice. It has been constituted by Section 3(ii) of the Legal Practitioners and Bar Councils Act, 1973 of the constitution of Pakistan. All lower court and High Court lawyers within Balochistan are licensed with this council.
The Balochistan Bar Council consists of a Vice Chairman, & Chairman Executive Committee, both elected by Members of the Balochistan Bar Council each year and these Members are elected by the advocates from four (04) Groups of different constituencies across Balochistan Province. Members serve a term of five years, beginning on January 1, with elections held each November to fill seats of those whose terms will expire in the following January. The Advocate General of Balochistan acts as ex-officio Chairman of the Balochistan Bar Council.




Justices of the Balochistan High Court


The Balochistan High Court is headed by a Chief Justice. The bench consists of Justices and additional judges. The retirement age of the Chief Justice and the 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.




= Current composition

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The High Court of Balochistan is currently made up of the following Justices (in order of seniority). In January 2018, the President of Pakistan increased the number of judges from eleven to fifteen.




= PCO 25 March 1981

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Khuda Bakhsh Marri: Did not take oath under the Provisional Constitutional Order, being the chief justice
Zakaullah Lodhi: Took oath under PCO to become the chief justice
Abdul Qadeer Chaudhri Took oath under PCO (on requests of fellow lawmakers and jurists)
Mir Hazar Khan Khoso Took oath under PCO
M.A. Rasheed also did not take oath under PCO




= PCO 26 January 2000

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Iftikhar Muhammad Chaudhry Took oath under PCO, was chief justice
Javed Iqbal Took oath under PCO
Raja Fayaz Ahmed Took oath under PCO
Amanullah Khan Yasinzai Took oath under PCO
Fazal ur Rehman Took oath under PCO




= PCO 3 November 2007

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Amanullah Khan Yasinzai took oath under PCO, was chief justice
Ahmed Khan Lashari took oath under PCO
Akhtar Zaman Malghani took oath under PCO
Nadir Khan Durani took oath under PCO
Mehta Kelash Nath took oath under PCO




= List of retired judges

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Khuda Bakhsh Marri 21-10-1970 25-03-1981
Abdul Hayee Qureshi 07-02-1972 23-07-1978
Mushtak Ali Kazi 18-09-1973 to 20-12-1979
M.A Rasheed 08-10-1977 18-09-1978
Zakaullah Lodhi 01-12-1976 19-10-1984
Mir Hazar Khan Khoso 20-06-1977 29-09-1991
Abdul Qadeer Chaudhary 20-06-1977 13-12-1989
Muhammad Jaffar Naim 14-05-1981 23-02-1985
Muftikhar-ud-Din 22-05-1982 09-03-1990
Ajmal Mian 17-03-1980 29-03-1987
Munawar Ahmed Mirza 31-03-1985 16-11-1996
Nazir Ahmed Bhatti 03-04-1985 07-09-1987
Amir-ul-Mulk Mengal 26-03-1986 22-04-1999
Iftikhar Muhammad Chaudhary 06-04-1990 04-02-2000
Muhammad Nawaz Marri 07-03-1996 07-01-2000
Javed Iqbal 07-03-1996 28-04-2000
Raja Fayyaz Ahmed 27-01-1997 14-09-2005
Amanullah Khan 27-01-1997 5-08-2009
Fazal-ur-Rahman 21.06.1999 12-04-2005
Ahmed Khan Lashari 06-09-2000 5-08-2009
Tariq Mehmood 06-09-2000 16-04-2002
Akhtar Zaman 05-09-2002 5-08-2009
Nadir Khan 05-09-2002 5-08-2009
Kelash Nath 26-11-2004 5-08-2009




See also


Balochistan Judicial Academy
Balochistan Bar Council
Sindh High Court
Lahore High Court
Peshawer High Court
Islamabad High Court
Supreme Court of Pakistan




References






External links



Official website

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