Bar and Bench Kasur District Punjab Pakistan

Bar and Bench of Kasur. by Ahmad Ali Kasuri: Advocate 2016
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BAR AND BENCH OF KASUR DISTRICT
By: Ahmad Ali Kasuri: Advocate
(District Bar Association Kasur and District Judiciary Kasur)
The author: Mr. Ahmad Ali Kasuri Advocate with the respected District judiciary
Kasur on the eve of launching “Kasur Explored” series books. This photo depicts,
from left to right: Judicial Officers Ms. Ayesha Rasheed Awan SCJ, Mr. Rafaqat Ali
Gondal ASJ, Syed Muzaffar Ali Shah District & Sessions Judge Kasur, the author
Mr. Ahmad Ali Kasuri Advocate, Mr. Safdar Ali Bhatti ASJ, Ms. Shahida Saeed
ASJ, and Mr. Muhammad Yousaf Sardar Civil Judge Kasur.
Ch. Muneer Ahmad Advocate, President District Bar Kasur is addressing to the
Bar; on 16-02-2016. Mr. Salman Ghani DCO Kasur, Mr. Naveed Iqbal Tehsildar
Kasur, the learned members and the Elected Office Bearers are also present on the
occasion. Author of this book: Mr. Ahmad Ali Kasuri: Advocate is also among the
audience.

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Gratitude:
In the name of Allah; the most beneficent; the most merciful. There is no god but Allah
Almighty and Muhammad: Sil Allah-o- Alihe Waa Allehe Waa Salam, is the last and
final messenger of Allah. He is the most reverend, Honourable, gracious, and
cherished Holy Prophet.
May Allah’s peace, bounties, mercy and blessings be on him, forever!
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Dedication
This book is dedicated to humanity
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The author: Ahmad Ali Kasuri Advocate and team

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In loving memory of Father of the Nation:
Let us hold in utmost veneration and esteem our beloved Quaid-i- Azam
Muhammad Ali Jinnah, Bar-at-Law: the founder of Pakistan. We both the
Bar and Bench of Kasur from the core of their hearts, bestow enormous
gratification to him. It is the matter of great value, honour and prides that
once our aforesaid leader had appeared as a Barrister before a Court of Law
at Kasur. The Wakalatnama (Power of Attorney) accepted and signed by
him is available at the office of the Deputy Commissioner Kasur. Later, in
the year 2013, it was traced in record and perused by Mr. Javed Iqbal
Bukhari DCO Kasur.
May Allah the founder of Pakistan Muhammad Ali Jinnah’s soul elevate
and rest in heavens! Ameen!

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Honorable Chief Justice Pakistan
Mr. Justice Mian Saqib Nisar
Hon’ble Chief Justice
Lahore High Court
Mr. Justice Syed Mansoor
Ali Shah
Hon’ble Justice
Lahore High Court
Mr. Justice Atir Mehmood
Inspecting Judge, Kasur

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Preamble:
By: Honourable Syed Muzaffar Ali Shah Nayyar:
District & Sessions Judge Kasur
“It is a matter of immense pleasure, honour and pride to jot down some words
about ruthless truth having been dug out by the author of this book: Mr. Ahmad
Ali Kasuri Advocate. It is said that fossils are more truthful than living beings.
Conjunctive reading of unprecedented research ushers me to say conclusively
that a gigantic task has been done with perfection and to me jus would import
admire from everywhere”.

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Honourable Members of the Committee formed at Kasur to arrange 150th
celebrations (Sesquicentennial Jubilee) of Lahore High Court
Mr. Safdar Ali Bhati
Addl. District & Sessions Judge
Kasur
Mr. Rafaqat Ali Gondal
Kasur
Ms. Shahida Saeed
Kasur
Ms. Raheela Omar
Addl. District & Sessions Judge,
Kasur
Mr. Shabbir Hussain Gill
Kasur
Mr. Muhammad Zahid Ghaznavi
Kasur

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Mr. Shahid Sadiq
Kasur
Ms. Ayesha Rasheed Awan
Senior Civil Judge,
Kasur
Ms. Farzana Kousar
Civil Judge, Kasur
Ms. Shumaila Yaqoob
Civil Judge, Kasur
Mr. Muhammad Yousaf Sardar
Civil Judge, Kasur
Mr. Ahmad Zia Ch.
Civil Judge, Kasur
Mr. Umar Rizwan Azad
Civil Judge, Kasur
Mr. Syed Faizan-e-Rasool
Civil Judge, Kasur

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Presidents and Secretaries of District Bar Association Kasur
Ch. Salahudin: Adv.
Secretary 2016
Ch. Munir Ahmad: Adv.
President 2016
Mian Munwar Hayat: Adv.
Secretary 2017
Malik Riaz Ahmad Khan: Adv.
President 2017
Mirza Naseem-ul-
Hasan: Adv.
President
2018
Fahad Akram:
Adv. Secretary
Kasur 2018
Sardar Fakhir
Ali: Adv.
President
2018
Sardar Fakhir Ali: Adv.
President 2019
Ch. Rasheed Nawab: Adv.
Secretary 2019

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• Address to the Bar by Ch. Muneer Ahmad Advocate President District Bar
Association Kasur. Mr. Salman Ghani DCO Kasur and Kasur Bar are present on
the occasion . (Photo Dated 16-02-2016)
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• Group photo of the Bar Members including the author of book Mr. Ahmad Ali
Kasuri Advocate with Mr. Sardar Tahir Shahbaz Khan Advocate Vice
President Lahore High Court Bar Association Kasur
Staff of District Courts Kasur who assisted in of this Book
Rizwan Shah Ahsan Hashmi Jawad Shah Muhammad Awais

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The author Ahmad Ali Kasuri Advocate with his team
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District Bar Association Kasur
• District Bar Association Kasur is a body of legal practitioners. It is supervised by
the Punjab Bar Council (Lahore): under the statutory provisions and rules of the
“Legal Practitioners & Bar Councils Act, 1973.”
• District Bar Association Kasur abbreviated as DBA Kasur. It’s executive body
consists on the following office bearers:-
• President
• Vice President
• General Secretary
• Joint Secretary
• Finance Secretary
• Library Secretary
• Auditor
• Executive Members (10 Advocates)
Presidents of the Bar; who were elected 3 or more times:
• Mian Shafiq Akram Sheikh Advocate
• Sardar Qurban Ali Dogar Advocate
• Chaudhry Muneer Ahmad Advocate
Mian Shafiq Akram Sheikh Advocate
• He was the first president of DBA Kasur since creation of Pakistan. He won for
three terms for the year 1947, 1948, 1949 and thus enjoyed hat-trick as elected
President, for first time in Kasur Bar.
• Further, in total he was elected for 10 terms as the President District Bar
Association, Kasur.
Ch. Munir Ahmad Advocate
• He was elected 3rd time as President District Bar Association, Kasur in 2016.
Previously he was elected as the President DBA Kasur in the year 2006 and
2007.
Sardar Qurban Ali Dogar Advocate
• He was elected for 4 terms as President District Bar Association, Kasur.
• He was also elected as the Member Punjab Bar Council (Kasur Seat 2009 to
2014).
• Moreover, he also served as the first and only Chairman District Public Safety
Commission Kasur under the Police Order 2002.
Ch. Barkat Ali Advocate
• He was elected as the President of the District Bar Kasur as well as elected as
the Member Punjab Bar Council (Kasur Seat).
• He also served as Additional Advocate General Punjab.

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Ch. Muhammad Tahir Advocate
• He was elected as the Member Punjab Bar Council (Kasur Seat) for 2 terms.
• He was also elected as the Vice President Supreme Court Bar Association
Pakistan.
• Note: Muhammad Tahir Chaudhry and Muhammad Saeed Ansari Advocate were
elected as the Member Punjab Bar Council (Kasur Seats) for 2 terms.
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Tenure of every elected office bearer of DBA Kasur is 1 year
• Every member of the DBA Kasur has right to cast a vote for each office bearer as
well as for executive members as well.
• There are a number of groups of Advocates of DBA Kasur, who participate in bar
elections every year and elect bar representatives with simple majority of votes.
• In 2016 the major groups were Ittehad Group and Ittefaq Group.
• In 2017 apart from the above groups Grand Alliance is also formulated.
• These groups usually nominate their panels of bar representatives and run
campaigns in their support and canvassing for their elections respectively.
• There is no restriction on any of the member of the DBA Kasur to be the
candidate to contest election of the Bar for any seat or slot of the DBA Kasur;
provided he fulfils the eligibility criteria, which is as under:-
• For the President Bar, the candidate must have 13 years of standing.
• For the vice President Bar, the candidate must have 7 years of standing.
• For the Secretary Bar, the candidate must have 5 years standing.
• For other representative of the Bar, the candidate must have 3 years standing as
the Bar Member.
• A number of members of the DBA Kasur, are honoured to be elected once, twice,
thrice or even for more terms in their respective offices.
Secure ID card:
• District Bar Kasur is the first Law Practitioners Bar in Pakistan equipped with
Secure ID Card of its Member Advocates since 2013
Total Strength of the Bar
• In 2018 the total strength of eligible voter members of DBA Kasur is about 1600
Advocates.
Renovation of the Bar Premises
• After renovation, the bar premises look more beautiful. The gate of the Bar
situated toward Masjid is named after the renowned legal practitioner of Kasur
Bar, Mian Nayyar Hasan Rathore Advocate. (The author completed
apprenticeship under the Benignancy of the Most Honourable Mian Nayyar
Hasan Rathore Advocate).

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Names of Members of Punjab Bar Council.
Sr. # NAME FROM TO
1
• Rai Muhammad Ashraf
Khan
1978 1983
2
• Sheikh Riaz Ahmed Kasuri
1984 1988
3
• Muhammad Tahir Ch.
1988 1993
4 • Sardar Sher Alam Khan
• Ch. Barkat Ali
1993 1999
5 • Muhammad Saeed Ansari
• Muhammad Tahir Ch.
2000 2004
6 • Muhammad Saeed Ansari
• Rana Abdul Shakoor Khan
2005 2009
7 • Ch. Noor Samand
• Sardar Qurban Ali Dogar
2010 2014
8 • Rana Muhammad Saeed
Akhtar
• *Mian Muhammad
Rasheed
• *Syed Naveed–ul-Hassan
Shah
Note: No. 2 & 3 got equal
votes and on draw toss
basis No. 2 serve first and
the remaining tenure
served by the No. 3
2015
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Presidents & Secretaries of District Bar Association Kasur
Sr.
#
President Secretary Year
1
Shafiq Akram Sh. Advocate Syed Faqeer Hussain Shah
Advocate 1947
2
Advocate 1948
3
Advocate 1949
4
Vacant Vacant
1950
5
Muhammad Alam Khan
Advocate
Muhammad Saeed Sh.
Advocate 1951
6
Advocate 1952
7
Muhammad Younas Khan
Advocate
Ghulam Mustafa Advocate
1953
8
Raza-ul-Hassan Muhammad Saleem Sh.
Advocate 1954
9
Syed Faqeer Hussain Shah A.G Hamayyun Advocate
1955
10
Raza-ul-Hassan Bashir Zafar Advocate
1956
11
Hadyat Ali Gill Advocate
Shafiq Akram Sh. Advocate
Ghulam Mustafa Advocate
1957
12
Muhammad Dawood Advocate Riaz Ahmad Ch. Advocate
1958
13
Vacant Riaz Ahmad Ch. Advocate
1959
14
Sardar Shoukat Ali Rai Muhammad Ashraf
Advocate 1960
15
Vacant Manzoor Ahmad (Kamboh)
Advocate 1961
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Vacant Vacant
1962
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Shafiq Akram Sh. Advocate Vacant
1963
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Muhammad Younas Ch.
Advocate
Muhammad Alam Khan
Advocate 1964

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Muhammad Younas Ch.
Advocate
Riaz Ahmad Kasuri
Advocate 1965
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Sardar Shoukat Ali Advocate Riaz Ahmad Kasuri
Advocate 1966
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Manzoor Ahmad (Kamboh)
Advocate
Ahmad Raza Kasuri
Advocate 1967
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Shafiq Akram Sh. Advocate Rai Muhammad Ashraf
Advocate 1968
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Sardar Shoukat Ali Advocate Riaz Ahmad Kasuri
Advocate 1969
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Ch. Rasheed Ahmad Advocate M. Akram Talib Hussain
Advocate 1970
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Shafiq Akram Sh. Advocate Rai Muhammad Ashraf
Advocate 1971
26
Shafiq Akram Sh. Advocate Ch. Muhammad Nawaz
Advocate
Muhammad Tufail Ch.
Advocate
1972
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Shafiq Akram Sh. Advocate Abdul Majid Khan
Advocate 1973
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Muhammad Sadiq Bhatti
Advocate
Abdul Majid Khan
Advocate 1974
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Syed Faqeer Hussain Shah S. Muhammad Ashiq
Dogar Advocate1975 1975
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Sh. Muhammad Tahir
Advocate
Ch. Bashir Ahmad Bilyana
Advocate 1976
31
Shiekh Muhammad Asghar
Bashir Gora
Mirza Hanif Baig 1977
32 Sheikh Muhammad Tahir Sardar Ashiq Ali Dogar 1978
33 Ch. Ahmed Din Farooq
Malik Rasheed Ahmad
Khan
1979
34
Sheikh Muhammad Shafiq
Akram
Malik Rasheed Ahmad
Khan
1980
35 Mian Nayar Hassan Ch. Muhammad Ishaq 1981
36 Shiekh Riaz Ahmad Kasuri Jamshed Hussain Khokhar 1982
37 Ch. Muhammad Latif Irshad Mehmood Dehngal 1983

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38 Ch. Allah Ditta Taseer
Ch. Muhammad Akhtar
Abid
1984
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Sardar Muhammad Ashiq Ali
Dogar
Shabbir Ahmed Ch. 1985
40 Ch. Allah Ditta Taseer Sardar Amanat Ali 1986
41 Ch. Din Muhammad Bashir Ahmed Sindhu 1987
42 Shabbir Ahmed Ch. Akram Talib Hussain 1988
43
Ch. Muhammad Yunas Khan
Balot
Ch. Abdul Majeed 1989
44 Ch. Muhammad Nawaz Shahid Rasheed Khan 1990
45 Ch. Asghar Ali Gujjar Ch. Aass Muhammad Meo 1991
46 Jamshed Hussain Khokhar Farooq Ahmed Sheikh 1992
47 Ch. Muhammad Nawaz Ch. Iftikhar Ahmed Khan 1993
48 Ch. Bashir Sindhu
Raja Muhammad Yunas
Kiyani
1994
49 Ch. Muhammad Ishaq Ch. Abdul Rahman Shafi 1995
50 Ch. Bashir Sindhu Ghulam Farooq Qadri 1996
51 Ch. Muhammad Ishaq Mian Mehmood Ahmed 1997
52 Ch. Muhammad Anwar Hanjra Ch. Imtiaz Ahmed 1998
53 Ch. Barkat Ali Ch. Khalid Manzoor 1999
54 Raja Muhammad Yunas Kiyani
Ch. Muhammad Naeem
Arrain
2000
55 Jamshed Hussain Khokhar Ch. Manzoor Ahmed 2001
56 Ch. Aass Muhammad Sardar Nabi Ahmed 2002
57 Sardar Qurban Ali Dogar Bilal G. Ch. 2003

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58 Sardar Qurban Ali Dogar Ch. Muhammad Saeed 2004
59 Sardar Qurban Ali Dogar Malik Akram Shahid 2005
60 Ch. Munir Ahmed
Sardar Usman Ghani
Dogar
2006
61 Ch. Munir Ahmed Sohail Imran Gujjar 2007
62 Sardar Qurban Ali Dogar Sardar Fakhir Ali 2008
63 Sardar Nabi Ahmed Arrain Sardar Liaqat Ali Dogar 2009
64 Ch. Abdul Rehamn Tabbsum Tanveer Asghar Ch. 2010
65 Ch. Muhammad Sharif Zahid Muhammad Raza Kiyani 2011
66 Ch. Muhammad Sharif Zahid
Ch. Shahid Nadeem
Shoukat
2012
67 Ch. Muhammad Saeed Khalid Latif Ch. 2013
68 Muhammad Saleem Mehar Asad Ali Ch. 2014
69 Muhammad Saleem Mehar
Ch. Muhammad Rehan
Chopra
2015
70 Ch Munir Ahmed Ch. Salah ud Din 2016
71 Malik Riaz Ahmad Khan Mian Munawar Hayat 2017
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Mirza Naseem ul Hasan
Sardar Fakhir Ali
Ch. Fahad Akram Rajput 2018

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Presidents & Secretaries of Bar Association Chunian
Sr. # President Secretary Year
1 • Rana Muhammad Shafi
• Sheikh Muhammad
Aslam
1970
2 • Ch. Sardar Ali • Ch Abdul Rehman 1971
3
• Ch. Muhammad Saeed
• Syed Marghoob Hussain
• Saeed Haider
Mehdi
1972
4 • Syed Marghoob Hussain • Ch. Ahsan 1973
5 • Syed Sakhawat Ali
• Sardar Mohabbat
Ali Dogar
1974
6 • Ch. Muhammad Akram
• Rana Muhammad
Iqbal
1975
• Muhammad Asif
Khan
1976
• Muhammad Asif
Khan
1977
9 • Malik Jahangir Asim • Ch. Kazim Iqbal 1978
10 • Ch. Sardar Ali
• Ch. Muhammad
Afzal
1979
11
• Sardar Mohabbat Ali
Dogar
• Ch. Qasim Ali
Bhutta
1980
12
• Rana Muhammad Saleem
Akhtar
• Sardar Muhammad
Aslam
1981
13 • Ch. Muhammad Saeed
• Ch. Muhammad
Aslam
1982
14 • Ch. Sardar Ali
• Munir Ahmed
Bhatti
1983
15 • Khawaja Ashfaq Ahmed
• Iftikhar Ahmed
Bhatti
1984
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• Ch. Muhammad Akram
• Ch. Ahsan
• Mian Rasheed
Ahmed
1985
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• Ch. Muhammad Afzal
• Ch. Muhammad Akram
• Rao Muhammad
Sarwar
1986
18 • Ch. Muhammad Afzal
• Ch. Rehmant Ali
• Khalid Saeed
Sindhu
1987
19 • Ch. Qasim Ali
• Sheikh Muhammad
Tahir Zafar
1988
20 • Ch. Kazim Iqbal
• Muhammad
Ahmad Farooqi
1989
21 • Ch. Sagheer Ahmed
• Sardar Muhammad
Aslam
1990
22 • Malik Abdul Waheed • Khalil Ullah Jafferi 1991
• Rana Muhammad
Saeed Akhtar
1992
24 • Ch. Muhammad Afzal
• Rana Shoukat Ali
Khan
1993
25 • Sardar Muhammad Aslam
• Qari Muhammad
Shafiq
1994

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26 • Haji Munir Ahmed Bhatti
• Rana Muhammad
Saeed Akhtar
1995
27 • Ch. Ahsan
• Malik Mukhtar
Ahmed
1996
28 • Ch. Muhammad Afzal • S.M. Latif 1997
29 • Mian Muhammad Sharif
• Ch. Muhammad
Asghar
1998
• Ghulam Mohu- Din
Bhatti
1999
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• Rana Muhammad Saeed
Akhtar
• Ch. Noor Samand
Khan
2000
32
• Rana Kanwar Mumtaz
Hussain
• Ch. Akhtar Jameel 2001
33
Hussain
• Mian Mehboob
Alam
2002
34 • Ch. Muhammad Afzal • Ch. Sarfarz Ali 2003
35
Hussain
• Sardar Mohammad
Hassan
2004
36
Hussain
• Sardar Muhammad Aslam
• Haji Shabbir
Ahmed Bhatti
2005
37 • Mian Muhammad Rasheed • Ch. Akbar Ali Khan 2006
38 • Mian Muhammad Rasheed
• Imtiaz Hussain
Bhatti
2007
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• Sardar Muhammad Aslam
& Ch. Muhammad Afzal
• Khalid Mehmood
Ch.
2008
40 • Sardar Muhammad Iqbal
• Malik Nasir Ali
Khan
2009
41 • Mian Muhammad Naseem • Ch. Javed Akhtar 2010
42 • Haji Shabir Ahmed Bhatti
• Malik Muhammad
Akram
• Imran Raheem
2011
43 • Ch. Muhammad Asghar
• Ch. Nisar Ahmed
Anjum
2012
44 • Rasheed Ahmed Malik
• Rana Muhammad
Iqbal Khan
2013

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Presidents & Secretaries of Bar Association Pattoki
Sr.
#
1
• Syed Tayyab Mehmood
Jafferi
• Ch. Muhammad
Ashraf Saqib
1994
2
• Malik Mehmood Ahmed
• Malik Farzand Ali Awan
• Seth Abdul Jabbar
Muhammad Yasin
Karam Ansari
1995
3 • Malik Farzand Ali Awan
• Malik Muhammad
Amjad Ali
• Ch. Muhammad
Ashraf Saqib
1996
4 • Muhammad Arsahd Ch.
• Mian Muhammad
Kaleem Amman
1997
5
• Syed Naveed Ul Hassan
Shah
• Malik Muhammad
Amjad Ali
1998
6 • Malik Mehmood Ahmed • Zia Mustafa Bhatti 1999
7 • Ch. Abdul Jabbar • Ch. Javed Iqbal 2000
8
• Syed Tayyab Mehmood
Jafferi
• Muhammad Arshad
Ch.
2001
9
• Ch. Muhammad Abdul
Jabbar
• Abdul Ghafoor Bhatti 2002
10 • Asif Ali Ch
• MalikHonourabler
Hussain
2003
11 • Asif Ali Ch • Khalid Umar Sindhu 2004
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• Ch. Naseer Ahmed
• Malik Muhammad Ashraf
Awan
• Mazhar Hussain
Bhatti
2005
13 • Ch. Zahoor Ul Haq
• Rana Muhammad
Yasin
2006
14 • Ch. Salah Ud Din
• Sardar Zafar Ullah
Mowakil
• Dr. Shehzada Imtaiz
2007
15
• Muhammad Arshad Ch.
• Rana Imtiaz Hussain
• Shehbaz Adrees 2008
16 • Rana Ashraf Riaz
• Ch. Muhammad
Naeem Anwar
2009
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• Syed Naveed ul Hassan
Naqvi
• Khan Zada Khalil
Ahmad Khan
2010
18 • Rana Mehmood Yaseen
• Muhammad Rizwan
Aslam
2011
19 • Ch. Zakir Hanif
• Dr. Sheikh Sehzada
Imtiaz
2012
20
• Mian Muhammad Kalim
Aman
• Muhammad Javaid
Iqbal Bhatti
2013
21 • Rana Sharaf Riaz
• Mian Muhammad
Shabbir Tabassum
2014

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Kasurites Pioneer members of Lahore High Court Bar
Names of Advocates: Date of Enrolment
1- Mr. Feroz Din Sh. 09-04-1919
2- Sh. Shafiq Akram 29-01-1942
3- Mr. Khan Rub Nawaz Khan 04-01-1944
4- Mian Muhammad Hassan 04-01-1944
5- Sardar Muhammad Alam Khan 20-02-1948
6- Ch. Hadayat Ullah Gill 05-01-1950
7- Mr. Feroz Din 03-02-1950
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22 • Khalid Umar Sidhu • Khizar Hayat Virik 2015
23 • Mian Dilbar Hussain Shakir • Zafar Iqbal Janjuoa 2016
24 • Syed Ghulam Hassan Fiazi
• Ch. Muhammad
Sarwar Khan Meo
2017
Presidents & Secretaries of Bar Association Kot Radha Kishan
Sr.
#
Ch. Nabi Ahmad Ch. Muhammad Akraam 2018

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Prominent Lawyers (Members Bar or Bench) from Kasur
• Sir Sheikh Abdul Qadir Kasuri
• Abdul Hameed Tahir Kasuri
• Abdul Rauf Kasuri
• Ahmad Raza Kasuri
• Ch. Barkat Ali
• Ch. Din Muhammad Meo
• Ch. Manzoor Ahmad
• Ch. Muhammad Din Ansari
• Ch. Muhammad Ishaq
• Ch. Muhammad Latif
• Ch. Muhammad Luqman
• Ch. Muhammad Majeed
• Ch. Muhammad Tahir
• Ch. Muhammad Tufail Kasuri
• Ch. Muhammad Yaqub
• Ch. Muneer Ahmad
• Ch. Shabir Ahmad
• Ghulam Yasin Tahir
• Hameed ud-Din Kasuri
• Jamshaid Hussain Khokhar
• Lala Abdul Majeed Kasuri
• Lala Dhanpat Roy
• Lala Ram Lakha
• M. Karim Anjum Kasuria
• M. Nawaz Kasuri (Pathan)
• M. Nawaz Kasuri (Sheikh)
• M. Saleem Bar-at-Law
• Maaz Ullah Khan Shervani
• Manzoor Qadir
• Mian Hameed ul Din Kasuri
• Mian Jamshaid Hussain Khokhar
• Mian Mehmood Ahmad Kasuri
• Mian Mehmood Ali Kasuri
• Mian Mehmood Ali Kasuri
• Mian Muhammad Asghar Bashir Gora
• Mian Muhammad Hassan
• Mian Muhammad Tahir Sheikh
• Mian Nayar Hassan Rathore
• Mian Shafiq Akram
• Mian Umar Mehmood Kasuri
• Mian Riaz Ahmad Kasuri
• Muhammad Ahmad Khan Kasuri
• Muhammad Aslam Naggi
• Muhammad Ayaz Khan Kasuria
• Muhammad Javaid Kasuri
• Muhammad Saeed Ansari
• Muhammad Sultan Kasuri
• Muhammad Yasin Farukh
• Raja Muhammad Younas Kiyani

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• Rana Bashir Ahmad Kasuri
• Rana Muhammad Saeed
• Rashdeen Nawaz Kasuri
• Riaz ud Din Kasuri
• Sahibzada Sher Ali Kasuri
• Sardar M. Ashiq Dogar
• Sardar Qurban Ali Dogar
• Sardar Sher Alim Khan
• Shehryar Kasuri
• Syed Tayyab Hussain Rizvi
• Umar Mehmood Kasuri
• Zia-ud-Din Kasuri
• Ahmad Ali Kasuri: (The author)
Justice Supreme Court of Pakistan
• Mr. Justice Sakhi Hussain Bokhari
Father and Son Direct Chief Justices
• Mr. Justice Sir Sh. Abdul Qadir Kasuri
• Mr. Justice Manzoor Qadir
Father and Son Chief Justice High Court
• Chief Justice LHC Mr. Justice Aziz Ahmad Khan
• Chief Justice LHC Mr. Justice Rashid Aziz Khan
Registrar and Justice Lahore High Court
• Mr. Justice Abdul Sattar Asghar
Judge/ Chairman Banking Court Punjab
• Mr. Muhammad Aslam Nagi
Advocate Generals Punjab from Kasur
• Mr. M. Saleem (he was the first Advocate General Punjab and Delhi).
• Mr. Aziz Ahmad Khan 1950-53
• Mr. Rashid Aziz Khan 1984
Registrars of High Court from Kasur
• Mr. Abdul Sattar Asghar
Deputy Attorney General for Pakistan from Kasur
• Mr. Muhammad Javed Kasuri
Additional Advocate General Punjab from Kasur
• Mr. Barkat Ali Chaudhry
• Mr. Muhammad Siraaj ul Islam Khan
Assistant Advocate General Punjab from Kasur
• Mr. Aziz Ahmad Khan 1947-50

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• Mian Hameed-ul-Din Kasuri
Member, Election Commission of Pakistan
• Mr. Rashid Aziz Khan was served as Member, Election Commission of Pakistan
in 1996
District Attorney from Kasur
• Mr. Sardar Muhammad Ahmad
District Prosecutor from Kasur
• Mr. Muhammad Altaf Ishaq
Legal Advisor: Ministry of Law & Justice: Government of Pakistan
• Mr. Ahmad Ali Kasuri (The author)
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Unique Honour: Kasurites Father and Son Direct Chief Justices:
Direct Elevated Chief Justice Sir Sheikh Abdul Qadir Kasuri and his son Direct
Elevated Chief Justice Mr. Justice Sheikh Manzoor Qadir Kasuri
Kasurites father and son elevated Justices became Chief Justices:
• Mr. Justice Aziz Ahmad Khan
• Mr. Justice Aziz Ahmad Khan

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• Mr. Justice Sakhi Hussain Bokhari: Kasur
Judge Supreme Court of Pakistan
• He graced the Sesquicentennial Jubilee (150th
function) of Lahore High Court, held in Kasur and
admired much the celebrations as well as this
document.
• Chief Justice Mr. Justice Sir Abdul Qadir Kasuri
• Chief Justice Mr. Justice Sir Sheikh Abdul
Qadir Kasuri was a famous Muslim Community
Leader in British India. He also enjoyed the
Chief Editorship of the magazine “Makhzan”. He
was a renowned leader of Anjuman-i-Himayat-i-
Islam in 1941. He used his position for pro-
partition Indian organizations. He was also the
editor of the “Observer”, the first Muslim
newspaper published in English.
• In 1901 he launched the magazine “Makhzan”
in Urdu language publication. This magazine
published the early works of Allama
Muhammad Iqbal. He insisted Allama Muhammad Iqbal for Urdu Poetry
and had also written the preamble of “Bang-i-Draa” of Allama Iqbal. In
1904 Qadir went to study la in London, and was called to the bar in 1907
after which he returned to India, where he served as a member of the
Punjab Legislative Council. He had been conferred the honorific title of
“Sir” (KBE Knight of the British Empire) by the British in the 1927. In
1935 had been the Member of the Governing Council of India.
• He was appointed as Chief Justice of Bahawalpur High Court in the year
1942
• Chief Justice Mr. Justice Manzur Qadir Kasuri
• Chief Justice Mr. Justice Manzur Qadir was a
prominent Pakistani jurist who was direct
elevated as Chief Justice of West Pakistan in the
year 1962.
• He also served as the Foreign Minister of
Pakistan from 1958 to 1962 during the era
of General Muhammad Ayub Khan.
• He served as the Chairman of the Constitutional
Committee who had formulated Pakistan's
constitution of 1962.

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• Chief Justice Mr. Justice Aziz Ahmad Khan: Kasur
• Enrolled as an Advocate, Lahore High Court in 1935;
• Public Prosecutor, Lahore, 1942-44;
• Assistant Advocate General, Punjab, 1947-50;
• Advocate General, Punjab, 1950-53;
• President, Lahore High Court Bar Association,
1952-54;
• Additional Judge, Lahore High Court, 1953-54;
• Judge, Lahore High Court, 1954-55;
• Judge, West Pakistan High Court, 1955-63;
• Chief Justice, West Pakistan High Court, 1963-
65.
• Chief Justice Mr. Justice Rashid Aziz Khan: Kasur
• Born on 1st September, 1941;
• Started practice in 1964;
• Appointed part time Lecturer in Himayat-e-
Islam Law College, Lahore, in 1969 till 1976;
• Appointed as Assistant Advocate-General,
Punjab, in 1976;
• Promoted as Additional Advocate-General,
Punjab in 1979;
• Promoted as Advocate-General, Punjab in
March, 1984;
• Elevated to the Justice in March, 1987;
• Nominated as Member, Election Commission of Pakistan in 1996
• Appointed as Chief Justice, Lahore High Court with effect from 4-11-1997.
• Note: Mr. Justice Aziz Ahmad Khan and Mr. Justice Rashid Aziz Khan are
Father and son.
• Unique honour for Kasur that 2 fathers and sons elevated as Chief
Justices.
• Mr. Justice Abdul Sattar Asghar: Kasur
• Judge Lahore High Court
• He served as Registrar LHC
• He was elevated as Justice LHC

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• Mr. Justice Balraj Tuli Kasuri: Kasur
• Chief Justice High Court of Punjab and Haryana
• Mr. Balraj Tuli Kasuri was the Chief Justice of High Court
of Punjab and Haryana.
• He was born on 2nd July 1913AD in Kasur.
• He had done LL.B. Punjab University Lahore.
• He started practice as Advocate High Court Lahore from 6th April, 1939
till 1947 AD.
• He was promoted as the Chief Justice High Court of Punjab and Haryana
(1968 to 1975 AD).
• Mr. Justice Bay Nath: Kasur
• Justice High Court in India
• Mr. Justice Bay Nath was elevated as the Justice of High
Court in India.
• He was born in the area of Ram Thaman Kasur
• Mr. Justice Malhotra: Kasur
• Justice High Court Delhi India
• Mr. Justice H.R. Malhotra was born in Kasur on 10th April,
1947AD.
• He was elevated as Judge Delhi High Court
• Muhammad Saleem Advocate: Kasur
• Advocate General Punjab & Delhi
• He was a prominent Criminal lawyer of first order in all
Pakistan.
• He served as Advocate General Punjab and Delhi High
courts simultaneously..
• Born in Kasur and was maternal uncle of Chief Justice West Pakistan Mr.
Justice Manzur Qadir.
• He used to play Golf at Muree.
• From May to September he used to spend his time in Europe.

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• Mian Mahmud Ali Kasuri Advocate
• Compiler of the Constitution of Pakistan 1973
• Federal Minister Law & Justice Government
of Pakistan
• Mian Mahmud Ali Kasuri was a prominent
Pakistani politician, human rights advocate
and a Senior Advocate of Supreme Court of
Pakistan. As a lawyer, he was a recipient of
the Stalin Peace Prize.
• He had served in the Russell Tribunal,
created by Sir Bertrand Russell for
trying American war crimes in Vietnam.
• He developed a close association with Prime Minister of Pakistan Mr.
Zulfiqar Ali Bhutto.
• Encyclopaedia of Britannica declared him “the most celebrated legal mind
of the country (Pakistan)”…………….
• In 1970, he joined the Pakistan People’s Party (PPP) and was elected as
MNA.
• He took oath as the Federal Minister Law & Justice Government of
Pakistan.
• He played a key role in the formation of Pakistan's first unanimous
constitution in 1973.
• Mr. Justice Ghulam Sarwar Ch.
• He and his son Mr. Justice Shehram Sarwar Ch. have
honour to be elevated as Justices. They belong to Kot
Radha Kishan Kasur
• Mr. Justice Shehram Sarwar Ch.
• He and his father Mr. Justice Ghulam Sarwar Ch. have
honour to be elevated as Justices. They belong to Kot
Radha Kishan Kasur

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INCUMBENCY LIST OF DISTRICT& SESSIONS JUDGES, KASUR
Sr.
No.
Name From To
1. Ch. Muhammad Naseem 01.07-1976 18.10.1976
2. Sheikh Bashir Ahmad 18.10.1976 11.05.1977
3. Ch. Muhammad Naseem 18.05.1977 13.12.1977
4. Mehar Ghulam Rasool 23.12.1977 28.05.1980
5. Muhammad Ismail Bhatti 28.05.1980 05.11.1980
6. Sheikh Bashir Ahmad 05.11.1980 13.10.1982
7. Mian Muhammad Zarif 26.10.1982 21.11.1983
8. Rao Muhammad Hayat Khan 22.11.1983 09.07.1984
9. Mian Muhammad Zarif 12.07.1984 31.08.1985
10. Salah ud Din Zafar 01.08.1985 03.08.1985
11. Mian Ghulam Ahmad 17.08.1985 13.02.1986
12. Ch. Abdul Saeed Sabir 19.02.1986 24.05.1990
13. Mian Jahangir Pervaiz 02.06.1990 06.12.1990
14. Sardar Ghulam Farid Dogar 14.12.1990 13.05.1993
15. Ch. Muhammad Aslam 24.06.1992 12.09.1993
16. Syed Muhammad Rafiq Shah 13.11.1993 07.09.1994
17. Haji Muhammad Akram Baitu 12.09.1994 16.12.1994
18. Ch. Muhammad Saeed 17.12.1996 01.07.1997
19. Sheikh Abdul Rashid 03.07.1997 21.02.1998
20. Mian Abdul Qayyum 04.03.1998 19.09.1998
21. Fayyaz Hameed Qureshi 30.10.1998 10.08.1999
22. Abdul Razzaq Bhatti 01.09.1999 03.04.2001
23. Muhammad Ashraf Chudhary 03.04.2001 19.09.2002
24. Ch. Ahsan Ahmad 19.09.2002 18.11.2003
25. Rauf Ahmad Sheikh 22.11.2003 30.04.2004
26. Sheikh Muhammad Tareef 14.05.2004 30.11.2004
27. Tahir Pervaiz 01.12.2004 12.05.2005
28. Muhammad Ashraf Bhatti 23.05.2005 03.11.2006
29. Zibtatul Hussain 10.11.2006 21.04.2007
30. Dr. Riaz Mehmood 05.05.2007 19.10.2007
31. Ch. Muhammad Din Basra 22.10.2007 06.05.2008
32. Allah Bukhsh Ranjha 12.05.2008 28.04.2009
33. Syed Kazim Raza Shamsi 29.04.2009 04.06.2009
34. Abdul Waheed Khan 08.06.2009 15.08.2009
35. Javed Rashid Mehboobi 16.07.2009 22.05.2010
36. Nazir Ahmad Gujana 24.05.2010 03.04.2011
37. Ch. Hymayun Imtiaz 03.05.2011 17.10.2012
38. Tariq Iftikhar Ahmad 20.10.2012 13.05.2013
39. Bahadar Ali Khan 14.05.2013 04.01.2014

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40. Mehboob Qadir Shah 07.01.2014 30.04.2014
41. Abid Hussain Qureshi 02.05.2014 04.03.2015
42. Syed Najamul Hassan Najam 06.03.2015 25.08.2015
43. Rao Abdul Jabbar Khan 01.09.2015 27.11.2015
44. Mujahid Mustaqeem Ahmed 01.12.2015 05.11.2016
45. Syed Muzaffar Ali Shah 10.11.2016 02-11-2017
46. Mr. Tanveer Akbar 04-11-2017 17-03-2018
47. Mr. Sajjad Hussain Sindhar 22-03-2018
48. Mr. Muhammad Masroor Zaman

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INCUMBENCY LIST OF SENIOR CIVIL JUDGES, KASUR
Sr.
No.
Name From To
1. Malik Mushtaq Ahmad 01.07.1976 17.07.1979
2. Muhammad Ashiq Khan 22.07.1979 07.04.1981
3. Ch Muhammad Zafar Ullah Srawar 27.04.1981 29.11.1983
4. Mumtaz Hussain Malik 01.12.1983 31.03.1985
5. Ch Masood Akhtar Khan 01.04.1985 29.07.1985
6. Khawaja Aurang Zeb 30.07.1985 10.08.1988
7. Syed Muhammad Waqar-ul-Hassan 27.08.1988 03.03.1990
8. K.M.Sohel 04.03.1990 01.03.1992
9. Sardar Mumtaz Afzal 01.03.1992 14.11.1994
10. Ata Ullah Kausar 20.11.1994 31.10.1995
11. Mehmood Maqbool Bajwa 06.11.1995 26.07.1997
12. Muhammad Anwar Ch. 18.11.1997 29.04.1999
13. Ahmad Nawaz Ranjha 01.05.1999 03.02.2000
14. Abid Hussain 07.02.2000 31.03.2001
15. Rana Abdul Qayyum 02.04.2001 17.10.2001
16. Ch. Muhammad Nawaz 18.10.2001 15.12.2003
17. Ijaz Hassan Awan 22.12.2003 03.01.2006
18. Muhammad Iram Ayaz 09.01.2006 27.10.2008
19. Muhammad Hussnain Qadir Ghalloo 03.11.2008 21.04.2010
20. Naeem Ahmad 26.04.2010 31.05.2011
21. Raffaqat Ali Qamar 17.06.2011 04.12.2013
22. Abid Ali 05.12.2013 23.06.2014
23. Muhammad Naeem 27.06.2014 14.12.2014
24. Muhammad Kashif 17.12.2014 03.04.2015
25. Ms Farzana Bashir 06.04.2015 31.08.2015
26. Ch Muhammad Pervaiz Nawaz 01.19.2015 13.10.2015
27. Rana Imran Shafi 17.10.2015 30.08.2016
28 Ms. Ayesha Rasheed Awan 30.08.2016
29 Muhammad Sajjad Qasim
30 Mr. Rafaqat Ali

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Judicial Officers from Kasur
District & Sessions Judges from Kasur
• Mr. Muhammad Khalid Nawaz
• Mr. Rana Masood Akhtar
• Mr. Muhammad Qasim
• Mr. Mansoor Ahmad Khan
• Mr. Muhammad Akram Sheikh
• Mr. Malik Shabbir Ahmad
• Mr. Arshad Hussain Bhutta
• Mr. Ifteikhar Ahmad Khan(Retired Sessions Judge)
Additional District & Sessions Judges from Kasur
• Khadim Hussain AD & SJ
• Malik Shabbir Ahmad AD & SJ
• Abdul Sattar Langah AD & SJ
• Arshad Hussain Bhutta AD & SJ
• Muhammad Nadeem Shoukat AD & SJ
• Waseem Mubarik AD & SJ
• Shamshad Ali Rana AD & SJ
• Muhammad Altaf AD & SJ
• Muhammad Tariq Ayyub AD & SJ
• Shoukat Javed Khan AD & SJ
• Ijaz Ahmad AD & SJ
• Haider Ali Arif AD & SJ
• Hafiz Rizwan Aziz AD & SJ
• Khalid Mehmood AD & SJ
• Rana Tariq Mehmood Anjum AD & SJ
• Abdul Ghafoor AD & SJ
• Haider Ali Khan AD & SJ
• Muhammad Abu Bakkar Siddique AD & SJ
• Muhammad Ijaz AD & SJ
• Syed Shahzad Muzaffar Hamdani AD & SJ
Senior Civil Judges from Kasur
• Muhammad Amjad Khan SCJ
• Ahsan Yaqub Saqib SCJ
Civil Judges from Kasur
• Sharafat Ali Nasir CJ
• Muhammad Afzal Bhatti CJ
• Muhammad Akram Azad CJ
• Abdul Ghaffar Chaudhry CJ
• Amir Shahzad CJ
• Malik Naeem Shoukat CJ
• Rashid Tufail Rehan CJ
• Khalil Ahmed Asim CJ
• Ahsan Yaqub Saqib CJ
• Muhammad Akram Nawab CJ
• Ms. Aisham Bint-e-Sadiq CJ
• Sifat Ullah CJ

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• Masood Ahmad Faridi CJ
• Mian Muhammad Hassan CJ
• Akhtar Ali CJ
• Muhammad Afzal CJ
• Muhammad Zaigham CJ
• Javaid Iqbal CJ
• Muhammad Tayyab Ishaq CJ
• Syed Faz-ul-Hasan Shah CJ
• Muhammad Adeel Anwar CJ
• Ch. Ishtiaq Ahmad Khan CJ
• Tajamal Hussain CJ
• Muhammad Aneeq Anwar CJ
• Muhammad Anees CJ
• Muhammad Shahid Zia CJ
• Muhammad Imran Ishaque CJ
• Muhammad Imran Yusuf CJ
• Tahir Ishaq Khan CJ
• Asif Iqbal CJ
• Ms. Misbah Asghar CJ
• Waqas Ali Mazhar CJ
• Muhammad Asif Iqbal CJ
• Muhammad Azeem Nasir CJ
• Malik Mukhtar Akbar CJ
• Muhammad Ashraf CJ
• Zaheer Safdar Malik CJ
• kYasir Mehmood CJ
• Ijaz Ahmad CJ
• Babar Nadeem CJ
• Abdul Hafeez CJ
• Muhammad Afzal CJ
• Naveed Ahmad CJ
• Ms. Jowaria Munir CJ
• Safdar Ali CJ
• Waqas Hasham CJ
• Muhammad Awais CJ
• Muhammad Mustafa CJ
• Ashfaq Ahmad Chaudhry CJ
• Ahsan Safdar CJ
• Hafiz Muhammad Farooq CJ
• Muzzamal Hussain CJ
• Mushtaq Ahmad CJ
• Syed Naveed Muzaffar Hamdani CJ
• Abdul Munim CJ
• Mehmood Alam CJ
• Rashid Shabbir CJ
• Ayaz Mehmood Bhatti CJ
• Faisal Mehmood CJ

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Historical Courts of Mughal Period in Kasur
Gumbad Adalat (Dome Head Biggest Court) at Kasur.
Members of District Bar Kasur including the author of this book: Mr. Ahmad Ali
Kasuri Advocate visited the Gumbad Adalat Old Grand Court at Kasur.

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Old Criminal Courts at Kasur
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Old Tehsil Court at Kasur
(for Lands Revenue and Civil Cases)
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President District Bar Association Kasur Ch. Muneer Ahmad Advocate, Ex. President
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• On the invitation of the District Bar Association (DBA) Kasur, Mr. Salman Ghani
DCO Kasur responding to the speech of the President DBA Kasur Ch. Muneer
Ahmad Advocate at District Bar Association (DBA) Kasur on 16-02-2016. Mr.
Muhammad Ashraf Ansari Vice President DBA Kasur, Ch. Salah-u-Din Secretary
DBA Kasur, Rai Abdulah Shamshad Advocate, Mr. Abdul Rehman Kasuri
Advocate and the author of this book: Mr. Ahmad Ali Kasuri Advocate.
Map of Kasur District

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A view of the Elections Day of District Bar Association Kasur
• Mian Nayar Hassan Advocate, Syed Muzaffar Hasan Kazmi Advocate. And the
author of this book: Mr. Ahmad Ali Kasuri Advocate
DBA Kasur Election Result 2017

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THE DEVELOPMENT OF JUDICIAL SYSTEM IN PUNJAB
• On the eve of 150th anniversaries celebrations of Lahore High court, i am delight
to write on the History of Development of Judicial System in Punjab. Thus the
endeavour of this publication in the sesquicentennial year of Honourable Lahore
High Court, Lahore (1866 - 2016) is to have a look into the past and present of
the development of our judicial system.
• It provides us an opportunity of introspection and to know the historical
development of our judicial system, so that we may enlighten ourselves and
appreciate the journey undertaken by it to reach where it is today.
History and Evolution of District Judiciary in Punjab
Situated in the southern part of South Asia, comprising areas of Pakistan and
India the province of Punjab was divided between the two countries in 1947. The
name Punjab signifies the waters of five rivers flowing through this land. The
region of Indus valley civilization and Indo-Aryan peoples has a rich history as
the Indus Valley civilization dating 2600 B.C was first discovered at Harappa,
and Alexander the great defeated King Porous at the battle of Hydapes within
this area near Mong Punjab. The Umayyad Empire conquered Punjab in the 8th
century CE, and later on Punjab was invaded by King Timur and his great
grandson King Babur and established Mogul Empire. And Punjab reached its
height of splendor during the reign of the Mughal Empire. The administration of
the Sikh empire was based in Lahore, until its defeat by the British, Punjab
played central role during the independence movements of both India and
Pakistan. The evolution of judiciary in this region can be better understood if
studied in following eras:
Conditions Prevalent in 1700s
Sikh wars and period of Ranjit Singh (1801-1839)
Post Ranjit Singh reforms
Regency establishment 1847
Board of Administration 1849
Chief Commissioner System 1853
Lt. Governorship 1858
Indian Penal Code in Punjab1862
Establishment of Chief Court 1866
Code of Criminal procedure 1872
Grades of Courts
Partial separation of judiciary from executive 1875
Conditions, challenges and reforms after1875
State of affairs with the rise of 1900s
Dispensation of Justice under the British
British laid the foundations of a totally new system of dispensation of justice
through a hierarchy of civil and Criminal Courts. Though given a start by
Warren Hasting, the system was stabilized by Cornwallis in 1793, with the
introduction of Cornwallis code and permanent settlement plan for the East
India Company. By the initial system in each District a Diwani Adalat/ civil
court presided over by District Judge was established, who belonged to civil
service. Cornwallis separated the posts of civil Judge and the collector. Appeal
from the District court lay first to four Provincial Courts of civil appeal and then
finally to the Sadar Diwani Adalat. Below the District Courts were Registrars’
Courts, headed by Europeans and a number of subordinate Courts headed by
Indian Judges known as Munsifs and Amins. The civil Courts applied the

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customary law that had prevailed in any area or among a section of people since
times immemorial.To deal with the Criminal cases, Cornwallis divided the
Presidency of Bengal into four divisions, in each of which a court of circuit
presided over by the civil servants was established. Since Punjab was considered
a backward province due to the inclusion of area of former Frontier province of
Pakistan, the measures of reforms introduced in the other provinces in United
India/ Subcontinent at a comparatively early date, were introduced in Punjab
after its separation from the former Frontier province in1901.Old machinery of
Mughal days had passed away and Sikh regime did nothing to replace it. Crime
was suppressed by brutal force and by sheer terrorism. When the British took
over after the Sikh, they had to build up a judicial system right from the scratch.
The early form of administration of justice was simple and almost patriarchal,
however the years followed by the establishment of Chief court show rapid
development of more complex and complicated system of justice suited to the
more highly organized life of the community. Modern conception of judiciary was
an alien phenomenon to the minds of our forefathers. Since traditions centuries
old cannot be toppled over easily, the conquering people the English respected
the prejudiced of the people while imposing their own laws. The English came
from a land where the Rule of law was predominant and where everyman was
amenable to the ordinary laws of the land. The British had already acquired
some experience of judicial administration in other parts of United India/
Subcontinent, so they knew exactly the efficacy of their own system in a foreign
land. Before consolidation of Punjab under Ranjit Singh, Punjab was divided into
small principalities ruled by independent chiefs. Crime was prevalent,
population was illiterate, and there was little security of private property because
the wrong doers could easily escape to some neighboring Chief’s territory.
Measures employed for the suppression of crime were rude and mechanical. In
practice, there were no regular Courts of law and no separate department of
judicial administration. Every Chief decided cases according to his own
discretion and regarded justice as a tool to make wealth. The same officer had to
do multifarious duties of collecting revenue, of police, and of dispensing justice
in his chiefdom. There were no uniform system of law for the country as a whole
and no common authority to enforce it. In all chaos and confusion, there were
certain rules or customs for offences of common occurrences, but the procedure
to deal with them was primitive. Arbitration was freely resorted, and it would not
be wrong to say that the individual did not enjoy any liberty, rather was
subservient to the military despotism that prevailed. Such was the state of
affairs when Ranjit Singh began to conquer and consolidate Punjab into one
kingdom. Since he himself was a despot, he had no notion of law. There were no
Courts in the whole kingdom except one at Lahore, that of the Saddar Adaulatee.
In the whole state there were two types of functionaries, these were fiscal and
military. His sole aim was to organize a strong military and most of his revenue
was used for it. Qazees and Kanungos exercised the functions which they
inherited from the imperial times, however like oriental kings the Maharaja
would listen to the complaints on his rides and would threaten and rebuke local
governors from whom province he heard the complaints. In the unwritten penal
code there were two types of penalties those were fine and mutilation.
Imprisonment was unknown and the capital sentence was rarely resorted to.
With all these shortcomings, there was a well-established government giving
peace and security to the people. To sum up, custom played a very important
role in dispensing justice. Regency was set up in the year1847 under the British
control when the Army of Khalsa was curbed. It was with the establishment of
Regency, when the Western methods of administration were first time
introduced, and individuals of integrity and repute were appointed as separate
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was started and tendency of reforms was introduced in the region. Board of
administration was appointed with a president and two members. Board was
entrusted with “plenary” authority to control and supervise all departments.
They were to exercise the powers of a Suddar Court of Judicature and Suddar
Board of Revenue. Country was divided into five divisions, placed under separate
Commissioners, who were superintendents of police, revenue and also exercised
appellate powers in civil and those of a Sessions Judge in Criminal cases. In
1853 the Board of administration was abolished and a separate judicial
Commissioner was appointed, who was not only the final appellate court but was
also head of the police. The institution of police witnessed significant growth
inters of proper training and expertise, so the effective mechanism of police in
detection and investigation of crimes also lead to the growth of Criminal law.
Consequently various Criminal Courts were set up. The era was marked by
mushroom growth of the Courts of small causes for petty cases. For more
intricate cases, there were Magistrates and Sessions Court in the District, but
the highest court of appeal was that of Judicial Commissioner. On the civil side
even in the Sikh era, the private property was secure and looked after. The
litigant of the region had been of average intelligence, which often fell prey to the
wicked and designing, so in the case of Punjab the wicked was the cunning
village banker, therefore it was imperative to provide Justice cheaply to those
who could not purchase it at a higher price. Soon after the annexation the cases
pertaining to landed property were transferred to Revenue Officers. During the
year1853 a brief code was prepared embodying the principles for the guidance of
Courts. The Courts were divided into four grades these were Deputy
Commissioner, Assistant Commissioner, Extra Assistant Commissioner and that
of Tehsildar. To curb the problem of growing number of claims and appeals,
various schemes were introduced in1861 such as the second appeals were not
admissible unless some error of law was shown, or if the first decision of the
lower court was affirmed in the first appeal, no further appeal was allowed. Law
of limitation was also being practically introduced and to regulate the
documentary evidence, unregistered bonds of certain denomination were made
inadmissible as a check against alarming growth of claims. Sample of ledger and
accounts books were introduced. Ad valorem court fee which was being levied at
the rate of2.5%, but later on fixed scales were introduced. By the year1868, the
Registration Act of1866 was also extended to Punjab. The years 1862 and 1865
were remarked by the creation of office of the Clerk of Court. With the
introduction of Punjab Courts Act1865, suits pertaining to land revenue, rent
and produce from land we retransferred to civil side of Courts. In the year 1865
general improvement agency employed a system of departmental examination for
the promotion and recruitment of Judges. Another change that was brought
about in the system of administration of justice was the Pleaders Act, by which
pleaders who were previously excluded from the province of Punjab now started
practicing at Courts of Punjab. The year1866 brought about the most
conspicuous change in the history of Indian judicial system by which Chief
Court was established in place of the Court of Judicial Commissioner.In1875 the
government of India sanctioned long awaited and badly needed increase in the
judicial staff and partial separation between the executive and judiciary. Munsifs
purely Judicial Officers were appointed in75 subdivisions to set Tehsils, free for
their executive duties till 1884. Under the Act of 1875 the Commissioners
were relieved mostly of civil and criminal work except revenue appeals. However
in the Districts where work load was light, Deputy Commissioners continued
hearing appeals in civil cases, invested with the powers of District Judge under
new Act. Till the year1878 Government Regulations further relieved Deputy
Commissioners of their work to hear appeals, which were now in petty cases
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execution of decrees as a consequence thereof, it was enjoined upon Courts in
whose jurisdiction the defendant lived, to execute the decrees as if it was passed
by it. To further facilitate execution, code of civil procedure 1878 extended
powers to some Courts to issue warrants of attachment of property beyond the
local limits of their jurisdiction.
By the tear1884 a well-organized and fairly modern hierarchy of Courts was
established in Punjab. On the Criminal side, there were seven classes of Courts
namely Special Magistrate, Honorary Magistrate, Benches of Honorary
Magistrate, Subordinate Stipendiary Magistrate, District Magistrate, Court of
Sessions and Chief Court at the top. On the civil side there were Chief Court on
the top, and under its superintendent there were Commissioners, District Courts
and District Judges, Judicial Assistants and Subordinate Judges, Assistant
Commissioners and Extra Assistant Commissioners, Tehsildars, Naib Tehsildars,
Munsifs, Honorary Civil Judges and Judges of Court of Small Causes. Steps to
launch new schemes to reduce burden of appeals and to advance separation of
powers earlier startedin1875 were taken. By these new schemes Session
Divisions were revised, Divisional Judges were appointed, pecuniary powers of
jurisdiction were revised and future mechanism was devised to deal with appeals
lying to appellate Courts according to value of claims. Separate jurisdiction was
to be exercised by Revenue Courts in suits relating to Land Revenue, with a
proper hierarchy. Overall result of the scheme was not as it was desired, as the
problems of arrears of appeals were still persisted so the Lt. Governor of Punjab
re-distributed the Districts of Punjab into19 temporary civil divisions, and joint
Sessions Judges we reappointed to meet the task. The bench system also proved
to be a futile as it could not keep pace with disposal of work. However the
abolition of divisional benches suddenly led to unprecedented growth in the
number of appeals to Chief Court. Since Honorary Magistrates were not experts
of law, rather they were men of great influence in the local area, so they tend to
pass inadequate sentences; as consequence thereof rate of crime raised up to an
alarming rate. In the year1886public prosecutor was appointed in Peshawar,
whereas in other Districts Gazette Police Officers were introduced to regard
prosecution. Due to absence of public prosecutors, the average duration of
Criminal trial suffered delay. Inspection of subordinate Courts was almost
missing due to pressure of work on Sessions Judges. The civil administration
also witnessed rise number of cases dismissed in default and decided ex-parte
due to lack of expert knowledge of Munsifs. The two of following decades with the
advent of twentieth century were marked by a number of community wide
problems such as plague, famines, political unrest, at caste and its family feuds,
revolutionary dacoits of 1915 and conspiracies, and reaction of World War-I,
which led to an evident increase in crime rates in the region. Undeniably steps
were also taken such as construction of road networks, improved
communication, digging of canals, employment of regular and more
equipped police force and Western education, to combat the situation. Thus the
greatest change was brought about in the year1919, when the Chief Court was
elevated to the status of High Court, but the rest of judicial setup at both civil
and criminal side rarely underwent any prominent change. However some of the
noticeable legislations which certainly left an impact on the overall make up of
administration included:
The Punjab Frontier Crimes Regulations Act1887,
Habitual Offenders Act1918,
The Rowlett Act1919
Seditious Meeting Act1908

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The History of LHC has been a fascinating growth of social and political affairs
over which it has exercised jurisdiction. In the 1790s the area of Punjab was in
the disorganized state of affairs. It was under the heads of various Sikh ‘Misls’
(Confederacies). And there were unstable administrative and judicial state of
affairs. In this scenario, primitive customs and myriad rules were followed for
the settlement of disputes through ‘Panches’. There were no judicial Courts,
written laws or an authority to enforce and maintain them.
The Judicial reforms started with the consolidation of Punjab under the
Maharaja Ranjit Singh, who amongst other steps reorganized the administration
of Justice in the area under his domain. The persons professing the Muslim faith
were governed by the ‘Shariat’ law and for them separate Courts were set up.
Nazamdin was appointed Chief Qazi (Judge) with Mohammad Shah Puri and
Saidullah Chishti as two Muftis.
The Hindus and the Sikhs were governed by customary Law of their caste or the
District, for which the Maharaja set up separate Courts under Judicial Officers
appointed by the Durbar. A distinct court was set up at the capital
known as Adalat-I-Ala. Not much is known as to how this court was constituted
and who the Judges were, but its name suggests that it was probably an
Appellate court akin to the High Court. With the death of the great Sikh Ruler,
disorder and chaos prevailed once again. On 16th December, 1847 an Assembly
of the Sikh Misldars (Chieftains) was held in the durbar of the British Resident
and a convention was signed appointing a Council of Regency under the British
Resident who became there positron of authority in the territory of Maharaja
Ranjit Singh. Soon there was a revolt against the British Residency.
With the annexation of Punjab, the British set up a Board of Administration of
three members having responsibility though separate charge of Political,
Revenue and Judicial Administration. In the field of Criminal law a Penal Code
known as a “Punjab Crimes Act” was amongst the first written code to be applied
in the province.
The Board was however, abolished in 1853 and John Lawrence (Later Lord) was
appointed as Chief Commissioner with two Principal Commissioners for judicial
and administrative work. The Judicial Commissioner was the Chief Judge and
his Court was the final Appellate Court.
Lord Macaulay’s Indian Penal Code was enforced in 1860 and Criminal
Procedure Code followed.
In civil matters the Punjab Civil Code was applied to the province in 1853-54,
which was a complete set of Rules and Orders that had been issued in the Past.
The Punjab Courts Act (Act No. 19 of 1865) was enacted which inter-alia
provided for seven classes of Courts to exercise Civil jurisdiction starting from
the Tehsildar up to the Court of Judicial Commissioner.
The Chief Court Act (Act 23 if 1855) remained in force for a short span.
In the following year in 1866 the Chief Court (Act IV of 1866) received the assent
of the Governor General on 16th February, 1866. The said Act constituted the
Chief Court of Punjab as the ultimate Court of Appeal of Civil and Criminal
Courts in the Province.
During this period Justice Ram Narain Dar (1849 to 1886) was elevated as the
first Indian Judge of the Chief Court.
It was in 1877 by the Punjab Court Act (XVII of 1877) that the Punjab Courts
Act, 1865 and the Chief Court, Act, 1866 were repealed. The new Act brought
about some changes in the Civil Courts. The setting up of the Chief Court in
1866, culminated in the constitution of the High Court of Judicature Lahore for
the province of Punjab and Delhi on21st March, 1919 by Letter Patent. Thereby
the status of Chief Court was elevated to that of the High Court.
On 23rd December, 1919 the “Government of India Act “was enacted.

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The noted legal luminary Sir Shadi Lal was the first Indian to be appointed as a
Judge of LHC and his elevation as Chief Justice of Chief Court was culminating
point of his career. He was one of the first six Judges appointed as Judge of the
Lahore High Court after its constitution. He was also amongst the first Indian
Judges who were elevated to Privy Council London (the Court of Last Appeal).
The Government of India Act 1935 substituted the Act of 1919 which brought
changes in the composition of the Court.
The Government of India (High Court Judges) Order 1937 fixed the number of
Judges for the Lahore High Court at 15.
THE SALIENT FEATURES OF THE DEVELOPMENTOF JUDICIAL SYSTEM:
• In 1780, the Judicial Powers of six Provincial Councils were transferred to six
Dewany Adalats. These Adalats were presided over by the officers of the East
India Company.
• In 1781 the number of these Courts was increased from six to eighteen and they
tried all kinds of civil cases.
• The Faujdari cases were transferred to the District Judges. And the Criminals
were tried in the Faujdari Adalats by indigenous Judges.
• In 1784, the British Parliament passed an Act defining more clearly the
jurisdiction of the Privy Council London.
• In 1790s, the East India Company made it clear that taking control of Criminal
Justice System in all parts of India (except Bombay) under the Company control.
Cases relating to pecuniary matters were also handed over for trial by the
Mughal ruler to the Courts established under East India Company.
• Zamindars, who collected Revenue wielded with Judicial Powers.
• During the period of Governor General Cornwallis, significant changes were
made in all branches of administration, including the Judicial System.
• In 1787, the District Courts were again placed under the collectors.
• The English Collectors vested with the powers of a Magistrate could try Criminal
cases within certain limits.
• The more important Criminal cases were tried before District Criminal Courts
and Sadar Nizamat Adalat, which was the Court of Appeal.
• In1828, Lord Bentinck took the charge as Governor General, India and declared
that high office was open to all irrespective of race and creed.
• He appointed Indian Judges in the Lower Courts, gave them wide powers, and
better pays.
• Mr. Taylor wrote, "The first reform was applied by the regulation of 1831 to the
Judicial Department in the creation of ingenious Judges, and their primary
jurisdiction over civil suits.
• Lord Bentinck abolished the Provincial Courts of Appeal.
• The Divisions were under the charge of Commissioners, Districts were controlled
by Deputy Commissioners and Tehsils were supervised by Assistant
Commissioner and Extra Assistant Commissioners.
• By 1864, the necessity of expanding judicial machinery was keenly felt.
• A bill for the formation of the Chief Court of the Punjab was introduced on 16th
February 1866
• And the Chief Court Act-IV of 1866 was promulgated by the Governor General.
• On 17.02.1866, two Judges were appointed and in the same year, a Civil
Procedure Code was made applicable to the Courts.
• In 1884, the following classes of Courts, subordinate to the Chief Court were
constituted:-

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i. The Divisional Court.
ii. The Court of the District Judge.
iii. The Court of the Subordinate Judge.
iv. The Court of Munsif.
• In 1919 Emperor George V, the Letters Patent also appointed a Chief Justice and
six Puisne Justices, and declared the Court's jurisdiction over the Punjab and
Delhi Provinces.
• The Chief Court was elevated to the status of a High Court by Letters Patent and
in pursuance of a notification dated 1st April 1919.
• The Government of India Act, 1935made certain radical changes in the
Constitution and powers of the various High Courts in the British India.
• Instead of the maximum numbers of twenty Judges fixed by the previous Act,
the new Act left it to His Majesty to fix the number of Judges separately for each
High Court depending upon their requirements.
• All acting appointments of Judges were left in the hands of the Governor-General
and powers of the Local Governments were withdrawn.
• The Act opened the Chief Justice-ship to Civilian Judges as well.
• The new Act also fixed the 60 years age limit for the High Court Judges.
• The maximum number of Judges fixed for the Lahore High Court was 15.
HISTORY AND EVOLUTION OF DISTRICT JUDICIARY IN PUNJAB
• Punjab reached its height of splendour during the reign of the Mughal Empire.
The administration of the Sikh regime was based in Lahore, until it was defeated
by the British. The evolution of Judicial System in this region can be better
understood if studied in following eras:
• Conditions prevalent in1700s.
• Sikh wars and period of Ranjit Singh (1801-1839)
• Post Ranjit Singh reforms
• Regency establishment 1847
• Board of Administration 1849
• Chief Commissioner System 1853
• Lieutenant Governorship 1858
• Indian penal code in Punjab1862
• Grades of Courts 1865
• Establishment of Chief Court 1866
• Code of Criminal procedure 1872
• Grades of Courts
• Partial separation of judiciary from executive 1875
• Conditions, challenges and reforms after1875
• State of affairs with the rise of 1900s
• In the year of 1865 general improvement agency
employed a system of departmental examination for the promotion and
recruitment of Judges.
• Another change that was brought about in the system of administration of
justice was the Pleaders Act, by which pleaders who were previously excluded
from the province of Punjab now started practicing at Courts of Punjab. The
year1866 brought about the most conspicuous change in the history of Indian
Judicial System by which Chief Court was established in place of the Court of
Judicial Commissioner.
• In1875 the government of India sanctioned long awaited and badly needed
increase in the judicial staff and partial separation between the executive and
judiciary.

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• Munsifs purely Judicial Officers were appointed in 75 subdivisions to set Tehsils
free for their executive duties till 1884.
• Under the Act of 1875 the Commissioners were relieved mostly of civil and
criminal work except revenue appeals.
• The code of civil procedure 1878 extended powers to some Courts to issue
warrants of attachment of property beyond the local limits of their jurisdiction.
• In 1884, a well-organized and fairly modern hierarchy of Courts was established
in Punjab.
Criminal Courts
• Special Magistrate
• Honorary Magistrate
• Benches of Honorary Magistrate
• Subordinate Stipendiary Magistrate
• District Magistrate
• Court of Sessions
Civil Courts
• Chief Court
• Commissioners Courts
• District Courts
• Subordinate Judges,
• Assistant Commissioners
• Extra Assistant Commissioners
• Tehsildar
• Naib Tehsildar
• Munsifs
• Honorary Civil Judges
• Judges of Court of Small Causes.
Lahore High Court Becomes Functional.
• With predecessor Chief Court Punjab which was fulfilling same purposes since
1866, the Lahore High Court was established on the 21st of March 1919 and
now functioning under Article 175(2) of the Constitution of Pakistan of 1973
provides insights regarding the jurisdiction of the High Court.
• Honourable Chief Justice and Judges of Lahore High Court.
• District and Sessions Judges
• Additional District and Sessions Judges
• Senior Civil Judges
• Civil Judges cum Judicial Magistrates

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Judicial Complexes & Residences of Judicail Officers District Kasur
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Imparting Knowledge among Legal Fraternity:
• Imparting knowledge is a perpetual source of keeping the jurists update;
hence, the honourable Bar and Bench Kasur District purposefully arrange
lectures by both the organ of the legal fraternity. The honourable Chief
Justice of Pakistan has rightly held that Bar and Bench are not merely two
wheels of any artificial chariot, but they are the two hand, two legs and two
eyes of a living body. It is also of utmost pertinence to cite here that Supreme
Court has held that “they are two branches of the same profession and
neither is superior or inferior to other.”
• Here is a copy of “Notice” for Lecture and a “Research Paper” for “Lecture” by
Ahmad Ali Kasuri Advocate Legal Advisor: Ministry of Law & Justice:
Government of Pakistan

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Lecture by:
Ahmad Ali Kasuri Adv. Legal Advisor:
Ministry of Law & Justice: Government of Pakistan
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Topic: Article 164 of Qanoun-e-Shahadat Order 1984
• Article164. Production of evidence that has become available because of
modern devices, etc.: In such cases as the Court may consider appropriate,
the Court may allow to be produced any evidence that may have become
available because of modern devices or techniques.
1. Why evidence through modern devices can be considered?
• It is because in case neither any ocular witness nor voluntary confession is
available and more so in terms of Article 13 of constitution of Pakistan 1973
No person- shall, when accused of an offence, be compelled to be a witness
against himself.
• In such like situation modern devices or techniques could play very vital role.
More so, the era of IT is ushered in, that has also unfortunately, in some
cases consequent upon electronic crimes.

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2. What laws cover modern devices or techniques?
• To prevent and penalize such crimes, there are following Electronic and Cyber
Laws in field in Pakistan:
• Telegraph Act, 1885
• The Wireless Telegraphy Act, 1933
• The Pakistan Telecommunication re-organization Act, 1999
• The Electronic Transactions Ordinance, 2002
• The Prevention of Electronic Crimes Act, 2016
3. What type of crimes through usage of modern devices?
These illegal acts are as under:
i. Simple hacking
ii. Key-Logging
iii. Denial of service attacks
iv. Water hole attacks
v. Fake WAP
vi. Eaves-dropping
vii. Phishing
viii. Virus, Trojans
ix. Click jacking attacks OWASP
x. Cookie theft
xi. Bait and switch
xii. Gray traffic
What are the (SIU) for Storing Digital Data?
• Let us know the names of standard international unit-data for storing digital
data
• Bit
• Byte
• Kb (Kilo Byte)
• MB
• GB
• Terra Byte (TB)
• Exa Byte
• Zetta Byte
• Diamond Defects Storage
4. What are the storage devices?
• Flash drives,
• USB drives (thumb drives)
• OTG.
• External hard drives (sometimes called mini hard drives), and portable
CD/DVD-ROM drives.

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• Flash storage (memory sticks, SD cards, etc.) are small cards about the size
of a stick of gum.
• Diamond Defects Storage- it would be the future of storage digital data.
5. What are the names of operating system?
• Windows
• Linux
• Mac
• IOS
• Android: etc.
6. What are the Names of Application Software?
• MS Office
• Adobe Photoshop
• Corel Draw etc.
7. What are the names of devices / IT Hardware?
• Computer
• Laptop
• Tablets
• Cellular Phone etc.
• Kindle
• A Kindle is a small hand-held electronic device for reading books, which has
been developed by online retailer Amazon.
8. What are the terms of modern devices and techniques?
a. Internet
• Internet is the global system of interconnected computer networks that use
the Internet protocol suite (TCP/IP) to link devices worldwide.
• It may be ISDN or ADSL
• Internet speed-wise, is categorized as under:
• 3 G Internet
• 4 G Internet
• 5 G Internet
b. Intranet
• An intranet is a private network that is contained within an enterprise.
9. What are the available facilities for conference calls?
i. Skype Conference
ii. Hologram Virtual presence
• Hologram system is even better than Skype for recording evidence.

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• Holography is a photographic technique that records the light scattered from
an object, and then presents it in a way that appears three-dimensional.
10. What is CDR?
• A call detail record (CDR) in voice over IP (VoIP) is a file containing
information about recent system usage such as the identities.
11. What is Geo-fencing?
• Geo-fencing is a feature in a software program that uses the global
positioning system (GPS) or radio frequency identification (RFID) to define
geographical boundaries.
12. What is meant by CCTV footage?
• CCTV (closed-circuit television) is a TV system in which signals are not
publicly distributed but are monitored, primarily for surveillance and security
purposes. CCTV relies on strategic placement of cameras and observation of
the cameras input on monitors somewhere.
13. What is facial recognition system?
• "Face recognition" redirects here. For the human cognitive process, see Face
perception.
• A facial recognition system is a technology capable of identifying or verifying a
person from a digital image or a video frame from a video source.
14. What is biometric iris Recognition?
• Iris scanning biometrics measures the unique patterns in the colored circle of
your eye to verify and authenticate your identity. Contactless, fast and
renowned for its accuracy, biometric iris recognition can operate at long
distances, with some solutions that leverage the modality requiring only a
glance from a user.
• It is also used frequently in border control deployments, able to identify
travellers as they enter and exit countries by land, sea and air.
15. What is forensic lab?
• As per Black’s Law Dictionary Forensic is defined in relation to evidence and
it is put thus “Evidence used in court, esp., evidence arrived at by scientific or
technical means such as ballistic or medical evidence.”
16. Where is Forensic Lab. in Pakistan and what are its functions?
• The Forensic Lab. established under the Punjab forensic science agency
2007.
• It provides complete services in the field of forensic science.
• Main services which PFSA offers are as follows:

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• Audio Visual Analysis
• Computer Forensic
• Crime Scene & Death Scene Investigation
• DNA & Serology
• Forensic Photography
• Narcotics
• Toxicology
• Trace Chemistry
• Polygraph
• Fire Arms & Tool Marks
• Latent Fingerprints
• Pathology
• Questioned Documents
17. What is DNA?
• DNA is the molecule. It is the hereditary material in all living cells.
• DNA, or deoxyribonucleic acid, is the hereditary material in humans and
almost all other organisms.
• Genes are made of DNA, and so is the genome itself. A gene consists of
enough DNA to code for one protein, and a genome is simply the sum total of
an organism's DNA.
• Nearly every cell in a person’s body has the same DNA. Most DNA is located
in the cell nucleus (where it is called nuclear DNA), but a small amount of
DNA can also be found in the mitochondria.
• The information in DNA is stored as a code made up of four chemical bases:
I. Adenine (A),
II. Guanine (G),
III. Cytosine (C), and
IV. Thymine (T).
• Human DNA consists of about 3 billion bases, and more than 99.9 percent of
those bases are the same in all people.
• A DNA molecule is a double helix, a structure that looks much like a ladder
twisted into a spiral.
• The sides of the ladder are made of alternating sugar and phosphate
molecules, the sugar of one nucleotide linked to the phosphate of the next.
DNA is often said to have a sugar and phosphate "backbone."
• DNA bases pair up with each other, A with T and C with G, to form units
called base pairs.
• The structure of the double helix is somewhat like a ladder, with the base
pairs forming the ladder’s rungs and the sugar and phosphate molecules
forming the vertical sidepieces of the ladder.
• An important property of DNA is that it can replicate, or make copies of itself.
Each strand of DNA in the double helix can serve as a pattern for duplicating
the sequence of bases. This is critical when cells divide because each new cell
needs to have an exact copy of the DNA present in the old cell.

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18. What is Polygraph Test?
• An instrument for receiving and recording simultaneously tracings of
variations in certain body activities.
• A test using such an instrument to determine if a person is telling thetruth.
• Lie detector.
• An apparatus for producing copies of a drawing or writing.
• A prolific or versatile author.
• To test (a person) with a polygraph.
19. What is Photogrammetric Test?
• Photogrammetric is the science of making measurements from photographs,
especially for recovering the exact positions of surface points.
• Photogrammetric analysis may be applied to one photograph, or may
use high-speed photography and remote sensing to detect, measure and
record complex 2-D and 3-D motion fields by feeding measurements
and imagery analysis into computational models in an attempt to
successively estimate, with increasing accuracy, the actual, 3-D relative
motions.
• From its beginning with the stereo plotters used to plot contour
lines on topographic maps, it now has a very wide range of uses.
• (See also sonar, radar, lidar, etc.).
• 2-D
• 3-D
• 7-D
20. What are e-Courts and their functions?
• eCourts in Pakistan are making justice more accessible by using modern
devices
• This new e-Courts will hopefully allow for the secure trials of hardened
criminals, ensure the protection of witnesses and the speedy disposal of cases,
legal experts say.
• In just one month, the accountability court has disposed of a Modaraba case in
20 days, recording the testimonies of 23 witnesses via Skype.
• An Electronic Court – or e-Court – is any location where legal matters are
decided, provided a judge is present, which has a developed technical
infrastructure. This infrastructure could be anything that allows the court
proceedings to function more smoothly, such as presenting evidence, filing
judicial records or hearing testimony remotely.
21. What are the purposes of ETO 2002?
• It clearly stated that electronic document includes, record, information,
communication and transaction in the electronic forum is admissible piece of
evidence.
• This Act puts all electronic documents and records on the same position as
physical documents by declaring that the authenticity and enforceability of
such electronic versions cannot be denied their legal effect just on the basis of
them being electronic.

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22. What is Article 2(e) of QSO 1984?
• Article “2(e) of QSO 1984 envisaged that the expression, “automated”,
“electronic”, “information”, “information system”, “electronic documents”,
“electronic signature”, “advanced electronic signature”, and “security
procedure” shall bear the meanings given in the Electronic Transactions
Ordinance, 2002.”
23. What is Prevention of Electronic Crimes Act 2016?
• Prevention of Electronic Crimes Act 2016 deals with e-Crimes
• Electronic or cyber crimes which are committed against society, group of
people, corporate entities, institutions, establishments and individuals with a
mens rea i.e. criminal intention to effect reputation, cause mental agony and
financial loss, defraud to gain monetary or other benefits or to destabilize or
undermine the state institutions or other organizations through the medium
of telecommunication networks.
24. What is the ambit of Section 509 and Section 510 of Cr.P.C. chapter 41,
Vis-à-vis Article 164 of QSO 1984?
• 509 Says that: The deposition of a Civil Surgeon or other medical witness
may be given in evidence in any inquiry, trial or other proceeding under this
Code, although the deponent is not called as a witness.
• 510 envisaged that: Any document purporting to be a report, under the
hand of any Chemical Examiner or of the Chief Chemist of Pakistan Security
Printing Corporation, Limited or any Serologist, finger print expert or fire-arm
expert appointed by Government upon any matter or thing duly submitted to
him for examination or analysis and report in the course of any proceeding
under this Code, may without calling him as a witness, be used as evidence
in any inquiry, trial or other proceeding under this Code: Provided that the
Court may if it considers necessary in the interest of justice] summon and
examine the person by whom such report has been made.
25. Which citations are available on Article 164 of QSO 1984
For example, the following citations can be quoted.
PLD 1998 Peshawar 52
• Statement contained in audio cassette - Such statement would be admissible.
2016 SCMR 2084
• Art. 164---Closed-Circuit Television (CCTV) footage---Evidentiary value- In
order to prove the genuineness of such footage it was incumbent upon the
defence or prosecution to examine the person who prepared such footage
from the CCTV system.

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2009 PLD 879
• Art. 164---Judicial notice---Reports of the relevant period from the electronic
and print media' had been taken into consideration by the Supreme Court, in
forming the opinion generally as to the prevailing state of affairs having
bearing on the issues involved in the matter.
1998 PLD 388
• Qanun-e-Shahadat Order 1984 Art. 164---Press clippings and newspaper
reports---Admissibility as evidence---
1989 PLD 249
• Art. 164--Screening of video cassette is admissible evidence and also
conclusive in some cases.
2016 P. Cr. L. J. 1390
• Ss. 302, 324, 427 & 109--- 7 ATA ----Art.164---Qatl-i-amd,-----One of co-
accused was produced before media persons, and in Press Conference he
made confession about his involvement in Bomb blast, which was converted
into CD, which was handed over to SHO concerned, and was taken into
possession by recovery memo---Said CD was also played before High Court;
in which it was noted that said accused had clearly admitted that he was
involved in the Bomb blast along with other accused---Evidence collected
through modern devices (CD etc.) was admissible in evidence under Art.164
of Qanun-e-Shahabad, 1984, and same could be used against accused during
judicial proceedings to determine the question of criminal liability---Charges
against said two accused persons, were proved on record through reliable and
admissible evidence---Conviction recorded and sentence awarded to said two
accused persons by the Trial Court, were sustainable and there was no
ground to interfere to their extent---Appeals of said two accused were
dismissed.
2015 PLD 231
• Arts. 73 & 164--- Information conveyed over modern devices such as SMS---
Such information was means of communication validly accepted all over the
world,-----
2003 PLD 213
• Under Art. 164 of Qanun-e-Shahadat, 1984 Court could allow and use any
evidence that was available through modern devices or techniques---
Computer technology being a "modern technique" was well within ambit of
Art. 164 of Qanun-e-Shahadat, 1984---
1995 MLD 1485
• Qanun-e-Shahadat Order 1984 ----Art. 164--- Audio cassette and tape-
records were thus, admissible in evidence.

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2017 YLR 153
• Art. 164---Robbery, jaifah, ghayr-jaifah and common intention---Accused was
absconding-Evidence collected through modern devices was admissible as a
valid piece of evidence
2015 P. Cr. L. J. 628
• Evidence of DVD cassette/video recording---Admissibility in evidence---
Evidence in DVD cassette/video recording, produced in Trial Court, was
admissible in evidence.

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26. Conclusion
• In very outset, it is discussed that evidence available through modern devices
or techniques, as deems appropriate, may allow to be produced and be treated
as admissible evidence.
• Qanoon-e-shadat order 1984 is a code of rules and laws which provides
guidelines in the field of evidences, to the effect to finish ambiguity in cases
and to bring the court at the right conclusion of justice.
• The object of Article 164 of Qanoon-e-shadat order is to provide structure, to
the effect that any fact intended to be established has to be in accordance with
scheme and rules of Qanoon-e-shadat, and if any argument which is bases on
plausibility and on more presumptions, surmises and conjectures would have
no effect. Rather, this provision of law emphasized upon substantial standard
of recording evidence even that is available through modern devices; hence it
is useful law in the modern era of I.T., which is used by the courts as the
custodian of fundamental rights and for provision of substantial justice.
•
The salient features of this Lecture are as under:
1. Why the evidence through modern devices can be admissible?
2. What Laws cover the usage of modern devices for evidence?
3. What type of crimes through usage of modern devices?
4. What are the names of standard international unit data?
5. What are the storage devices?
6. What are the names of operating system?
7. What are the names of application software?
8. What are the names of devices related to IT?
9. What are the terms of modern devices and techniques?

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10. What are the available facilities for conference calls?
11. What is CDR?
12. What is Geo-Fencing?
13. What is CCTV Footage?
14. What is Facial Recognition System?
15. What is Bio-Metric IRIS Recognition?
16. What is Forensic Lab?
17. Where is Forensic Lab in Pakistan and its function?
18. What is DNA?
19. What is Polygraph Test?
20. What is Photogrammetric?
21. What are E-courts and its functions?
22. What are the purposes of ETO 2002?
23. What is Article 2(E) of QSO 1984?
24. What is PECA 2016?
25. What is the scope of section 509 and 510 of Cr. P. C.?
26. What are the citations available on Article 164 QSO 1984?
27. Conclusion

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Greetings and Vote of Thanks from the Author:
• I pay my humble greetings, gratitude, homage and tribute to all those who co-
operated in compilation of this book.
• I am highly grateful to my mentor,
Honourable Judge Syed Muzaffar
Ali Shah Nayyar, District and
Sessions Judge Kasur and his
team constituted for managing the
functions regarding 150th
Celebrations of Lahore High Court
and compiling printed Material on
Bar and Bench of Kasur District in
the context of sesquicentennial
Jubilee (1866- 2016) of
Honourable Lahore High Court.
• I also render thanks to Honourable
Ch. Muneer Ahmad Advocate
President and the Executive Body
of the District Bar Association
Kasur and all the Members of the
Bar as well as the members of my
team who co-operated in
compilation of this chapter “Bar &
Bench of Kasur District”.
• The author Mr. Ahmad Ali Kasuri: Advocate and his colleagues, on the eve of
the Election Lahore High Court Bar

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About the author
▪ Mr. Ahmad Ali Kasuri got education from University of the Punjab Lahore and
successfully attained the following degrees:
▪ Graduation: (English; Pakistan Studies; Islamic Studies; Political Science; History of
Islam and its Culture; Journalism; Persian).
▪ Master in Political Science (Philosophy, Constitution and Foreign Affairs).
▪ LL.B.: (Gold-Medal for First Position. Academic Roll of Honour).
His extra-curricular is as under:
▪ CDGC: Civil Defence.
▪ NCC: National Cadet Corps.
▪ COA: Office Administration.
▪ SCIJ: Special Course in Islamic
Jurisprudence. From International Islamic
University Islamabad.
▪ He has extensive exposure as speaker. And
delivers lectures at various forums
including Bar and Bench.
▪ He is professionally an Attorney; having
experience of legal practice at District
Courts; NIRC; Tax Authorities; PST, Labour
Court, Federal Service Tribunal and the
Superior Courts of Pakistan
▪ Government of Pakistan’s Legal Adviser: (Ministry of Law): since 201
▪ Philanthropist and social work under Pak Watan Council (Registered) Pakistan. And
honoured to attend a number of social activities at local platforms to upper echelon
at Ministry of Human Rights Pakistan. It includes also participating in UN Human
Rights Defenders Awards aggregation held on 10th December, 2012 at Prime
Minister House, Islamabad.
▪ His treatises publish in various National, International Newspapers and Periodicals.
“Humanization” written by him, published by daily “The Pakistan Times” Lahore.
His book “Geniuses of Kasur” attained world-wide repute; at present about .1
Million people have viewed and downloaded it, from www.google.com . On the eve of
Sesquicentennial Jubilee of the Honourable Lahore High Court, the research paper
on “the Development of Judicial System” was authored by him. Honourable
judiciary extended very proactive and highly commendable cooperation to him in
preparation of that broacher; which was greatly appreciated right from District
Courts to Superior Courts of Pakistan. The 150th anniversaries’ celebrations of LHC;
held in the year 2016. Later that treatise became an integral part of my book:
“Kasur Explored” series.

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The Author with his team in the library of DBA Kasur: In centre Mr. Ahmad Ali
Kasuri Advocate (the Author) left Mr. Abdul Rehman Kasuri Advocate and right
Mr. Rai Abdullah Shamshad Advocate.

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