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1 History  





2 Current formation  





3 Justices of Peshawar High Court  



3.1  Current composition  







4 Provisional Constitutional Order 25 March 1981  





5 Provisional Constitutional Order 26 January 2000  





6 Provisional Constitutional Order 3 November 2007  





7 List of former chief justices of Peshawar High Court  





8 List of former justices of Peshawar High Court  





9 See also  





10 References  





11 External links  














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Peshawar High Court
Peshawar High Court logo
Jurisdiction Khyber Pakhtunkhwa
LocationPrincipal Seat: Peshawar
Circuit Benches: Abbottabad, Mingora, Dera Ismail Khan, Banu & Swat
Composition methodJudicial Commission of Pakistan
Authorized byConstitution of Pakistan
Appeals toSupreme Court of Pakistan
Appeals fromDistrict Courts of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa
Number of positions20
Type of tribunalDistrict Judiciary in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa
Websitepeshawarhighcourt.gov.pk
Chief Justice
CurrentlyIshtiaq Ibrahim
Since15 April 2024
Peshawar

The Peshawar High Court (PHC, Urdu: عدالتِ عالیہ پشاور) is the provincial and highest judicial institution of Khyber PakhtunkhwainPakistan. It is located in the provincial capital Peshawar. The Parliament passed a bill extending the jurisdiction of the Supreme Court (SC) and the Peshawar High Court to Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA), one of a handful of reforms paving the way for a merger of the tribal areas with Khyber Pakhtunkhwa.[1]

History

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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

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

Justices of Peshawar High Court

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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 the Peshawar High Court is Justice Ishtiaq Ibrahim.

Current composition

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The Peshawar High Court is currently made up of the following Justices (in order of seniority).

No. Name Appointment Retirement Note(s)
1 Ishtiaq Ibrahim 11 August 2016 1 December 2031 Acting Chief Justice since 15 April 2024
2 Ijaz Anwar 27 March 2017 14 January 2030 Senior Pusine Judge since 15 April 2024
3 Syed Muhammad Attique Shah 27 March 2017 11 October 2030
4 Shakeel Ahmad 16 June 2017 31 January 2029
5 Syed Arshad Ali 16 June 2017 9 April 2033
6 Sahibzada Asadullah 19 August 2019 15 April 2034
7 Naeem Anwar 19 August 2019 14 June 2034
8 Waqar Ahmed Khan 19 August 2019 19 March 2036
9 Kamran Hayat Miankhel 11 February 2022 11 February 2024
10 Muhammad Ijaz Khan 11 February 2022 15 April 2034
11 Muhammad Faheem Wali 11 February 2022 11 February 2024 Appointed as additional judge,subject to confirmation.
12 Fazal Subhan 18 July 2022 18 July 2024 Appointed as additional judge,subject to confirmation.
13 Shahid Khan 18 July 2022 18 July 2024 Appointed as additional judge,subject to confirmation.
14 Dr. Khurshid Iqbal 18 July 2022 18 July 2024 Appointed as additional judge,subject to confirmation.
15 Vacant
16 Vacant
17 Vacant
18 Vacant
19 Vacant
20 Vacant

Provisional Constitutional Order 25 March 1981

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Provisional Constitutional Order 26 January 2000

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Provisional Constitutional Order 3 November 2007

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List of former chief justices of Peshawar High Court

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List of former justices of Peshawar High Court

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See also

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References

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  1. ^ Guramani, Nadir (12 January 2018). "Bill extending PHC, SC jurisdiction to Fata passed by National Assembly". Dawn. Pakistan. Retrieved 16 May 2019.
  • ^ a b c d History Archived 28 October 2007 at the Wayback Machine
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