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::..Welcome to HIGH COURT PESHAWAR
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Hon'ble Chief Justice
Mr. Justice
Dost Muhammad Khan
   
 

 

Born to a respectable family of Bannu on 20th of March 1953

Education
Received his secondary education from Government High School No. 1, Bannu. Graduated from the Government Post Graduate College, Bannu in the year 1973-74. Obtained Law Degree from Government Sindh Muslim Law College, Karachi in the year 1975-76.

Professional Career
Began Legal Practice 1976;
Enrolled as an Advocate of the Lower Courts in year 1977;
Enrolled as an Advocate of the High Court in year 1981;
Enrolled as an Advocate of the Supreme Court of Pakistan in the year 1998.

Activities at Bar
Elected President of District Bar Association, Bannu for 1986-87;
Elected as a President of Peshawar High Court Bar Association D.I.Khan Bench for the year 1999-2000.

Judicial Career
Elevated to the Bench as Additional Judge on 10th September, 2002;
Elevated as permanent Judge of the Peshawar High Court on 10th September, 2003;
Remained as Presiding Judge Banking Court, High Court Peshawar (2003-2004) and in addition thereto also remained as Company Judge, Peshawar High Court.

Appointments
Remained Member Syndicate of Gomal University, D.I.Khan;
Remained Member Syndicate Khyber Medical University, Peshawar and University of Engineering & Technology, Peshawar;
Remained Chairman of the Enrollment Committee of the Provincial Bar Council, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa;
Remained as Member of Administration Committee of Peshawar High Court;
Remained Monitoring Judge of the Anti-Terrorism Courts of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa.

Integrity
Being Senior Judge of the Peshawar High Court refused to take oath under the Provisional Constitutional Order (PCO) November 3, 2007 and rejected all kinds of offers.

Training and Conferences
In June, 2008, Hon’ble Judge attended the Course “on Reducing Delay in Justice, Administration of Justice and Court Management” held by RIPA International, London, United Kingdom.

In October-November, 2010, the Hon’ble Judge attended Conference at Washington-DC on sharing of Judicial Experience on Intellectual Property Rights & International Commercial Arbitration.

Interests
Took keen interest in Public Interest Litigation and decided many important cases granted relieve to many peoples, Social Work, Arts and Culture and  Philosophy

As Chief Justice
Took oath as Chief Justice of the Peshawar High Court on 17th November, 2011.

 

 

 

 

 


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